Abstract
We have many different forest landscapes from the subpolar forest to the subtropical forest, in Japan. These forests landscapes present us diverse amenities. The objective of this study is to show the guideline of forest management for the amenity. First we took subjects in three representative forest types (the man-made coniferous forest, the evergreen broad-leaved forest and the deciduous broad-leaved forest) to experience forest amenities. Then to evaluate factors of forest amenities we used semantic differential technique and analytic hierarchy process.
The result of this study is as follows.(1) In the man-made coniferous forest, the figure of trees and the visibility in the forest were important factors.(2) In the evergreen broad-leaved forest and the deciduous broad-leaved forest, the figure of trees, the tint in the forest and visibility in the forest were important factors.
