マウンテンバイクの自然環境における利用特性とライダーの環境保全意識に関する研究

抄録

As recreational activities in nature field have diversified, the usage of the field has also increased complexity having different activities in the same field, or with multiple activities combined. Under such diversified usage of the nature, the conflict between administrators and recreationists has become an issue. In order to solve the conflict, natural areas need to be managed with understanding of each activity and its relation to the natural environment. It is also required to establish a framework with users' rules and guidelines as well as monitoring their implementation for the sustainable usage of the nature. In this study, mountain bikes and MTB riders are taken as a model of a recreational activity and recreationalists, reviewing their characteristic features in terms of utilization to the nature, and conducting a questionnaire to MTB riders so their consciousness as a role player for environmental conservation can be clarified.