Abstract
According to the decline of the farming population, irrigation ponds are losing its values. However, the values of the irrigation ponds are not only for farming but also for some other purposes, such as recreation, regional landscape, historical place, and so on. For that reason, to clarify the evaluation structure in the consciousness of the inhabitants around irrigation pond is meaningful for reevaluating irrigation pond.
This research is based on the questionnaire survey carried out in 2003. 10 irrigation ponds in Higashihiroshima city were selected based on their characteristics. The number of the questionnaires distributed around the 10 ponds was 1000. Factor analysis, qualification method of the third type, and multiple regression analysis method were applied on this research thesis.
As the result of this study, the tendencies of the environmental evaluation and its correlation with the evaluation for the synthetic satisfaction were grasped in each inhabitants group classified by the analysis.
