Changes and Regional Factor of Transportation System in Depopulation Area

Case of Wakasa Area, Fukui Prefecture

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the transformation of the transportation system in relation to changes in transportation administration and the responses of local residents, local communities, and transportation operators, focusing on coastal areas with declining populations. Stakeholders in the transportation system influence each other. It is necessary to clarify what interrelationships these have, what balance of power they have, and how they have worked together.

As a case study, we chose the Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture.