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61. Typology and Perception of Informal Green Space in Urban Interstices: A case study of Ichikawa City, Japan

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Kim, Minseo, Rupprecht, Christoph D.D., Furuya, Katsunori, Kim, Minseo, Rupprecht, Christoph D.D., and Furuya, Katsunori

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Multitudinous studies about urban green space (UGS) reveal that designed and managed UGS may provide not only social, environmental, and economic benefits for cities, but also mental, physical, and physiological benefits for their residents. However, past studies have focused on widely recognized green spaces in urban areas such as parks, gardens, and forests. Wasteland, wilderness, and unplanned in-between margins, which have been called informal green space (IGS), could provide supplementary green space. This study explores IGS in Ichikawa City, a post-industrial satellite town of Tokyo with scarce UGS, by addressing the following questions: (a) What types of non-standardized and unsystematised green space exist in the target area? (b) How is IGS in the target area perceived? (c) Could IGS be considered supplementary green space for the city? Using a systematic land use survey, we identified nine types of IGS in Ichikawa City that accounted for 6.35% of total land use. A questionnaire survey showed that undergraduate students recognize the existence of IGS in their neighbourhood, perceive multiple benefits and see especially street verges, unimproved land and water verges as potential supplementary green space. We conclude that IGS can serve as a supplementary green space and discuss how IGS might be integrated into green space planning to improve residents’ well-being.

Published
2020

62. Impacts and residents' attitudes to flower-viewing tourism in Chengdu, PR China.

Author

Luo, Shixian, Furuya, Katsunori, and Xie, Jing

Subjects
EXPLORATORY factor analysis, SUSTAINABLE tourism, STRUCTURAL equation modeling, TOURISM, CITY dwellers
Abstract

Tourism is a common social behaviour, and is classified differently according to its purpose or destination. Plant-viewing tourism (PVT) and its impact on destinations has been studied; however, research on flower-viewing tourism (FVT) is still deficient. This study investigates the impact of FVT on the perceptions and attitudes of residents in Chengdu city. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving 305 residents. A total of 17 items representing three main dimensions (environmental, economic, and socio-cultural) of explanatory factors were considered after exploratory factor analysis. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the relationship between these dimensions and the attitudes of residents. Results show that residents' positive attitudes towards FVT were associated with the positive response of economic and environmental impacts, but no significant correlation was found between socio-cultural impacts and attitudes. Results are discussed and analyzed in-depth, and three conclusions and policy recommendations of this study are proposed. These results can provide suggestions for future development in cities, formulation of tourism policies, and promotion of sustainable tourism development in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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63. Exploring Attractive Landscape Elements and Sceneries of Bukit Kucing Forest Tanjungpinang by using Visitors-Employed Photography Method

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HADI, Akhmad Arifin, MIZUUCHI, Yusuke, and FURUYA, Katsunori

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[ABSTRACT]The Bukit Kucing Forest (BKF) is a protected areas preserved in the middle of Tanjungpinang City, Indonesia. As an open protected area, the BKF is being managed for public recreation instead of wildlife protection and forest conservation. The visitor-employed photography (VEP) method was implemented in this research by involving 61 university students who study in universities in Tanjungpinang city. The participants were asked to walk following predetermined tracks and capture landscape objects or sceneries that impressed them during walking. Each participants used their own camera or smartphone with camera and each of them were attached a GPS logger to record their path and the time it took. All photos captured by participants were copied to researchers desktop in order to be object of the research. Each photos obtained from respondents were matched between captured time and walking time to obtained geo-tagged photos. There were 1,259 geo-tagged photographs obtained from respondents. By using density analysis in ArcGIS, it identified the concentration of photos captured places. The finding shows there are 7 clusters of landscape character captured by participants where each clusters has different trend locations of photos points’ density. It shows a valuable input for planning and management of BKF related with attractive landscape views and elements with its trend locations. However, the most preferred landscape is still a question in this research. The next research of participant’s travelling time is needed in order to investigate the most preferred landscape and its observation places in relation with observation time.

Published
2016

71. (Main Section: Ecological Planning)

Author

Min, Kyung-hun, Son, Yong-hoon, Furuya, Katsunori, Min, Kyung-hun, Son, Yong-hoon, and Furuya, Katsunori

Abstract

Transition Area, Urban BR and sanjabunsuryung The biosphere reserves (BRs) of the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) aim at the successful coexistence of humans and nature. The existing BRs have worked with local people to create culture landscapes and conserve natural resources. The ideal BR models for areas undergoing climate change are cities within nature, and the areas that can be designated as BRs have natural and cultural landscapes. BRs comprise three areas, the core, buffer, and transition, in order to efficiently perform three functions, which are conservation, development, and logistical support. A transition area is where people earn an income from local businesses while effectively preserving their natural surroundings. When this area has a role in meeting the communal goals of residents by providing local resources and landscapes, it is appropriately managed and maintained. In addition, local products produced in BRs, which UNESCO believes are generated in excellent ecosystems, can be sold under the BR brand, contributing to residents’ incomes and local image. The Baekdudaegan mountain range (BDDG) is traditionally cherished as a symbol of the Korean peninsula and has enormous scientific value as an ecological repository. Additionally, the BDDG is considered a unique geographical recognition system referred to as sanjabunsuryung by the local area districts where Korean people have lived following a unique religious and historical culture. This study categorized types of transition areas in targeted areas with high potential for designation as a BR based on geographical characteristics. The developed index was supported by the Analytical Hierarchy Process method proposed by experts, and zoning of the BR was performed. Among the areas of the BR, the transition area was the focus of this study. This area was classified into three types, which were then subdivided. The watershed types were self-managed, neighborhood, and cooperative; the reside

Published
2019

73. Incorporation of citizens' opinions into the process of earthquake ruins maintenance: A case study of the Great East Japan earthquake ruins in Miyagi Prefecture.

Author

Nishisaka, Ryo and Furuya, Katsunori

Subjects
EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMI warning systems, ANTIQUITIES, MAINTENANCE, CASE studies
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The Great East Japan Earthquake struck in March 2011, causing a huge tsunami on the northeastern coast of Japan. In the disaster area, there has been a movement to preserve the damaged structures as earthquake ruins. In this study, the characteristics of establishing consensus were investigated by clarifying how the earthquake ruins have been preserved and removed, and how the opinions of citizens were accounted for in the process of maintaining these sites. The study focused on 21 earthquake ruins in Miyagi Prefecture, which were the closest to the epicenter. We extracted 30 elements from the earthquake ruins maintenance process and created labels for them. From these, we prepared time‐series charts and flowcharts and discussed the relation between entities and citizens' opinions regarding the maintenance process. We clarified four stages pertaining to the preserved ruins and found four types of relationships between the major opinions and treatment decisions. Furthermore, the periods following the earthquake were divided into three phases: pioneering, deliberation, and implementation. Consequently, we suggested that citizens' opinions, coupled with expert advice, could be used to help establish consensus in an incremental manner when making administrative decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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82. 尾瀬沼における混雑感に関する利用体験評価

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Furuya, Katsunori, Ichiba, Hiroyuki, Sakuraba, Shoko, Aso, Megumi, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, Research of Garden City Inc., Faculty of Industrial Technology, Tsukuba University of Technology, and Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture

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This study evaluated the relationship between the number of visitors and the perception of the congestion at Ozenuma. The number of questionnaires distributed was 4, 300 including 2, 025 responses (response rate : 47. 1%). We found that the relationship between the number of visitors and evaluation tendencies was proportionally correlated. This study also revealed that evaluations of congestion level vs. expectations, vs. ideal number of visitors, and vs. actual number of visitors are different. The visitors could be divided into three groups, as a result of deviation analysis among the number of visitors. In the case of Ozenuma, the ideal number of visitors is below 2, 000. However, it was found that approximately 5027777667360f subjects did not feel congestion with even more than 3, 500 actual visitors. The evaluation results based on different numbers of visitors provide specific figures to judge visitor capacity at Ozenuma. In the future, it will be necessary to continue the study by analyzing research results from Ozegahara, and to compare it with that of Ozenuma., 本研究は,尾瀬沼における,利用者数と利用者の混雑感に関する利用体験評価との関係を明らかにした。アンケートの配布数は4,300件で,回収数は2,025件(回収率47.1%)であった。利用者数と利用体験評価の傾向には比例関係があった。また,人出の予想と理想的な利用者数,そして実際の利用者数に対する評価が異なることを明らかにした。利用者数別の差の検定結果から,調査結果を3つのグループに分けることができた。尾瀬沼の場合は,理想的には1日当たり1,000人台の利用者数が望ましいが,実際には3,500人を超える利用者数でも人の多さが気にならない利用者が約50%いることがわかった。これら利用者数別の評価結果は尾瀬沼における収容力を判断するための重要な値になった。今後は,尾瀬ヶ原における調査結果を分析し,尾瀬沼と尾瀬ヶ原を比較した研究を進める必要がある。

Published
2007

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