ISSUES ON LAND MANAGEMENT OF EXCAVATING LAND OF GRAVEL AND ROCK FROM A VIEWPOINT OF CONVERSION INTO URBAN LAND-USE BY ORIGINAL LANDOWNERS

This paper analyzes land-use management issues on excavating sites of grave and rock from a viewpoint of restoration and keeping proper land-use and conversion into another land-use especially for urban land-use. Therefore, this study focuses on conversion cases of excavated sites in the three major metropolitan areas in Japan. This paper analyzes on land ownership transition before and after the excavation. In addition, several case studies of land-use conversion by original forest owners were conducted to analyze the subject of land use adjustments and environmental issues.