The Benefits of an Ageing Population: Case Studies from Rural Hokkaido, Japan

Kayo Murakami, Rose Gilroy and Jane Atterton
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Kayo Murakami: Centre for Rural Economy (CRE), Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK
Rose Gilroy: GURU, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Jane Atterton: Centre for Rural Economy (CRE), Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK

Local Economy, 2009, vol. 24, issue 6-7, 555-567

Abstract: This paper explores the strategies employed by Japanese rural municipalities to support growing numbers of older people in the face of dwindling financial and human resources. Drawing on case study research from a study visit made by the authors, the paper considers the social and economic benefits gained by taking a community based approach as seen in Kuriyama and an older-person centred approach to spatial planning as seen in Nanporo. It concludes by considering what lessons rural municipalities in the UK might draw from these approaches.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1080/02690940903318994

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