Comparison of the Consciousness of Researchers in Japan, Korea, and China Regarding the Role of Rural Space and its Change

摘要

In recent years, the tendency to promote scholarly exchanges among Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the People's Republic of China in researches in the field of rural planning as well as other fields has been increasing. For example, researchers report the field surveys of each country and exchange opinions on it; moreover, many studies comparing and analyzing each country have also been conducted. In modern society, rural space, which was earlier regarded as the producing area for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, has recently been playing various roles. This gives rise to the following question: Do the three countries possessing different agricultural policies in fact share the same interpretation of rural space or rural planning, which is the background of researches? This study clarifies the role of rural space and its change by using the results of a questionnaire survey of researchers in rural planning in the three countries. Further, a comparison and consideration is made regarding the research attitudes in Japan, Korea, and China.