A case study on the dynamic growth of mass of recreational user at natural resort “Nishi-Biwako area”

Abstract

In planning studies of recreations, in greens, thier dynamic researches should be necessary; above all, year-changes of recreational mass must give us fundamental suggestions on this subject.
The writer appoints following problems, through a future study of recreational demands at natural resort “Nishi-Biwako Area”.
To survey above problem needs such researches as approach factors of resort, physical and mental conditions of user, and their population distributions etc.
This case study conclusions that mass of user at above area in 1975 is twice of that in 1967, as results of 1.4 times of population, 1.1-1.2 times of tour, mass 0.8 times of ecological approach distances.
Besides, such resort development under planning in Shiga prefecture government, as to be sited near “Biwako-Ohashi” with the space of 2km³ and the capacity of 20, 000 users may add about 1 million visitors on above 4 millions in 1975.
The writer considers the meaning of this study, to propose a user's future survey method on the theory, that the possibility of recreational tour depends on such resort's conditions as attractivities and approaches, and such user's various living problems as mental and physical.