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Recreational Use of Roads in the Satochi Landscapes in Southern Ibaraki Prefecture

Ken SUGIMURA, Toshiya MATSUURA and Asako MIYAMOTO （Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute / University of Tsukuba）

Abstract:
Rice paddies, dry fields, woodlands, small streams and residential areas comprise a Satochi landscape around Tsukuba Science City, where there has been a considerable population increase and landscape change recently. We set up census routes over 48 km from 1999 to 2006 and counted over 3000 visitors in total, who used the landscape for walking, exercising a dog, jogging, etc. We divided the census routes into 150 sections, created a use frequency index based on the number of visits per section during different time periods and found that the frequency was high on the particular sections between woodland and rice paddies near residential districts. Regression analyses indicated that the frequency was significantly correlated with population size, distance from a residential district and certain land use types. Demand for recreational use will increase in the future due to population increase and aging, so conservation of woodlands that lie next to rice paddy should be necessary.

Key Word:
use frequency, walking, woodland, rice paddy, population gravity, regression analyses

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