Model of an Advanced Community Governed by its Inhabitants that can Coexist with the Surrounding Ecosystem.

Accession number;01A0400205
Title;Model of an Advanced Community Governed by its Inhabitants that can Coexist with the Surrounding Ecosystem.
Author;SASAKI TERUO(Nippon Vet. and Anim. Sci. Univ.)   
Journal Title;Bulletin of Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
Journal Code:S0144B
ISSN:0373-8361
VOL.;NO.49;PAGE.51-65(2000)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, TBL.6, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The year 2000 is the first year for creating societies which actively promote the recycling of resources and waste materials. Bills related to recycling systems in various fields have been passed, and a framework for comprehensive recycling systems has been elucidated as well. At the same time, several legislative package bills regarding decentralization, which empower the autonomy of local governments, have become enforceable this year. Environmental precautions and the individual development of local governments are two key elements that will heavily influence future societies in Japan. Both of these must therefore be promoted simultaneously. The autonomy governed by local inhabitants and friendly to the environment is required to build up. Aya-cho, Miyazaki prefecture, which is analyzed in this paper, is one of the most advanced autonomous bodies in Japan in terms of both its environmental precautions and its welldeveloped individual local government. The main feature of this community, briefly speaking, is that it is a developed society governed by its inhabitants which coexists with the surrounding ecosystem. (author abst.)