An empirical study on usage of street space to promote attractiveness of historical site

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24611030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Hiroshima Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Itoh Tadashi 広島工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (70273464)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 観光交通 / 歩行者空間 / 歩行環境 / 歩行速度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study intends to grasp tourists’ behavior in historical site of Miyajima and Koya-san. Concerning tourists’ behavior, tourist who came by car tends to stay shorter hour than by public transport in Koya-san. On the other hand, in Miyajima where access mode is only by boat, staying time is same regardless of the access modes to boat slip. Concerning walking speed of tourists, their speed tends to slower along street with shops. It suggests that shops produce crowding of pedestrians and attractiveness of street space.

Free Research Field

都市地域計画、交通計画