Administrative evaluation of tourism resources: findings in the development of a new questionnaire, Land Value Index, as a tool for subjective evaluation of tourism resources

Abstract

Evaluation of tourism is usually done by the economic effect based on the number of tourists and their consumption amount. On the other hand, tourism evaluation depends on the subjectivity of individual tourists. This study is the analysis of the results of the survey carried out in developing LVI (Land Value Index). The survey was conducted for prefectures in 2011 under the purpose to catch their conscious of tourism resources.