Landscape Assessment Methods of Agro-Forestory Land

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Professor Jack Ahern was invited to HOkkaido University and Proffessor Ishii, Associate Professor Nakamura and Professor Asakawa visited The University of Massachusetts, Amherst in connection with this research. Through the meetings, which were held at the both Universities, the members of the research have had valuable discussions regarding comparisons of land use and landscape assessments between Japan and the U.S.A.. The especially focused on Hokkaido and Massachusetts. Based on the discussions and studies which have been carried out by each member, we are going to make a report. The subjects included are as follows ;(1)Land use, forest and forest regulation -A comparative study between Massachusetts, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Hokkaido-(2)Comparative studies of land use and landscape changes between metropolitan areas in Hokkaido and Massachusetts(3)Structure and function of riparian zone implications for Japanese river management(4)Visual compatibility and assessments of urban fringe landscapes based on a case study in the northern part of Sapporo city(5)Problems and possibilities of exploring landscape assessment methods which are suitable in Japan