Abstract
In the current economy, it is impossible for local municipalities in Japan to maintain all public facilities in good condition. Under these circumstances, it may be more efficient to encourage residents to support maintenance efforts, such as by engaging in daily monitoring. For these reasons, a system of “cooperative road-facility management” whereby road facilities are maintained by various stakeholders including local municipalities, private companies, and residents are proposed. To this end, this paper addresses the subject of resident partnerships involving experts and residents. More specifically, this paper considers the ideal approach for cooperative road-facility management by focusing on social cost analysis. In this model, resident's cost, expert's cost and risk is identified. This paper tends to analysis some cases. As a result, the prospect of the road facilities management is shown by the role of the residents and the cooperative between residents and experts.
