Extraction and verbalization of new values realized by the wetland conservation activities of the Wetland Forum in Fukuoka City

Re-finding Machizukuri as a resource for sustainable world-part 8

Abstract

This paper aims to find new values in Machizukuri that respond to the changing values of society (eighth article in the series). This study focuses on the Wetland Forum's activities to conserve the wetlands of Hakata Bay in Fukuoka City, and interviews were conducted with its practitioners to identify seven new values of community development. While the natural environment of Hakata Bay has been affected by development, a rich ecosystem including rare species has been established following the changing environment. The Wetlands Forum is connecting with an international network by using the scale-up of migratory birds flying to Hakata Bay to lead them across borders, introducing children to the natural environment of the wetlands, communicating the importance of the natural environment in multiple languages, and evoking empathy, showing that nature designs us and our cities.