Study on Process of Making Geopark as A Tourist Site from the Viewpoint of Life-story of Person Who Bears Responsibility

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870520
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Geography; Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: FUKAMI Satoshi 長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科(環境), 准教授 (20510655)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ジオパーク / ジオツーリズム / 条件不利地域 / 島嶼 / エコツーリズム / 環境保全 / 持続可能な地域づくり / 観光地理学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Geopark is a structure aimed at preservation and utilization of local resources. Especially in our country, regional vitalization of underpopulated area is expected through developing Geopark. Among many underpopulated areas, this study particularly focuses on islands and verifies the probability of developing Geotourism and the process of making Geopark as a tourist site by focusing on local people as those who are responsible for preservation and utilization of local resources.
The study revealed the importance of building independence of local people and the necessity of carefully accumulating “process” for being established by defining Geopark and Geotourism and mutually comparing them with actual introduction settings, particularly when sharing awareness with local governments.

Free Research Field

観光学