日米比較によるオフロード車の利用規制に関する研究

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In Japan, Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) use at coastal area, especially sandy beach, have become serious problem both impact of natural resources and conflict with other recreational users, and have needed to take some action. This paper considers to control ORVs use at coastal area for sustainable management, through comparison of the trends and the issues of ORVs use regulations on sandy beaches between U. S. A. and Japanese case. There are some ORVs regulations in U. S. national parks and they applied an adoptive management theory. While there are also some ORVs restricted areas in Japanese natural park areas, it is intended to protect endangered species or characteristic landscapes. For the future management of ORVs use, this study suggest the following issues : 1) the establishment of ORVs use rules and regulations, 2) application of adoptive management theory, and 3) environmental and safety educations of ORVs users.