Yasufumi Uekita
Biographic Data
| ID | 2476537 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yasufumi Uekita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yasufumi |
| FAMILY NAME | Uekita |
| SIGNATURE | UEKITA Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tsukuba |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7075-5685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The hollowing out of rural china at the micro level
The vacancy of traditional dwellings not only signifies the abandonment of buildings and cultural decline but also reflects population outflow and the weakening of rural industries. This issue poses a significant threat to the survival of traditional villages, impacting local communities, cultural heritage preservation, and the sustainable development of rural areas. To comprehensively analyze the factors contributing to traditional dwelling vaca…
Relationship between Sense of Place and Local People’s Behavioral Intentions toward the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Sites
Recently, there has been a worldwide interest in local people’s engagement in cultural heritage conservation. However, previous research has not yet profoundly examined how the symbolic values, e.g., Sense of Place (SoP) and attitude, held by local people toward cultural heritage sites affect their behavioral intentions toward the conservation of these sites, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The present study fills in this gap thro…
Residential Hollowing and Its Drivers in Traditional Chinese Villages
This study investigates the vacancy of traditional dwellings in Wentang Village, Qimen County, Anhui Province, China, and explores the underlying mechanisms driving the phenomenon of hollowing out. Through field surveys, interviews, and data analysis, the study reveals that the vacancy rate of traditional dwellings in Wentang Village is as high as 73%, compared to a significantly lower rate of 18.4% for newly built houses. The findings indicate t…
Historical Landscape Preservation along Beijing Central Axis
This paper examines the reconstruction of Yongdingmen Gate as an aspect of restoring the historical landscape of the Beijing Central Axis, a 7.8-kilometer-long urban axis that has shaped Beijing’s cityscape for over 700 years. The reconstruction of Yongdingmen Gate along the Central Axis, demolished in the 1950s, is a key initiative to restore the continuity of the Central Axis and preserve its historical integrity. This study explores the justif…
A Comparative Study of the Use of Japanese Majolica Tiles in Modern Japan and Japanese Colonial Taiwan
This paper discussed the connection between “Japanese majolica tiles” in modern Japan and Japanese colonial Taiwan, and the differences in the way tiles are used during these periods from both Japanese and Taiwanese perspectives. Japanese majolica tiles were manufactured in Japan primarily during the Taisho period (1912-1926) and early Showa period (1926-1945), with relief surfaces covered with multicolored lead glazes. The tiles produced in Japa…
Hierarchy and Relationship of Hamlets
Baduy Tribe in Kanekes Village, Banten Province, Indonesia, is one of the ethnic communities that still actively follow the customary law. Baduy Tribe consists of two groups, namely Inner Baduy and Outer Baduy, with Inner Baduy people often said to be the more earnest practitioner. Their customary law is called pikukuh, which is the set of rules and guidelines derived from the animism belief of Sunda Wiwitan. In general, the core of pikukuh is to…
Adaptive Reuse of Vernacular Architecture for Conservation in Indonesia
Bawömataluo village, which is located in Nias Island, Indonesia, is among the most important National Cultural Properties. The village has the highest number of surviving traditional houses in one village in Indonesia (53% left – Fanitra Pedi A., 2017, p. 64). The architecture is considered to be the finest artistic masterpiece in Indonesia. The change of agriculture type in the 20th century and vast improvement of infrastructure in the 21st cent…
Research on the Development Plan and the Method of Heritage Preservation and Utilisation in Asuka Village
Asuka Village, known as “the beginning of the Japanese state,” started its protection in 1996. Asuka Village has begun its unique system of protection: the “Asuka Village Traditional Scenic Beauty Preservation Plan” to provide the regulations and the “Asuka Village Development Plan” to guide the preservation and utilisation of historical resources and village development. In the 40 years since the preservation of Asuka Village began, the village …
Local people's “sense of place” toward cultural heritage sites
Purpose The paper aims at identifying the underlying factors that differentiate the local people's demographic and socio-economic characteristics, which influence their sense of place (SoP) toward different types of cultural heritage sites in different urban regions. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the sequential explanatory design, using quantitative and qualitative methods, respectively, to investigate the research themes in-dept…
Practice and Transmission of Batik in Wukirsari Village, Yogyakarta -Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Indonesia
The target of this research is to figure out the state of practice and transmission of Batik, an Indonesian textile dyeing Intangible Cultural Heritage, and necessary angles for its conservation. Knowledge related to Batik is shared and transmitted in craftspeople communities in Wukirsari Village, which is one of Batik centers in Indonesia. What’s more, Batik cloth production organizations play an essential role in the transmission of Batik techn…
Research on Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage between Professional and Non-Professional Groups
Non-professional groups, consisting of members gathering together out of the same hobby, have long been deemed as auxiliary power in the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Being widely considered as less important than professional groups, non-professional ones seem to mostly function like governments, IGOs, NGOs, among other things, to indirectly help professionals inherit ICH almost by practicing this heritage as a way of dissem…
Trajectories and Challenges of Cultural Heritage Conservation in Historic Cairo Since the Mid-20th Century
Historic Cairo, in Egypt, is a living urban entity that was registered by the UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1979. Its historic urban core is crowded with outstanding medieval buildings which overlap with the city’s modern architecture and local people’s daily life activities. Unfortunately, despite receiving several conservation interventions, since the mid-20th century, most of the historic buildings in Cairo are in constant deteri…
Reconstructing the Sacred
This article unfolds around the controversial case of Georgia's eleventh-century Bagrati Cathedral, which represents the only site to be removed from the World Heritage List as a result of its full-scale reconstruction. After its destruction in armed conflict by the end of the seventeenth century, the first conservation-restoration works on the monument were carried out in the 1950s. In 1994, partially reconstructed but still without a roof, Bagr…
The hollowing out of rural china at the micro level
The vacancy of traditional dwellings not only signifies the abandonment of buildings and cultural decline but also reflects population outflow and the weakening of rural industries. This issue poses a significant threat to the survival of traditional villages, impacting local communities, cultural heritage preservation, and the sustainable development of rural areas. To comprehensively analyze the factors contributing to traditional dwelling vaca…
Reconstructing the Sacred
This article unfolds around the controversial case of Georgia's eleventh-century Bagrati Cathedral, which represents the only site to be removed from the World Heritage List as a result of its full-scale reconstruction. After its destruction in armed conflict by the end of the seventeenth century, the first conservation-restoration works on the monument were carried out in the 1950s. In 1994, partially reconstructed but still without a roof, Bagr…
Reconstructing the Sacred
This article unfolds around the controversial case of Georgia's eleventh-century Bagrati Cathedral, which represents the only site to be removed from the World Heritage List as a result of its full-scale reconstruction. After its destruction in armed conflict by the end of the seventeenth century, the first conservation-restoration works on the monument were carried out in the 1950s. In 1994, partially reconstructed but still without a roof, Bagr…
Practice and Transmission of Batik in Wukirsari Village, Yogyakarta -Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Indonesia
The target of this research is to figure out the state of practice and transmission of Batik, an Indonesian textile dyeing Intangible Cultural Heritage, and necessary angles for its conservation. Knowledge related to Batik is shared and transmitted in craftspeople communities in Wukirsari Village, which is one of Batik centers in Indonesia. What’s more, Batik cloth production organizations play an essential role in the transmission of Batik techn…
Research on Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage between Professional and Non-Professional Groups
Non-professional groups, consisting of members gathering together out of the same hobby, have long been deemed as auxiliary power in the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Being widely considered as less important than professional groups, non-professional ones seem to mostly function like governments, IGOs, NGOs, among other things, to indirectly help professionals inherit ICH almost by practicing this heritage as a way of dissem…
Trajectories and Challenges of Cultural Heritage Conservation in Historic Cairo Since the Mid-20th Century
Historic Cairo, in Egypt, is a living urban entity that was registered by the UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1979. Its historic urban core is crowded with outstanding medieval buildings which overlap with the city’s modern architecture and local people’s daily life activities. Unfortunately, despite receiving several conservation interventions, since the mid-20th century, most of the historic buildings in Cairo are in constant deteri…
Research on the Development Plan and the Method of Heritage Preservation and Utilisation in Asuka Village
Asuka Village, known as “the beginning of the Japanese state,” started its protection in 1996. Asuka Village has begun its unique system of protection: the “Asuka Village Traditional Scenic Beauty Preservation Plan” to provide the regulations and the “Asuka Village Development Plan” to guide the preservation and utilisation of historical resources and village development. In the 40 years since the preservation of Asuka Village began, the village …
Local people's “sense of place” toward cultural heritage sites
Purpose The paper aims at identifying the underlying factors that differentiate the local people's demographic and socio-economic characteristics, which influence their sense of place (SoP) toward different types of cultural heritage sites in different urban regions. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the sequential explanatory design, using quantitative and qualitative methods, respectively, to investigate the research themes in-dept…
Hierarchy and Relationship of Hamlets
Baduy Tribe in Kanekes Village, Banten Province, Indonesia, is one of the ethnic communities that still actively follow the customary law. Baduy Tribe consists of two groups, namely Inner Baduy and Outer Baduy, with Inner Baduy people often said to be the more earnest practitioner. Their customary law is called pikukuh, which is the set of rules and guidelines derived from the animism belief of Sunda Wiwitan. In general, the core of pikukuh is to…
Adaptive Reuse of Vernacular Architecture for Conservation in Indonesia
Bawömataluo village, which is located in Nias Island, Indonesia, is among the most important National Cultural Properties. The village has the highest number of surviving traditional houses in one village in Indonesia (53% left – Fanitra Pedi A., 2017, p. 64). The architecture is considered to be the finest artistic masterpiece in Indonesia. The change of agriculture type in the 20th century and vast improvement of infrastructure in the 21st cent…
Residential Hollowing and Its Drivers in Traditional Chinese Villages
This study investigates the vacancy of traditional dwellings in Wentang Village, Qimen County, Anhui Province, China, and explores the underlying mechanisms driving the phenomenon of hollowing out. Through field surveys, interviews, and data analysis, the study reveals that the vacancy rate of traditional dwellings in Wentang Village is as high as 73%, compared to a significantly lower rate of 18.4% for newly built houses. The findings indicate t…
Historical Landscape Preservation along Beijing Central Axis
This paper examines the reconstruction of Yongdingmen Gate as an aspect of restoring the historical landscape of the Beijing Central Axis, a 7.8-kilometer-long urban axis that has shaped Beijing’s cityscape for over 700 years. The reconstruction of Yongdingmen Gate along the Central Axis, demolished in the 1950s, is a key initiative to restore the continuity of the Central Axis and preserve its historical integrity. This study explores the justif…
A Comparative Study of the Use of Japanese Majolica Tiles in Modern Japan and Japanese Colonial Taiwan
This paper discussed the connection between “Japanese majolica tiles” in modern Japan and Japanese colonial Taiwan, and the differences in the way tiles are used during these periods from both Japanese and Taiwanese perspectives. Japanese majolica tiles were manufactured in Japan primarily during the Taisho period (1912-1926) and early Showa period (1926-1945), with relief surfaces covered with multicolored lead glazes. The tiles produced in Japa…
Relationship between Sense of Place and Local People’s Behavioral Intentions toward the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Sites
Recently, there has been a worldwide interest in local people’s engagement in cultural heritage conservation. However, previous research has not yet profoundly examined how the symbolic values, e.g., Sense of Place (SoP) and attitude, held by local people toward cultural heritage sites affect their behavioral intentions toward the conservation of these sites, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The present study fills in this gap thro…
The hollowing out of rural china at the micro level
The vacancy of traditional dwellings not only signifies the abandonment of buildings and cultural decline but also reflects population outflow and the weakening of rural industries. This issue poses a significant threat to the survival of traditional villages, impacting local communities, cultural heritage preservation, and the sustainable development of rural areas. To comprehensively analyze the factors contributing to traditional dwelling vaca…
Archaeology (9 works) · Cultural heritage (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · China (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (3 works)