On the other hand, it can be said that Tsunahide SHIDEI, who was a teacher at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University and Kyoto Prefectural University among others, was the person who defused the concept of Satoyama through his speech and writing activities that lead to the present reevaluation of Satoyama.
一方、現在のような里山の再評価に直接繋がる言論活動を開始した人物という意味では、京都大学農学部・京都府立大学などの教官を務めた四手井綱英がいる。