Abstract
As a method of to provide local public transport with financial difficulties and an aging society, a “Partnership Management Scheme” based on participation of various residential beneficiaries for their revieled and potential needs is increasing in Japan instead of a so-called “Community Bus” subsidized by public funds. This paper classifies cases of local public transport management schemes with a view of role-sharing by each sector concerning the local public transport. The feasibility and sustainability of each scheme are discussed by applying the framework of “Club Theory” of micro economics and “Organization Theory” of management science. It is clarified that, the possibility of organization for providing public transport by residents itself as well as the profitability by fare paid by users or burden of commercial facilities is a dominant factor, which depends on the existence of regional groups and key-persons. A methodology for finding an appropriate management scheme according to situation and resouses of a objective area can be introduced.
