The oretical and empirical study on the development of rural geography in Japan

本研究的目的是在回顾发达国家病毒地理学研究的基础上，结合我国自身在国内外的病毒实证研究，建立和发展日本农村地理学。通过对英国、法国、德国、奥地利、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰等国乡村地理学研究的分析，我们发现现代乡村地理学涉及的是农村一、二、三产业、社会、文化、政治权力、规划和资源管理等多种人类活动。日本的农村地理学包括：(1)理论框架（方法论、模型和研究方法）；(2)农村地区的时空变化；(3)土地改良与景观；(4)人口与就业；(5)农村经济（农业、城市对农业的影响、制造业、交通运输、休闲娱乐）；(6)农村生活（农村中心、服务提供和生活方式）；(7)农村社会与文化；(5)农村规划与政策。我们在最后的报告中讨论并描述了这些农村地理要素

The purpose of this study is to establish and develop rural geography in Japan based on the review of viral geographical studies in the developed countries and our own empirical viral researches both in Japan and foreign countries. Analyses of rural geographical studies in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand tell us that the modern rural geography deals with various human activities in rural areas such as primary, secondary and tertiary industries, society, culture, political powers, planning and resource management We also recognized that present rural areas have been changing, drastically and a new framework of rural geography should be presented in JapanOur rural geography in Japan includes (1) theoretical framework (methodology, models and research methods), (2) temporal and spatial changes of rural areas, (3) land improvement and landscape, (4) population and employment, (5) rural economy (agriculture, urban impacts on agriculture, manufacturing, transport, leisure and recreation), (6) rural life (rural centers, service provision and life style), (7) rural society and culture, (S) rural planning and policy. We discussed and described these elements of rural geography for our final report