2015 Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 13-20
This study analyzes consciousness of residents in Kitashiobara Village of Fukushima Prefecture, where is designated as Bandai-Asahi national park, on the national park and the national park system, and identifies issues toward reconstruction of the national park system through comparing residents' consciousness with problem recognition of rangers demonstrated in a previous research. This study points out that both residents and rangers recognize that it is difficult to conserve and promote to use national parks under the current system. This study also points out that they recognize that it is necessary to convert the management system from unitary management by the national government to collaborative management by diverse stakeholders and to expand measures to vitalize the life and livelihood in addition to regulation on land use activities. This study concludes that it is necessary to reconstruct the national park system on the basis of these common recognition between residents and rangers.