| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate nature around the city from the viewpoint of the recognition of nature and nature experience, and to examine the planning methodology of conservation and management of nature which city people commune with.
Materials for analysis include illustration of trail maps and written compositions created by children. These works serve to express their nature observation experience.
As the result, Regardless of the medium of expression or the age group, bird, insects, grasses, and trees were found to be the most observed species. This reflects approximately eighty percent of the total number of species observed. And students of primary school and middle school tend to observe creatures which are utilized for play, while higlt school students cite more famous species and valuable species than do the younger children.
And the factors that contribute to children's recognition of nature were divided into following four factor types. (1) Physical characteristics of animal and plant (2) Mental and physical accessibility to the animals or plants (3) Previous knowledge of the species acquired through education, books, and legend, all of which make students more likely to take notice (4) Frequency of encountering animals and plants, which enhances children's awareness of it.
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