Consciousness Survey of Waterfront Residents in Terms of Comfort Level of Marine Environment

摘要

Waterfronts are increasingly being used for general public activities and residence. As a result, various specific environmental problems have emerged regarding activity, livability and comfort level in these areas. Along the coastline, for example, sounds of waves or wind are pleasant in some cases, but unpleasant in other cases. In order to create an attractive urban space in the development of the waterfront, it is essential to perform a basic planning in consideration of the comfort level of the marine environment. In this regard, in the coastal zone (waterfronts) of Kitakyushu City and vicinity, Japan, a questionnaire survey in terms of the comfort level of marine environment was conducted, and analyzed to obtain the consciousness of the residents. The target areas of the questionnaire survey were fishery and residential quarters along the coastline. These areas are home to relatively large numbers of people involved in fishery and company work. These coastal areas were divided into three different types: the artificial coast (vertical embankment plus wave dissipating blocks), natural sandy coast and artificial coast (vertical embankment). As survey method, the procedure so called visiting-leaving and questionnaire-collecting was applied. The results of the analysis of the questionnaire survey of the residents consciousness on the marine environment showed that the natural environment was preferable to the artificial environment for the waterfront residents.