<b>The Relationship between Regional Knowledge and Village Characteristics </b>

• Yamaguchi So

  Kobe University

• Nakatsuka Masaya

  Kobe University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 地域ナレッジの共有と集落特性の関係性
• チイキ ナレッジ ノ キョウユウ ト シュウラク トクセイ ノ カンケイセイ
• The Relationship between Regional Knowledge and Village Characteristics

Abstract

Aging problems and depopulation in rural areas are said to lead to loss and deterioration of regional knowledge.<br>This study discusses (1) the level of knowledge acquisition among different age groups in villages,(2) the relationship between the level of knowledge and village characteristics, (3) the main factors of village characteristics that contribute to knowledge acquisition.<br>A total of 232 questionnaires were collected from16 villages in Sasayama city, Hyogo prefecture, toexplore the villagers’ knowledge on the natural environment, culture, and village life.<br>Three hypotheses were tested: (A) active villages have a higher level of knowledge acquisition; (B) larger villages have a higher level of knowledge acquisition; and (C) depopulated villages have a lower level of knowledge acquisition.<br>The results differed among age groups, and the age group of 60-70 had tendency of (A) and (B), while the group of 40–50 only showed (B).

Journal

• Journal of Rural Problems

  Journal of Rural Problems 47 (2), 231-236, 2011

  The Association for Regional Agricultural and Forestry Economics

Details

• CRID: 1390282679465058176
• NII Article ID: 10029661205
• NII Book ID: AN00202829
• DOI: 10.7310/arfe.47.231
• ISSN: 21859973
• ISSN: 03888525
• NDL BIB ID: 023228478
• Web Site: https://agriknowledge.affrc.go.jp/RN/2010815220
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I023228478
• Text Lang: ja
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