2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Quantification of carrying capacity of the beach in the assumption of an increase in tourists by a regional development

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23614032
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Tourism Studies
Research Institution	Kobe City College of Technology
Principal Investigator	KAKINOKI TETSUYA 神戸市立工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (50353298)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	底質移動 / 分級 / 画像解析
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate quantification of carrying capacity of the beach that are intended to increase tourist use in regional development. Mechanism of motion of water and sediment and classification of sediment in the surf and swash zone were examined. In order to estimate the affection of the basic performances of a beach by tourists, methods of counting the number of visitors to the beach were developed.

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