Strategy for sustainability of self-directive living environment in under-populated regions

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Since Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(MLIT) deregulated bus service industry in supply and demand adjustment all over Japan in 2002, the role of community bus has become more important for elderly people and disadvantaged people who have no private means. However, it is very difficult that community bus runs on a stand-alone basis. Focusing on the autonomous decision-making, we tried verifying that it becomes an important factor to carry on local public transportation service in under-populated regions through ;(i) the acceptability structure of residents' attitude to shift from partnership to citizen-governed organization,(ii) willingness to pay of non-beneficiary citizens.