Abstract
As coastal use increases, various problems concerning the coastal environment and user conflict have happened. To grasp these coastal user perceptions about coastal environments, landscapes and other users is helpful for management of these areas. The oral survey of coastal users was conducted at Ishikari Coast, Hokkaido in the summer of 1999. In this survey, coastal users were asked to evaluate 18 photos of coastal landscapes, to mention open-ended descriptions associated with ‘Coast’ and ‘Ishikari Coast’ and to talk about their knowledge and thought for coastal environment and management. These results were summarized as follows:
1) Use of place selection was dependent on their activities and management of these places.
2)‘Coast’ reminded users of objective images about the coast or activities pertaining to them. The other, ‘Ishikari Coast’, reminded users of subjective features about this place or knowledge, they have.
3) User evaluation of coastal landscape and user thought about environment depended on their coastal activities. This tendency was especially negative concerning human impact, while most users preferred natural landscapes.
