Integrated Framework Development of Regional Alliances in the World Heritage Sites Using the Carrying Capacity Theory

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25360033
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Osaka Seikei College
• Principal Investigator: Kunieda Yoshimi 大阪成蹊短期大学, 観光学科, 副学長 教授 (60465870)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Shoji Yamamoto 関西学院大学, 経営戦略研究科, 教授 (80220466) ; Hideo Yoshikane 阪南大学, 国際観光学部, 教授 (10301839)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Shoji Tanaka 神戸山手大学, 現代社会学部, 専任講師 (70704922) ; Brigand Louis Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Tcechnopôle, Université de Bretagne Occidentale Laboratoire LETG Brest Géomer, Professor ; Guégan Cécile Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Tcechnopôle, Université de Bretagne Occidentale Laboratoire LETG Brest Géomer, Researcher
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: sustainability / tourist experience / carrying capacity / world heritage / tourism product / service quality / regional alliances

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Focusing on congestion in tourist areas, we tried to demonstrate the importance of carrying capacity and regional cooperation for environmental protection and the quality of the tourism experience. This case study found a well-managed balance in the Mont-Saint Michel in France between controlling tourists and providing quality experiences in world heritage.
In Yakushima and Yoshino in Japan, the survey found that tourists felt satisfied and had a deep understanding of the environmental protection management. The implications of these findings are clearly meaningful for sustainable destination management.

Free Research Field

地域研究　観光学　マーケティング　消費者行動