[pp.109-118]
Yoji AOKI and Tetsuya AIKOH (National Institute for Environmental Studies / Hokkaido University)
Abstract:
In order to clarify the differences in outdoor activities between Austria and Japan, a cooperative research project was conducted by BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna and National Institute of Environmental Studies, Tsukuba. The Austria side had taken the visitor numbers and the feeling of congestion at 8 parks in Vienna. Japan side had involved 9 universities to take data of park visitors for the comparison of outdoor activities in Vienna. The Japan side obtained comparable data to that of Austria and the both sides are now analyzing the results and testing the data obtained and conducting further investigation to get their validation. Their results showed the different outdoor activities and different modes of the activities. Similar effects of climatic conditions and the day of the week on the visitor numbers were found. But difficulties were found in the comparison of the different activities and crowdedness.
Key Word:
comparison of outdoor activities, climatic condition, Austria, Japan