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Ueda Hirofumi

Research Faculty of Media and Communication　Media and Communication　International Regional Culture StudiesProfessor
Center for Language LearningProfessor
Center for Advanced Tourism StudiesProfessor

留萌生まれ。東京大学農学部森林環境科学専修卒業後、東京大学大学院農学生命科学研究科森林科学専攻修了。ドイツ学術交流会（DAAD）奨学生としてカッセル大学建築・都市計画・景観計画学部、都市・地域社会学科にて経済社会科学博士(Dr.rer.pol.)を取得。札幌市立大学デザイン学部を経て現職。専門は風景計画。著書に、『こんな樹木葬で眠りたい』（旬報社、2018年）『The Image of the Forest』（Sudwestdeutsche Verlag fur Hochschulschriften、2010）、『「林苑計画書」から読み解く明治神宮一〇〇年の森』（共編著、東京都公園協会、2020年）、『地域創生デザイン論：今日“まち育て”に大学力をどう活かすか（共著、分眞堂、2020年、『実践 風景計画学―読み取り・目標像・実施管理―』（共著、朝倉書店、2019年））他。

Researcher basic information

■ Degree
  • Dr.rer.pol., Kassel University
■ URL
researchmap URLホームページURL■ Various IDs
Researcher number
  • 30552343
J-Global ID■ Research Keywords and Fields
Research Keyword
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Planning
  • Forest Aesthetic
  • Community Based Tourism
Research Field
  • Environmental Science/Agriculture Science, Landscape science, Landscape Planning
  • Environmental Science/Agriculture Science, Environmental agriculture, Landscape Planning
  • Humanities & Social Sciences, Tourism studies, Landscape Planning
■ Educational Organization

Career

■ Career
Career
  • Apr. 2020 - Present
    Hokkaido University, Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2020
    Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies, Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2016
    Sapporo City University, School of Design, Assistant, Assistant Professor, Lecturer
Educational Background
  • Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2009, Kassel University, Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Urban- Regional Sociology
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2003, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Forest Science
  • Apr. 1997 - Mar. 2001, The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture, Forest Science
Committee Memberships
  • 2018 - Present
    札幌市斎場等あり方検討委員
  • 2016 - Present
    日本クアオルト協議会アドバイザー
  • 2016 - Present
    札幌市環境影響評価審議会委員
  • 2016 - Present
    平取町文化的景観自然的環境等調査に係る有識者・学識者意見交換会委員
  • 2012 - Present
    国土交通省水源地域支援ネットワーク会議運営委員
  • 2016 - 2022
    苫小牧市都市計画審議会委員
  • 2017 - 2020
    札幌市墓地等財務状況審議会委員
  • 2012 - 2020
    北海道特定開発行為審査会委員
  • 2016 - 2018
    美瑛町景観審議会・自然環境保全審議会特別委員
  • 2011 - 2017
    札幌市緑の審議会委員
  • 2010 - 2014
    山形県上山市温泉クアオルトアドバイザリーフェロー

Research activity information

■ Awards
  • May 2014, 日本造園学会, 日本造園学会賞研究論文部門研究奨励賞
■ Papers
  • 樹木葬墓地の近年の動向と形態変化に関する研究—A study on current variation in appearance of urbanizing woodland burials—2022年度日本造園学会全国大会研究発表論文集(40)
    上田 裕文
    ランドスケープ研究 : 日本造園学会会誌 : journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 85, 5, 551, 554, Mar. 2022
    Japanese
  • A study on actual use of woodland burial and economic effects on rural areas
    上田裕文
    ランドスケープ研究, 84, 5, 2021
  • A Study on Current Situation of “Tomb dismantling” in Hokkaido
    上田裕文
    ランドスケープ研究, 83, 5, 2020
  • A Study on Current Problems of Cemeteries in Municipalities in Hokkaido
    上田裕文
    ランドスケープ研究, 82, 5, 2019
  • Effects of Hill Walking on Mood and Self-Perceived Physical Conditions among Corporate Employees
    町田 佳世子; 河村 奈美子; 上田 裕文; 小関 信行
    札幌市立大学研究論文集 = SCU journal of Design & Nursing, 10, 1, 39, 47, 札幌市立大学, 30 Jun. 2016
    English, 本研究の目的は，企業従業員に対する低山・高原ウォーキングの心理的，身体的効果を評価し，どの側面において低山・高原ウォーキングが有益かを明らかにすることである．山形県上山市で行われているガイド付きの低山・高原ウォーキングに参加した企業従業員30名，一般市民31 名に対し，ウォーキング前後と翌日に質問紙を配付した．質問紙は，12 項目からなる気分尺度，身体状況および参加の目的に関する質問で構成されている．ウォーキング後は，企業従業員，一般市民ともに肯定的気分因子である「快感情」と「リラックス感」が有意に向上し(p<0.001)，ウォーキングが参加者の気分を大幅に改善することが示された．さらに，一般市民については，翌日においても「快感情」および「リラックス感」が，ウォーキング前に比べて有意に高く(p<0.05，p<0.01)，ウォーキングによる気分の向上が翌日まで維持されることが明らかになった．しかし，企業従業員の結果は一般市民と異なり，翌日は「快感情」のみがウォーキング前に比べ有意に向上していることが認められ(p<0.05)，ウォーキングによって改善した「リラックス感」は，ウォーキング前と有意な差はなくなっていた．ウォーキング翌日の主観的身体状況については，どちらのグループもウォーキング前に比べて肩こりや体調の有意な改善が見られ(p<0.05)，さらに企業従業員においては身体的なリフレッシュ感の高まりも有意であった(p<0.05)．本研究の結果から，自然環境を活用した低山・高原ウォーキングは，企業従業員および一般市民の肯定的気分と身体状況の改善に有益であることが明らかになった．一方で企業従業員の「リラックス感」に関連する気分改善の持続は限定的であったことから，効果の持続に影響する要因の特定や，さらなる心身の健康維持のためウォーキング継続を促す要因の解明については引き続き研究が必要であることが示唆された．The present study aimed to evaluate the psychological and physical effects of hill walking on corporate employees as well as to identify its beneficial aspects. Thirty company employees and 31 local citizens participated in a guided hill walk held in Kaminoyama City in Japan. Participants completed questionnaires immediately before, immediately after, and the day after the walk. The questionnaires consisted of a 12-item mood scale (MCL-S.2) and questions assessing physical conditions and motivation for participation. Among both corporate employees and local citizens, positive mood factors including vigorous mood and relaxed mood showed significant improvement after the walk (p<0.001). This result indicated that hill walks could substantially enhance psychological state within both groups. Even on the following day, these two factors remained significantly higher than before the walk among local citizens (p<0.05 and p<0.01, respectively). However, among corporate employees, only vigorous mood remained significantly improved on the day following the walk ( p<0.05 ) . Specifically, employeesʼ enhancement of relaxed mood immediately after the walk did not persist to the following day. As for self-perceived physical condition, among both corporate employees and local citizens, items of ʻI am in good shapeʼ and ʻI have stiff shoulders or a stiff neckʼ showed significant improvement on the following day (p<0.05). Furthermore, corporate employees experienced significant enhancement of feeling physically refreshed on the day following the walk (p<0.05). Our findings demonstrate that hill walking is beneficial for the mental and physical health of corporate employees and local citizens. However, as the sustained impact of employeesʼ feeling relaxed was limited, factors that affect the maintenance of this impact require clarification. The results also indicate that further investigation of factors that motivate people to walk for exercise purposes is necessary in order to help employees successfully maintain this behaviour.
  • A Study on Woodland Burials as a New Forest Use in Germany
    上田裕文
    ランドスケープ研究, 79, 5, 2016
  • Process of Residents’ Behavior Change and the Role of Outsiders in Local Development: Case Study of University Project in Suttsu, Hokkaido
    上田裕文; 郡山彩
    農村計画学会誌, 35, 3, 2016
  • Comparing the visual perception and aesthetic evaluation of natural landscapes in Russia and Japan: cultural and environmental factors
    Elena G. Petrova; Yury V. Mironov; Yoji Aoki; Hajime Matsushima; Satoshi Ebine; Katsunori Furuya; Anastasia Petrova; Norimasa Takayama; Hirofumi Ueda
    PROGRESS IN EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, 2, 1, Mar. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • A Case Study on Changing Landscape Recognition and Citizen Participation through the Art Project
    上田裕文; 高橋友香
    ランドスケープ研究, 78, 5, 2015
  • The Role of Green Spaces in the City Image of Sapporo
    上田裕文; RUPPRECHT Christoph
    ランドスケープ研究, 77, 5, 2014
  • A Study on the Process of Mood Alteration through Forest Walking
    上田裕文; 町田佳世子; 河村奈美子; 小関信行
    ランドスケープ研究, 76, 5, 533, 538, 日本造園学会, Mar. 2013
    Japanese
  • Relations between "Favorite Landscape" as an Individual Consciousness and "Districted Identifying Landscape" as a Group Consciousness
    四戸秀和; 上田裕文
    ランドスケープ研究, 76, 5, 575, 578, 日本造園学会, Mar. 2013
    Japanese
  • Landscape image sketches of forests in Japan and Russia
    Hirofumi Ueda; Toshihiro Nakajima; Norimasa Takayama; Elena Petrova; Hajime Matsushima; Katsunori Furuya; Yoji Aoki
    FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS, 19, 20, 30, Jun. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Study of Mindscape figure of University students for coastal landscape.
    Matsushima, H; Oikawa, M; Ueda, H
    Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 75, 5, 537, 540, May 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    Japanese, Scientific journal
  • A Study on the Landscape Images of Hokkaido Constructed through Tourist Gazes
    上田裕文; 吉田恵介
    ランドスケープ研究, 75, 5, 2012
  • 日本とドイツの森林イメージ--伝統的林業地域の事例から
    上田 裕文
    北方林業, 63, 8, 229, 232, 北方林業会, Aug. 2011
    Japanese
  • 日本とドイツの森林イメージ--国有林地域の事例から
    上田 裕文
    北方林業, 63, 6, 162, 165, 北方林業会, Jun. 2011
    Japanese
  • A Study on the Spatial Conditions Constituting the Image of Bathing in a Forest Atmosphere
    上田裕文; 高山範理
    ランドスケープ研究(オンライン論文集)(Web), 4, 2011
  • ロシアと日本の自然環境に対する価値観および関心度の異同に関する考察(第17回大会ワークショップ・発表論文要旨)
    高山 範理; ペトロバ エレナ; 松島 肇; 上田 裕文; 中島 敏博; 古谷 勝則
    人間・環境学会誌, 13, 2, 18, 18, 人間・環境学会, 2010
    Japanese
  • A study on the landscape image for the management of landscape resources in Hokkaido
    上田 裕文; 吉田 惠介
    日本観光研究学会全国大会学術論文集 = Proceedings of JITR annual conference, 24, 101, 104, 日本観光研究学会 = Japan Institute of Tourism Research, Nov. 2009
    Japanese
  • A Study on Community Perception of Regional Landscape in German and Japanese Forestry Regions Case studies in Forbach in Germany and Kawakami in Nara Prefecture
    上田裕文
    農村計画学会誌, 27, 2009
  • A Study on Construction of Landscape Image Sketching Technique
    上田裕文
    都市計画論文集(CD-ROM), 44-2/44-3, 2009
  • Regional and Forest Image in Japanese and German Forested Communities, Reinhardswald and Sawauchi
    UEDA Hirofumi
    Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 70, 5, 723, 726, The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 30 Mar. 2007
    Japanese, Japan has introduced and applied many advanced forestry systems from Germany ever since the nineteenth century, and the predominant trend in recent Japanese forestry policy may also be characterized as a shift towards post-productivism. However, as yet it remains doubtful that local forest communities in Japan have reached consensus. What are the main differences with regard to conflict management in forestry? Case studies in Sawauchi and the Reinhardswald were conducted to compare the local residents' own perspectives about their region and forest. In the Reinhardswald, the forest is generally connected with their quality of life and appreciated through practical recreational use. On the other hand in Sawauchi, the forest is still a part of their living space and perceived variously depending on each use. The research findings indicate that the public has instilled an identical forest image in Germany whereas in Japan there are heterogeneous forest images.
  • A Comparative Study on Forest Image in Japan and Germany
    UEDA Hirofumi
    Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 69, 5, 691, 694, The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 27 Mar. 2006
    Japanese, This study aimed to compare forest image molded by individual experience and culture. Students in Japan and Germany answered questionnaire and made drawings of their forest image, and the elements composing the forest image differed. Japanese students tended to draw a motive of their own impressive experiences, while German students described the forest more objectively. The drawings were categorized in three types, namely Object, Natural landscape, and Cultural landscape according to the representation of civilization and the relationship to the individuals. The majority of the drawings of the German students were categorized in Object. They often have stable rich experience in visiting forests. The drawings of the Japanese students differed depending on their experience during childhood and rare actual visits.
  • A Study of Forest Landscape Image Structure from Experience and Conceptualized Images
    UEDA Hirofumi; ONO Ryohei; SHIMOMURA Akio
    Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 65, 5, 685, 688, The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 30 Mar. 2002
    Japanese, This study aims to classify experience of the past, conceptualized image, and perception in new environment through photography, drawing, and text description. Consequently, it became clear that the group surrounded by urban nature has perceived few objects individually, the group familiar with forests in childhood term perceives many objects, which creates the object field, and the group experienced mountain climbing recently perceives them also as the viewpoint field connected to themselves.
■ Other Activities and Achievements
■ Books and other publications
■ Syllabus
  • 国際広報メディア・観光学研究, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際広報･観光 ＭＣ
  • エコツーリズム論演習, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際広報メディア・観光学院
  • 国際広報メディア・観光学特別研究, 2024年, 博士後期課程, 国際広報･観光 ＤＣ
  • エコツーリズム論演習【履修証明プログラム】, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際広報メディア・観光学院
  • ランドスケープ・デザイン論演習, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際広報メディア・観光学院
  • 社会調査法Ⅰ（定性・フィールドワーク）, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際広報メディア・観光学院
  • ドイツ語Ⅰ, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
  • ドイツ語演習, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
  • ドイツ語演習, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
  • ドイツ語Ⅱ, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
  • 森林美学及び更新論, 2024年, 学士課程, 農学部
  • 人間と文化, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
■ Research Themes
  • Technology to promote the circulation of inorganic nutrients that constitute bone through ectmycorrhizal fungi: A case study of larch forests
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    27 Jun. 2025 - 31 Mar. 2028
    小池 孝良; 上田 裕文; 渡部 敏裕
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Hokkaido University, 25K22378
  • Natural Park design to optimize biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and regional development: Interdisciplinary research and practice in Konsen district, eastern Hokkaido, Japan
    Environment Research and Technology Development Fund
    Mar. 2023 - Mar. 2026
    仲岡 雅裕; 南憲吏; 阿部博哉; 山本忠男; 井上京; 首藤光太郎; 澤田結基; 近藤玲介; 愛甲 哲也; 松島 肇; 上田 裕文; 石黒侑介; 小林国之
    Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, 4-2303
  • Regeneration of cemetery with woodland burial as green infrastructure
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024
    上田 裕文
    本年度は、研究目的「墓地の多様化と墓地問題の両者に対応する、墓園再整備事例の抽出」に対応する形で、首都圏を対象とした墓苑再整備事業の事例についてのオンラインでの情報収集と整理を行った。その結果、各事業の実施時期や相互の影響による共通点を明らかにすることができた。


    また、研究目的 「遺骨問題と『自然に還る』葬送ニーズに対応する自然葬としての樹木葬墓地の形態抽出」に対応する形で、全国の樹木葬墓地の形態についてオンライン調査を行い、そのバリエーションの全容把握を行った。
    その結果、首都圏を中心に過去５年間で4.5倍に増加した樹木葬墓地の形態には，多様化よりもむしろ規格化された商品提供による一定の収束が見られた。樹木葬墓地はその発展と大衆化の結果，従来型の墓地が小規模化し，遺骨の永代管理機能を持つミニマムな家族墓として社会に定着しつつあることが明らかになった。
    このような樹木葬墓地の形態変化を、現在の社会変化と対応させて考察すると、現在の都市型樹木葬墓地に「再有形化，再個別化，有期限化」の傾向を読み取ることができる。これまで横浜市や東京都などの公園墓地内に整備された公営の樹木葬墓地は，墓地の「無形化」「共同化」という流れのなかで、これまで家族単位のプライベート空間の集合だった墓地空間を，パブリックなオープンスペースへと変えていく可能性を示していた。つまり、家族で共有される墓標としての墓石が消失し、その代わりに象徴的な樹木を中心とする公園・緑地が、空間として共有される新たな墓地の事例であった。しかし、本研究では、こうした樹木葬墓地の形態が、現在の社会ニーズに対応しきれていないことが示された。近年寺院を中心に提供される民営樹木葬墓地は，石のプレートによって再度個別化したミニマムな家族墓として普及しているといえる。
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, 21K05646
  • A Study on the Feasibility of Woodland Burials as a New Forest Use
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    01 Apr. 2018 - 31 Mar. 2021
    上田 裕文
    今年度は主に、研究目的（３）「地域的視点での副次的な効果」に対応する、地方部で展開する岩手県一関市の知勝院と、首都圏で展開する千葉県袖ケ浦市の真光寺を対象としたアンケート調査の準備と実施を行った。調査目的は、生前契約者の現地見学会や遺族の墓参り、合同供養祭への参加など地域に与える影響を、交流人口拡大による経済波及効果という観点から明らかにすることであり、パーソントリップ調査を応用した質問項目を設定した。調査対象となる両寺院との調査打ち合わせを複数回重ね、最終的に2020年1月から2月にかけて3,200名の墓地契約者を対象に郵送式のアンケートを実施し、1,079の回答を得ることができた。
    そのほか、研究目的(4)「日本での森林利用型樹木葬墓地の実効性」に対応する、北海道伊達市におけるアクションリサーチを進めた。具体的には、当該地域で樹木葬墓地の開設を目指す関係者や地域住民との打ち合わせや現地調査を行い、次年度の自治体事業として進めるための提案書を作成した。
    ドイツにおける樹木葬墓地の研究目的（１）「樹木葬墓地の森林経営としての収益」（２）「低コストで持続可能な森林管理方法」についての追加調査を予定していたが、新型コロナウィルス拡大の影響に伴い、次年度に延期することとした。
    また、昨年度に北海道内の全自治体を対象に行った、「墓じまい」の現状を明らかにするアンケート調査の結果を取りまとめ、学術論文として投稿した。
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, 18K05700
  • A Research on Local-Driven Design Methodology by Implementing Augmented Campus Program
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
    01 Apr. 2016 - 31 Mar. 2019
    HASUMI takashi
    The aim of the research is twofold: (1) to present a new design discipline on design doing focused not only on students but also on locals, (2) the verification and implementation of ACP (Augmented Campus Program) on local-driven design.
    The ACP is an enhanced educational program, which includes lectures, project-based learning, workshops, and fieldwork. The research verified the effects of these four types of educational program on design thinking and understanding. Not only Japanese but also Taiwanese participated in the research through an international workshop. This research will be published in a book titled "Local-Driven Design Methodology: A New Approach to Design Doing by Implementing Local Power".
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Sapporo City University, 16H01803
  • A study on challenge of wood burial in Japan
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
    01 Apr. 2014 - 31 Mar. 2017
    Ueda Hirofumi
    This study aimed to clarify condition and problem on establishing wood burial ground in Japan. Specifically, (1) political and social problems were clarified through interview, (2) potential sites of wood burial ground through survey and case studies in Hokkaido and (3) consumers' needs and concerns through questionnaire.
    As a result, the following three aspects were clarified as key considerations for wood burial ground in Japan:(1) spreading effect through tourism in the context of regional development, (2) position of wood burial as a part of diversification of forest management and (3) sustainable and low-cost forest maintenance method for wood burial.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 26850227
  • Revitalization Design for Regional Areas focused on Community Cooperation using Time Space Sharing Model
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
    01 Apr. 2013 - 31 Mar. 2016
    HASUMI Takashi; SAKAI Masayuki; YAMADA Ryo; ISHII Masahiro; NAKAHARA Hiroshi; SAITO Masaya; KAKIYAMA Koichro; UEDA Hirohumi; KATONO Satoshi; KATAYAMA Megumi; SHIROMA Yoshiyuki; HARA Toshihiko
    This study aims to revitalize regional areas, i.e., depopulated towns and villages, by sharing the inhabitants’ time and space of depopulated areas with the inhabitants of the neighboring metropolitan area. This model is known as ‘Time Space Sharing (TSS)’. The inhabitants of Sobetsu-cho and Sapporo-city participated in the experiments to investigate the influences of the TSS model on regional revitalization. A questionnaire as well as a practical experiment were used to clarify the effects of the TSS model to the inhabitants of the depopulated area (Sobetsu-cho), by sharing their time and space with the inhabitants of the big city (Sapporo-city). Furthermore, to confirm the validity of the TSS model, additional experiments were conducted in other depopulated areas such as Suttsu-cho. The results showed that (1) the validity of TSS model, (2) the effective factors to regional revitalization, (3) the role of stakeholders.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Sapporo City University, 25242005
  • Study on the use of urban green spaces and its transition from the viewpoint of nature experience
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
    01 Apr. 2012 - 31 Mar. 2015
    FURUYA Katsunori; YAMAMOTO Kiyotatsu; SAKURABA Shoko; KUNII Yoichi; KOBAYASHI Akihiro; UEDA Hirofumi; MATSUSHIMA Hajime; TAKAYAMA Norimasa; PRATIWI Prita Indah; SULISTYANTARA Bambang; XIAN Zhu; RUPPRECHT Christoph; AMA Tong; KOHORI Takako; TAKASE Yui
    With special attention to the cultural services urban green space bring out, we attempted to clarify the use of green spaces and its transition in Japan, China and Indonesia, from the viewpoint of nature experience.
    In contrast to Japan where many cities studied were more mature, in Xining, Qinghai Province, which is experiencing a rapid urbanization, we were able to observe transitions in nature experience for individual ethnic groups. We also studied parks, green pedestrian paths and waterways in Sapporo City, Nerima-ku, Edogawa-ku, Saitama Prefecture and Yokohama City in Japan. In Indonesia, we conducted a research on the awareness of scenery, traditional squares and green spaces. From the outcomes of the research, we have gained new insight into open space planning methods for improving the attractiveness of urban areas more effectively as well as assuring urban greenery in terms of quantity.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Chiba University, 24658023
  • Empirical study about the effects of the European Landscape Convention on the Landscape and Tourism policy in each region
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    2010 - 2012
    YE Kyungrock; AKASHI Tatsuo; KINOSHITA Takeshi; UEDA Hirofumi; AKASAKA Makoto; KOJIMOTO Hideo
    European Landscape Convention (ELC) is a first international legal instrument exclusively devoted to landscape matters and since its adaptation on 2000,40 countries ratified in the Council of Europe's member states. In this research, we clarified how European Landscape Convention has been reflected in landscape policy or related policy of each member states and local government. Also we analyzed the methodology of Landscape Character Assessment which is a main measure of ELC, and clarified the implementation method and support system on specific projects such as landscape partnership and transfrontier landscape management project.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 22560635
  • A study on woodland burials as a new forest use in Japan and Germany
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
    2010 - 2012
    UEDA Hirofumi
    This study clarified the factors of spreading wood burials in Germany comparing with Japanese challenges of them. German wood burial is placed as a new forest use in addition to the multiple public functions of forest. In contrast, Japanese wood burial is a new form of graveyard. In addition to that, German wood burials are managed by private enterprises which contract with forest owners and controlled by foresters in a sustainable nature based forest management. Japanese wood burials have already diversified and some forest type wood burials are managed by Buddhist monk, which face similar challenges in sustainable forest management.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Sapporo City University, 22780028

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