THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NATURE EXPERIENCE STUDY AND ECOTOUR IN HARBOR AREAS IN OKINAWA

Abstract

In harbor areas, improvement works for the natural environment such as the green tracts, beaches, and tidal flats have been done, securing the function of the harbor as the distribution base.
On the other hand, needs for the place for the nature experience study and ecotour are increasing.
Then, in this study, the arrangement of an existing case and analysis of the natural environment are executed to verify the possibility of the nature experience study and ecotour in harbor areas in Okinawa. Moreover the nature experience study and ecotour are executed experimentally in three places for extract problems.
As the results, a lot of natural environment that is useful for the nature experience study and ecotour such as coral reeves and tidal flats exist in harbor areas in Okinawa, and they have high potential.
The lack of facilities and administrative problems were seen on the other hand.