Understanding the actual situation of the participation of local municipalities, private companies, and citizens in the initial stages of the projects of prefectural parks that have introduced Park-PFI

Report on interviews with eight parks

Abstract

This paper reports on the actual situation of the participation of local municipalities, private companies, and citizens in the project of Park-PFI at each stage. The interviews with prefectural governments revealed the process of Park-PFI projects in prefectural parks. It was shown that the participation methods of the municipalities, private companies, and citizens were diverse in the early stages of the P-PFI project, but uniform in the latter stages. This study also stated the following factors that influenced whether, and how, the various parties participated in the project: planning flexibility, park location, park size, park user groups, existence of higher-level plans, and clarity of the purpose of introducing Park-PFI.