Effectiveness of Cooperation in Environmental Surveys and the Future Issues

: A Case Study of the Actual Condition Survey on Natural Environment of Fujisawa City

Abstract

This study focuses on ‘The survey of natural environment of Fujisawa City’ evaluating effectiveness of cooperation among citizens with specialized knowledge on the local nature, research organizations and the local government. The results are summarized as follows: Each entity was involved in the whole process from selecting survey methods to analyzing and evaluating the survey outcome. Especially, research organizations such as Nihon University have played a major role in building a consensus among participants starting with coordinating opinions on classified organisms to the final analysis of the entire result. This study revealed the effectiveness of the process in which the survey methods and the usage of the results were shared among participants through three different kinds of conference meetings, and clarified the future issues in relation to the continuity of the survey.