@inproceedings{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00000987, author = {Yamamoto, Sachiko and Kuroki, Ayane and Inoue, Emi and Nakazono, Mahito}, book = {Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal}, issue = {1}, month = {Mar}, note = {The managing and reuse of vacant houses in sparsely-populated rural areas is an important issue. Recently, the intention of country life has got strong, and the people turned from city to country have been increasing. From the background, local government has started the project of making use of vacant house as the residence for them. The purpose of this study is to introduce a sustainable system of vacant house renovation which can possibly be adapted to various areas. This paper focuses on the information service type which is most generally system in recent years. Project forms have been classified, and the characteristics and differences of the system have been explored. The findings are as follows. The information service is divided into two stages: the stage of the open information service on the Internet, and the closed system that needs the registration of both owners and users. The registration secures the registrants’ privacy and provides high quality information. Because agency business itself by the public organization is restricted in system, the form that the government cooperates with the estate agent, and the investigation of vacant house and agency business are entrusted is effective.}, publisher = {Society for Social Management Systems}, title = {Information Service System of Vacant House in Rural Areas Case Study on West Japan}, volume = {5}, year = {2009} }