How does temporal distance affect evaluation of tourism resource? An empirical analysis of multi-generational participatory managements

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K13305
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Kobe University (2021); Nagoya University (2019-2020); Tohoku University (2017-2018)
• Principal Investigator: Uchiyama Yuta 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 助教 (00710766)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 地域資源 / 時間距離 / 多世代連携 / 生態系サービス / 世界農業遺産 / 景観 / 参加型マネジメント / GIS

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study demonstrated that visitors' evaluation of tourism resources varies depending on the distance to the resources, and that individual types of resources, such as scenery and festivals, have different evaluation patterns. Furthermore, we identified the reason why the evaluation varies with distance, and the distribution of people who rate each resource highly/lowly. For the resource management methods, a SWOT analysis was conducted to develop a local tourism resource management model for multi-generational participation. We also conducted a survey on the awareness on natural resources and the regional designation systems used for resource management, and analyzed the differences between residents and visitors, and between actors of different generations. The results were presented at international conferences and published in academic journals as knowledge for promoting multigenerational participatory management.

Free Research Field

都市地域環境学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、学術的には地域資源マネジメントにおける資源と資源管理者や訪問者の関係性に関する理論の発展に貢献する。国際的な比較研究にも応用可能な方法論を構築しており、今後は国内外の地域を対象とした国際共同研究として発展することが期待できる。社会的には、各地域の着地型観光事業について、小規模な事業者が運営することも多い状況において、規模に頼らずに事業を持続的に運営、継承することが求められており、訪問者の資源への社会的評価を的確に把握し、訪問者も巻き込む多世代参加型の資源管理を行う際に有用な知見を提供する点で意義がある。