Evaluation of Multiple Functions of Grassland by the Residents

Abstract

A questionnaire survey concerning evaluation of the multipul functions of grassland was conducted to female residents in Tochigi Prefecture. The results obtained were compared with those of paddy and corn fields and forest. Recreational, educational and refuge functions of grassland were evaluated greater than those of the other kinds of farmland. Absorptional, scenic, biodiversifying and psycological functions of grassland were evaluated as great as those of forest, and greater than those of paddy and corn fields.