20241008-Uchiyama-Nature_use-Satoyama (IMAGE)

Kobe University

20241008-Uchiyama-Nature_use-Satoyama

Caption

Cities in East and Southeast Asia are more mixed with rural areas, which is called “satoyama landscape” in Japan and still a typical sight in the outskirts of metropoles such as Tokyo and Osaka. In fact, Uchiyama’s research shows that being close to agricultural land and green spaces with complex shapes correlates well with the frequency of people’s use of green spaces, indicating the importance of these landscapes.

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UCHIYAMA Yuta

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