Systematization of forest experience activity

Classification based on activity organizers' understanding

Abstract

In Japan, various forest experience activities are performed, but the activity organizers' understanding of the activities varies. In order to develop the activities and enhance regional cooperation, and also from the viewpoint of activity organizers, all forest experience activities need to be systematized. This study aimed to achieve this systematization, and obtained the following results.
1. From surveys of activities performed in two regions, 40 basic activities were extracted. 2.Mathematical quantification theory class Ⅲ analysis was conducted on organizers' stance and judgment as to whether the basic activities were appropriate for their purposes or not. Three axes were found to be involved in forest activity participation: Axis 1: functions of nature (production or environment), Axis 2: capacity of the participant (capacity to feel or to create), and Axis 3: target of activities (for people or for the natural environment). The activity classes concerning forest resources, natural environment, and contact with nature were found to lie on the plane formed by Axis 1 and Axis 3, and their mutual relationships were clarified.