Land Consolidation Project and Local Community Revitalization Effect

本研究旨在验证土地整理项目所带来的地方社区振兴效应。这种影响可以分为三个方面，即农户继承人的安置、当地社区和组织的振兴以及当地资源的保护。本研究以岛根县广濑町为研究对象。在本研究区域内设立了开展土地整理项目的小组和未开展土地整理项目的小组。利用近20年的统计数据和问卷调查结果，从以上三个方面对两组的差异进行了分析。通过比较分析，证明了山区土地整理项目具有促进当地社区反人口减少发展的作用。会议还指出，山区自治机构必须积极推进土地整理项目。

The purpose of this research is to prove the local community revitalization effect brought about by the land consolidation project. This effect can be divided into three aspects which are the settlement of the farm household successors, the revitalization of the local communities and organizations and the preservation of the local resources. Hirose-town of Shimane Prefecture was selected by this research as a research area. The group which carried out a land consolidation project and the group which is not were set up in this research area. Differences in two groups were made destinct by using past 20-year statistical data and the results of the questionnaire investigation from the above three aspects. Based on the comparison analysis, it was proved that land consolidation projects in the mountain regions had the effect which makes the local community develop against depopulation. It was also pointed out that the autonomous bodies in the mountain regions must push forward with land consolidation projects eagerly.