単独自治体型ユネスコエコパークにおけるESDの促進要因

抄録

  Most of the research on Biosphere Reserves, which are registered as model areas that have rich ecosystems and promote sustainable economic activities utilizing local natural resources, is related to biodiversity conservation, and not enough research has been conducted into education for sustainable development (hereinafter referred to as ESD). The purpose of this study is to examine the factors for promoting ESD in the Aya, Tadami, and Minakami Biosphere Reserves, which is managed and operated by a single municipality, from the discourses of the Board of Education and Biosphere Reserves staff. In this study, we considered the factors that promote ESD ([E: promoting ESD]) to be derived from the interaction of five factors: [A: implementation factors], [B: upgrading factors], [C: inhibiting factors], [D: improvement factors], and [X: ideal state]. Questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with school boards and Biosphere Reserves personnel in each of the target municipalities. As a result, to promote ESD in single municipality Biosphere Reserves, it is important for the town to strategically set ESD as an objective, rather than viewing ESD only to utilize the Biosphere Reserves. In addition, comparison and verification with school sites and other Biosphere Reserves, which were not covered in this study, will enable us to identify the factors promoting ESD from a unique perspective, and we hope that this will contribute to further research development in this area.