グリーン・ツーリズムによる地域のネットワークの形成過程

-岩手県湯田町を事例として-

抄録

We analyze in this paper how the human network in a local community has been developed through the green tourism movement in the case of Yuda town in Iwate prefecture. We investigated who and how have been involved in the green tourism process by interviews and questionnaries to the related people. The findings are as follows; 1) The green tourism was managed by the Cooperatives and the local government in the carly stagr, but has turned to become locals people managing systems. 2) The green tourism movement has created and strengthen human networks within the local community. 3) Good initiatives of the local government was one of the most important factors to produce good results.