中部山岳国立公園の形成(上)上高地・白馬の自然保護と開発利用の確執を中心に

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This thesis is a sequel to "The Establishmentof the National Parks in Japan (II)". This paper discusses a process of how the Chubu-Sangaku National Park, which is one of the twelve national parks that was formed before the World War, was set up. The Chubu-SangakuNational Park was then segregated into three different areas including Kamikochi, Shirouma, Tateyama. However in 1931, they were integrated and became a candidate for the Japan Alps National Park. Later in 1934,this was renamed the Chubu-Sangaku National Park. Studying these three areas from the nature conservation and developmentpoint of view, it was feared that nature and environment would be heavily damaged as a result of a planned development of hydroelectric power plant in Kamikochi and Kurobe Valley in Tateyama area. However,Association of Protection of Shiseki Meisho Tennenkinenbutu and Association of Nippon Teien strongly objected to the developmentplan and it was then abolished. The National Parks in Japan were thought to be set up in the interest of tourism, but this thesis looks at a side view of how the NationalParks were established, while conducting a campaign for protection of nature and scenery.