A Study on a Support Scheme for Organizing a Voluntary Group for Park Management: A Case Study of Minaminoshizenjyuku in Hachiouji City

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the possibility of a support scheme for organizing a voluntary group for park management. The scheme is to recruit volunteers as members of the group, build an organizational structure and activity program, and also to promote the group as an independent organization. From the case study of Minaminoshizenjyuku in Hachiouji City, we recognized that a supporter has to build an organization that satisfies not only its members but also such stakeholders as local community groups or the local government. In order to transform the group into an independent organization, members should make the organizational structure more flexible and introduce various activities.