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Study on the Excessive Use of Leisure Sites : The Case of Oze, Nikko National Park

著者 KAWAMATA Shuji

出版者 Institute of Comparative Economic Studies, Hosei University

journal or

publication title

Journal of International Economic Studies

volume 16

page range 21‑38

year 2002‑03

URL http://doi.org/10.15002/00002477

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JoumaloI、lnternalionnIEconomicS【udies(2002),No.16.21-38

°2002Thelnslilute⑪fCompamtivcEconomicSludics、lloMjUniveTsity

StudyontheExcessiveUseofLeisureSites:

TheCaseofOze,NikkoNationalPark

ShUjiKawamata S1qji[Wrjre';刀lcBUィ"A`Jnlィs/'/〃

Introduction

TheOzeAreaofNikkoNationalParkisoneofJapan,smostimportantparks,with marshesandwetlandssulToundedbymountains,andwithmanyrarelloraandfauna、It coversanareaof8711squarekilometers・Therearenoroadsintothearea・However,there isapathwayatthefbotofHatomachiPassandNumayamaPasswhichleadstoaroadway connectingtowoodenpathwaysthatgothroughthemarshes,Asitislocatedclosetothe Tbkyometropolis,manyvisitorscome,sometimestreadingonalpincHoraandcausinga greatdealofdamage・Also,manypeoplecarelesslythrowtheirtrashandgarbageintothe streams,causingwaterpollution・

Tbsolvetheseproblems、trafhcrestrictionsarenowexercisedduringpeakseasonsand faciliticsfbrwastedisposalareprovidedThishasimprovedthemannersofthevisilorsto someextent,Inadditiontothesemeasures・however,itisnecessarytoconsiderwhatfUrther actionsshouldbetakentorestrictthenumbersofclimbers,andtoaskthequestionofwho shouldpayfbrtheexpenscsinculTediorthcmaintenanceofthedrainagefacilities、

InthisreporLIattempttolindwaysandmeansfOrtheappropriateutilizationofthe nationalparks,kcepinglheNikkoNationalParkinmindasamodeLRelevantquestion- nairesweredistributedtolindoutwhetherimposingatollfeewouldhelpstemtheoverHow ofvisitors,andwhatamountwouldbereasonableasautilityfeefOrthemaintenanceofthe facilitiesprovided,

ParksinJapan,includingNalionalParksandquasi-nationalparks,areopentothe generalpublicatnoCharge・However,camperswhopitchtentsonthepremisesaregener- allycharged¥500or¥1,000perpersonpernight・Thelandsoflegally-designatedNational ParksbelongtotheFOrestryAgency,theEnvironmentAgencyaswellastoprivaIesector entities、ThespringwaterinthoseparksisgenerallypotableHowever,insomeareasthe wateriscontaminatedandunlitfOrhumanconsumption.

LHistoryofNaturalPreservation LProposalsfUrTbIls

TheattachedtablecontainsasummarylistingthespecialfeatureofOze・Tbkyo ElectricPowcrCo、hasbeeninHuentialinthearea,ItisJapan,slarges[electricpower supplier,andownsmostofthelandintheareaastheresultofadamconstructionprq]ecL

TheideaoftheimpositionoflieestoenterOzew&lslirstproposedonMay31,1988,by adiscussiongrouporganizcdbyDicImembcrs,schoklrs,andin[ellectuals・Thechairperson

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wasafOrmerdirectoroftheEnvironmentAgency、

ThedetailsoftheproposalwereasMlows:

(1)Automobiles(taxis,privatecars,sighlseeingbuses,microbuses,etc.)shouldnot beallowedtoentertheOzewaterbasin;IheyshouldbeparkedattheentrancesatTokura,

Oshimizu,Miike,TunakiorFUjimishitathatmanyclimbersusc

(2)Vacationersshouldberequiredtopayapreservationlbeof¥2,OOOperadultand

\LOOOperchild.

(3)Inordertoenlbrce(1)and(2),lollgatessbouldbeselupatTbkura,Oshimizu,

Miike,TunakiandFUjimishita,andrangersshouldbepostedlncidentally,rangersinJapan

havenorighttoarrestordetainpeoplelbrquestiolling.

(4)EveryeffbrtshouldbemadeIodrainsewageandpolluIedwaterfromthewaIer basin,Measuresshouldbetakenagainstmenegaliveeffectsontheecosystem.

(5)CampingandskiingshouIdbeprohibiledintheareas.

(6)VisitorcentersshouIdbeestmblishedinTbkuraandHinoemata,inordertoprovide

instructionstoclimbersbeIbrehand.

(7)Thenumberofrangersshouldbeincrease。、InJapan28NationalParkscovering

anareaof20,474squarekilometersaremanagedbyabout200orsorangers.

(8)ThemountainpathsleadingfmmShibutsuzantoOzegaharashouldbetemporarily closedinanattempttopreservetheHoraandfaunainthearea.

(9)Tbremovethewoodenpathsbuiltoverthewetlandstotheoutskirtsofthearea.

(10)ThespecialpmtectedareasshouldbeexpandedtothenorthtoShibusawaBunadaira;

tothesouthtoTsunaki;tolheeasttolchinose;andtothewesItoKasagatake.

(11)Visitorsshouldberequiredtolakebacktheirtrashandgarbage.

(12)Theabove-memionedmeasuresshouldbetakenimmediatelyandactively、Molc‐

over,ifnecessaryafbundationshouldbeestablished,tentativelycalledthe`Associationfbr

thePreservationofOze.,,

Futureplans

(a)Tburismadsshouldberestricted.

(b)Thenumbersofvisitorsshouldberegulated

(c)PositiveattempIsshouldbemadetorestoretheHoraandHauna.

(d)Iffeasible,thepresent1odginglilcilitiesandvisitor-cenlersshouldbemovedtothe outskirtsoftheareaassoonaspossiblo

lnasurvey,90%ofthereadersofamagazinefOrc]imbers(XJmaro雄jkoA")agreed withtheproposaLandonlythreereaderswereagainstit・

Themagazinequotedamemberoftheadvisorypanelassayingthattheproposalmay havebeenmadeinresearchorganizedbyyoungstaffoftheEnvironmentAgency・

Atpresent,somemeasureshavebeentakeno11proposals(1),(4),(8),(11)and(12).

Withregardto(a),advertisementsadvisingpeopletoavoidspecifiedcrowdeddayshave beenputup・Proposal(c)hasbeencarricdout,andtherehavebeensignsofimprovemenL thoughtherearesomedilferencesofopinion、

AccordingtotbenewspaperK[uノリMWS/1i"lpalhe``NikkoNationalParkOzcMainte- nancemeasurespromotionConference,,washeldonAugust8,I989altheEnvironment Agency,andwasattendedbyrepresentativesfiomthreeprefecturesandthreevillages、

He虎,fOrthehrsttime,theEnvironmentAgencyofliciallyalmouncedaplanfOra``hee,,,

whichwouldinvolveaskinguserstopayapartoflheexpensesfbrthemamtenanceand managementofdrainage・TheAgencyaIsoannouncedthatitwouldinstall``sewagedisposal

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tanks,,inl6cottagesandsevenpublicrestrooms,andthatitwanteduserstopayfbrthe managementandmaintenanceexpenseofthewoodenpaths・HoweveEthelocalopinion wasthatconcretemaintenancemeasurcsshouldbethetoppriority,andsotheydecidcdto taketimefbraMlinvestigation・

Anarticleinthesamenewspaper,datedAugustl4,reportedonthehrstoppositionto theplan,inHinoemataVillage,FukushimaPrefecture、Theopponentsarguedthatcollect- ing化eswouldleadtoadecreaseinvisitors,whichcouldbeamatteroflifeanddeathfOrthe villageeconomy・Mostofthe700villagersdependedonOzenumafOrtheirlivelihoods・

KatashinaVillagealsoexpresseditsopposition、Ontheotherhand,KazukageHoshMhe chairmanofIheNatureConservationAssociationsaidthatitwouIdbeaproblemifthe

entrancefeealoneiscollected,butwouldbereasonableifthevisitorswerealsoleviedafee fbrutilities・Atthesamelime,inordertothoroughlypreservetbeecosystemhesaidthatit mightbenecessaryintheendloremoveIhecottagesfromlhearea・Thismadetheissue

complicatedHesaidheconsideredchargingfeesandremovingthecottagestobelinked:

themanagersofthecottageswereopposedtothis・AttheconferenceonAugust8,the AgencyreportedthateHbrtshadbeenmadetoclarifyapolicyunderwhichthecottages

wouldbemainlainedandtheproblemsmiligated,

Anarticleintheル"PiM7Shjm6MLdatedAprillO,1990,reportedonabillfOrallowing chargesinnationalparks(Specialmeasuresonnaturalenvironmentalpreservationandthe environmentalsecurityofusers),sayingitwouldbeimpossiblefOrthegovemmentto colIec【feesformaintenanceinOzealonc,andthatithavetostartcharginginallnational

parks・

Theproposalbythe“DiscussionGroup,,,whichaimstocontrolthenumberofvisitors

bychargingfees,hasadifYerentnuancefromthatoftheEnvironmentAgency,whichaims tochargefbrtheutilityof[hcfacilities・Thisproblemhasno[ye(beenresolved、Issue78of

JtJ/w1ノV、川ノゼP'でserwJlio〃AsSocjα"o〃introducedthedetails,bulaconcreteexamination

remainstobedone.

2.TheProposaltoChargeFeesandAfterward

Infiscalyearl995,theOzeProtecIionFoundationissuedanノ、)esjjgα/jひ"Repoノプノbra

SWe'"/brrノlePmper〔LFcq/、ノVmio"α/Ph'ks,undercommissionfromtheEnvironment

Agency・Thereportcitesthefbllowingproblemscausedbytheconcentrationofusers:(1)

naturaldes[ructioncausedbysteppingonthemountainroadsandmarshlands;(2)natural destructionbyunsystcmaticridingsuchasprivatecars;(3)worseningbehaviorsuchas pickingHoraandfauna、andthrowingawaygarbage;(4)unpleasantnessduetocrowdsor congestionatreslroomsfOllowinganincreaseingarbageandthedeteriorationofwater quality;and(5)theruiningofquietenvironmenlandsailetyofuse,Thereportfbundit necessaIytoexaminetheseproblemsimmediatelyandtodiscouragetheconcentmtionof

users、

1,1996,theOzeFoundationproducedandrelease。‘`l996InstrucIors,Guidance

Manual,,fOrusers,basedonthisreporl、AquestionnairesurveyontheactualstateofOze userswasconducted・Asaresultofanalysis,theFoundationconcludedthatchalgingfeefo「

visitorsandusingrestroomsshouldbeexaminedAfterlookingatpracticesoverseasandin anotherregions,weshouldimmediatelybegintoexaminetheimpositionsofrestrictions andfeesonarealisticbasis・ItwillbenecessarylocarefUllydiscussthesematterswith visitors,lodgemanagersjocalpeople,andpeoplewhodealinthetourismbusiness・

OnJuneLI998asubsidiarybodyoftheOzeProtectionFoundation,theCommitteeof

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OzeVisitors,whosechairmanwasKotaroHikabe,thechairmanoftheNationalPark FOundation,publishedareportbasedonthecontrolofvisitors・Itproposedthatonspecilied days(whenoverlO,OOOvisitorswereexpected),traHicaccessortransportationtowardboth entrances(NumayamaandHatomachiPass)bereviewed,andappropriatemeanstakento controlthetotalnumbersofvehicles・ThiswouldapplytoallfOrmsoftransportationsuch asprivatecars,lalge-sizetourbuses,andshuttlebusesltfOundthattrafliccontrolwouldbe mademoreeffectivebymaintainingtheroadconditionsandtheparkinglots・Furthermore trafficregulationsneedtobeadjusted,

Next,publiceducationandtheimprDvementofservices(guideswithvideosand explanations,etc.,providedbythestaff)tovisitorswerelistedFinally,fbrtheprotection anduseofOze,thereareproblemsinvolvingthecontrolofthenumberofvisitors・It concludesthat,inordertousethepresentsystemproperlyundervanousconditions,thereis glmtroomfOradiustment、

Inadditiontotheseactivities,onJuly4,]995,areportentitled`八plantogivepeople achancetogetintouchwithnatureatwildlifeparks,,wassubmittedbythePlanning DepartmentoftheNatureConservationBureaUtheEnvironmentAgency・

ABriefChronologyofnatureconservationatOzeDistrict,NikkoNationalPark l878/7FormerU.S・PresidentU1yssesSGrant,whosignedthedocumentfbrthe designationofYellowstoneNationalParkashiscountry,slirstnationalpark,visitsNikko andexpresseshisadmirationfOrthescenicspols・

l889ChozoHiranobuiIdsanascetichutatOzcnumaNumajiri・

l894GunnmaPref“TheTbneriverheadexplorationCorps,,passesOze・

l898BunzoHayataibunds"SUNDEW,,inOzenumaNumajiri・

l903PlanfOrOzegaharaPowerGenerationplantisannounced、

l910ChozoHiranoconstructsChozoCottageinNumajiri

l922KantoSuidenthepredecessorofTbkyoEPC,acquireswaterrightstothearea・

l930Authorizationisgiventodesignatetheareaasa“NoFishingArea、'’

1931/10/lTheNationalParkLawisenfOrced,Nikkodistrictisnotdesignatedbecause thehydropowerproblemofOzeisnotsettled

l934/12/4DesignatedasJapan,sfourlhnationalpark

l935/lOTbkyoLight,sOzegaharadamplanisannounced・Anoppositionmovement ledbytheJapanesescenerysociety(JapanAlpineClub)opposestheplan

l938NikkoNationalParkSpeciaIRegionisdesignated、

l940AplanisintroducedtomakethefbrmerNumatahighwayintoaprefecturalroad runningbetweenNumataandT1ajima

l9440zemumaShusuiPowergenerationplanisannounced、

l948AnnouncemenlismadefbrplansfOrapowergenemtiondamplanlOOmetcrsin heightinOzegabara

l949/11/llOzenumaShusuiDamconstructioniscompleIed・

’950/11/l5NHKbroadcaststhepopularsong``NatunoOmoide,,,whichisinspi正dby Oze・AcademicMntellectuals,andmountainclimbersorganizetheOzePresewationReso-

lutionAlliancC

l950-52Thelirstco-ordinatedscientilicinvesligationonOzeisconducted・

l951TheAllianceisdisbandedandtheJapanNaturePreservationAssociationfOrmed、

1952Thewoodenpathsareopenedtovisitors、

l953NikkoNationalparkisdcsignatedasaspccialprotectionregion l956Designatedbythegovemmentasanaturalmonument.

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I958NationalparkmanagemenImembersareselected・

I959Nationalparkofliceopens・

l960DesignatedasaspecialnaturaImonumentbythegovemmenL l964EnvironmentAgencyOzenumaVisitorCenterisestablished、

l965AroadbetweenMiikeandNumayamaPassisopened、

1966GunnmaPrefectureProtectionmanagementcenterisopened、Gunnmaand

FukushimaPrefecturesbeginrestorationworkontheirismarshland・Prefecturalroadrepair

constructionbegins

l967TheparkplanoftheOzedistrictcaUsfOrthe“protectionofOze.,,

l971Roadwayconstructionworkissuspended

l972Thetake-home-garbagemovementstarts(NationalParkAssociation).Gunma

PrefectureOzeCharterisenacted

l974Privatecarrestrictionsareimplementedduringcongestedperiods・

I977-79Thesecondco-ordinatedscientificinvestigationonOzeisconducted、

’984TbeEnvironmentAgencyapprovesa、``OzelCgionmanagementplan,,,including

a``heeze,,onaccommodalionfacilities,etc・

l985TheAssociationtoProtecttheOzecallsfbrtheprotectionofnature

l986ThemeetingtoProtecttheOzeisheldbyscholars,intellectualsandpoliticians・

l988Theproposalofthemeetingisissued,includingcallstoprotecttheOze・includ- ingamaintenance化eproposalissuedbytheMaintenanceMeasuresReportConference (MMRC)inthcEnvironmentAgencyalongwiththreeprefecturesandthreevillages、

l989MMRCclosesthcmountainclimbingpathontheeastsideofShibutusanVisitors arecheckedatfburcheckpoinIs:Hatomachipass,Oshimizu,Numayamapass,andMiike AweightedsystemfOrusersisannouncedUsersareaskedtopayapartofmaintenance expensesfOrtheinstallationofurinalsandgraywa(erprocessingtanksinl61odges,seven publicrestrooms,aswellasfbrwoodenroads・

l9901tisreportedthattheEnviron、entAgencyhasabandonedplansfbrvisitors,fees、

MMRCdecidestosetOzedistrictmainlenancemeasures・

l9920zeSummitisheldbythreeprefecturalgovernors・

l993SewageprocessingwithamalgamatedseptictanksgraduaUybegins・Tnnksare introducedatallthelodgesinOzebyl995・Sewageiscarriedoutthroughapipelineto outsideOzeTherefOre,allthelodgesadoptreservatio、Systems・

I994-96Thethirdco-ordinatedscientificinvestigationonOzeisconducted

l994TheOzeProtectionFoundationisestablished

l997TheeasternmountainclimbingpathfmmShibutusanisreopened.

lLTheActualNumberofClimbersinRecentYears

Sincel989,theMinistryoftheEnvironmenthasconductedannualsurveysonthe numberofclimbersfOrtheroughlyiiveandahalfmonthswhenthereisnosnowfalLFigure lshowsthenumbers,TheworsttendaysofcongestioneachyearareshowninTtlbleLThe Concentrationlevelrangesfromamaximumof22.6%toaminimumof19.296.20%of visitorsaregenerallyconcentratedinaperiodoftendays,whichisequaltoO、6%ormoreof thedayssurveyed・TheratioaccoldingtoentrancesisshowninFigure2Accordingly,the daysofcongestionandofcrowdedcoursesseemtocoincide、Thisresultsinovercrowding

atOze.

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llLOuestionnaireonRestrictionsofVisitorsandUserCharges

LSurveyMethod

Surveyarea=OzenumaVisitorsCenter,ChozoHutanditssurroundings,andOzenuma

mountainvillas、

Personssurveyed=Malesandfemalesoverl6yearsold

Sampling=Notspeciiiedbutrandomlyselectedhomamongclimbersrestingatthe

surveyareas、

Method=Questionnairefilledoutbyrespondents・

Periodofsurvey=TWosubsequentdays(Saturday,June20andSunday,June21, 1998)ThiscoincideswiththeseasonwhenJapancseskunkcabbagesbloomltisaweekof congestionlevelsland2・ItdrizzledonandofTonbothdays・

Validresponses=310.

Thepurposeofthesurveywastogelimpressionsfromclimbers,askthemifthey thoughtregulationswerenecessaryIorelievecongestionandalsotoaskwhetherthe numberofclimbersshouldbelimited,orifcollectingchargeswoulddecreasethenumber ofclimbers・Weaddedaquestionaboutwhethertheywouldapproveofafacilities-use chargeandaboutaproperamountfbrthecharge.

2.ProfiIeofRespondents

Sex:female,l76people(56.7%),malel34(43.2%)Age:underZOyearsold,11 (3.5%),twenties,83(26896),thirties,35(113%),fOrties,64(20.7%),fifties,99(32.0%),

over60,17(5.5%).RatioofclimberslTomdifferentareas:709%ofvisitorswe1℃fiPom TbkyoandthesixprefecturesoftheKantodistrict,andtherestwerefroml5prefectures,

rangingfromHokkaidotoFukuoka、Periodofstay:daytripornight-traindaytrip,153 (49.396),one-nightstay,122(39.3%),two-nightstay,32(10.3%),three-nightstay,2,and fOur-nightstay,LPlaceofstay:lodginghouse,56.6%,tent、14.6%,carorpensionhousc,

28.6%、Numberofotherpeopleintheparty:none,Spersons,onQ62persons,two,37,

three,34,four,26,morethanlive,143,uncertain,3.Typeofparty:mountaineeringassocia‐

tion,13,hikingclub,17,friends,142,families,75,tourgroups,59.

Numberofyearsofclimbing:firsttime,124,oneyeaEl5,twotothree,71,fOurtofive,

19,sixtoten,39,morethanclevenyears,37(however,somesaidthatOzedidnotlitinto

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thecategoryofamountain).FrequencyofvisitingOze:firsttime,180(58.2%),twice,63 (20.3%),tbreetimes,23(7.4%),lWelimes,18(5.8%),morethannvelimes,25(80%).

MeansoftransportationtotheentranceofOze:shuttlebus,63(20.3%),sightseeingbus,

166(53.5%),privatecar,69(22.2%),oIhers,12(3.8%).Nameofentrance:HatomachiPass,

54(17.4%),FUiimiPass,0,Oshimizu,78(25」%),NumayamaPass,155(500%),Miike 21,(6.7%),Okukinuma,qGinzanko,2(0.6%).Nameoftheexit:HatomachiPass,20 (6.4%),FlljimiPass,1(03%),Oshimizu,115(37.0%),NumayamaPass,142(45.8%),

Miike,30(9.6%),Ginzanko,I(03%).WemusttakeconsiderationoftheftICtthatthe investigationwasconduc[edatChozouhutinOzenuma,theVisitorsCenteranditssur‐

roundings,OzenumaVilla,andTbkyoDenryokuVilla・AccordingtoasuweybytheEnvi- ronmentAgency,aboutbalfofthevisitorsuseHatomachiPassasanenlranceThespecific figuresareHatomachiPass、49.9%,Oshimizu,8.1%,NumayamaPass,319%,Miike,

44%,Shibutusan,4.4%,andothers,0.9%

3.EntranceFees

TheimpressionsheldbyrespondenlsaboutOzewere:[fnllofnature(satisfied)],

796%,[fUⅡofpeople(dissatisfied)1,5.49Mneither],14.5%,andothers,0.3%、However,

thereseemstohavebeenquiteafewpeoplewhoanswered[neither],becausetheyhadjust gottenthereandweにnotinapositiontoanswerthequestionRegardingrestrictionson mountainclimbingtoprotectnaturQtheyanswered:[shouldnot]31.2%,[necessaryto someextent]68.7%・Atotalof67、2%ofthe[satisned]gloup,68.8%ofthe[、either]group,

and88.2%oflhe[dissatiMied]groupansweredthatrestriclionswerenecessary、The [dissatisfied]groupseemedtoexpectmorerestrictions・However,therewereonlyl7per- sonsinthe[dissatislied]groupWemusttakeintoconsiderationthatthesamplewastoo

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WhenweaskedtherespondentsIochosethemethodhrrestrictions,theiranswers were;[controlIhenumberofvisitorsL3999Musetollfees],32.8%,and[both],26.7%・

AndfOrtheamountomeeperpersol1,themaximumproposedwas¥20,000,theminimum

\300,andtheaverageamount¥2,085.

TheresuItsarCshowninT1able2andFigures3,4,and5.

Tklble3showswhetherdifferencesinsexorviewofmountaineering(stayinginthe Ozearea,inatentorinacottage:goingtothesnowcappedmountain)orimpressionhadan efTectontheamountofthefeeshowninTable3・Thosewhoanswered[dissatisfied]and those[stayingintheOzearea,andsIayedthere]tendedtocitehighentrancefees・Thesame thinghappenedinthe[tent,togototbesnowcappedmountains]group・

TherelationshipbetweenageandamountoffeewasafbllowsPeopleunder20years oldgaveanaverageligureof¥3,000,Ihoseintheirtwenties¥2,171,thoseintheirthirties

¥2,458,thoseintheirfbrties¥2,913,thoseintheirfifties¥1,376,andthoseintheirsixties

¥2,166.The¥2,913citedbypeopleintheirllortieswasthehighesLTherelationbetween transportationandfeewasaslbllCWS:peoplewhocamebyshuttlebuscitedanaverage ligureof¥1,645,thosebysightseeingbus,¥1,821,andthosebyprivatecarorothers,

\2,687.ThiswasthehighesLThec「osstota]oftransportationandimpression,andthe averageamountfOrfeesisshowninTRlble4

Intermsofffequencyofvisits,thesumgivenbypeopleinthe[fbrthelirsttime]group was¥2,012,[twice]¥1,935,[threetimes]¥2,500,[Hvetimes]¥2,333,and[morethanfive times]翌,384.TherewasatendencyfOrthechargetorisealongwiththehequencyofvisits・

WhenthiswasexaminedindividuaUy,outof66personswhowerevisitingOzefOrthefirst

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lookSatthereSpondentsgivenbythelivehigheslprefectures(Tbkyo,Saitama,Kanagawa,

Ibaragi,Chiba),whoseaverageamountwas¥2,325.GunmaPrefectureandTbchigiPrefec-

turehadonesampleeach,wiIhfigurescitedat¥1,000.

Next,Iwouldliketolookatthosewhoproposedahigh化eortherecuperationofall costs・Thereweretenpeopleinthel\5,0001groupOfthem,4were[satished]’4[dissatisfied],

and2[neitherl・Themeansoftransporlationwas[shuttlebus]1,[sightseeingbusl3,

[privatecarsorolhers]6,and9pcrsonsslayedinOze・Ofthem,4stayed[inatent],and4 went[to[hesnowcappedmountainIForlhefrequencyofvisit:onlyonepersonwasinthe category[fbrthelirsttime].CIimbingexperience:[iirsttime/oneyear]leachtwoyearsl,

withthe1℃maining7respondingovernveyears・TheyalllivedintheKantoregionexcept fOronewholivedinHokkaido、Byoccupation,theywereallfull-timeworkers・wilhthe

exceptionofonestudenl、Sex:Z11cmalesand8males・

Outsideofthosetenpeoplelherewere2personswhoanswelCd¥10,000and¥20,000, respectively,fOrtheentrancefec・BothhadvisitedOzeonadaylripfbrthefirstlimeand weresatisliedwitbit,Theywereintheirlbrties,wilhhlll-timejobs・Theyhadexperienced climbinglbrthree、andmorethantenyears,respectively、Thedifferencewasthatthe womanMO,000]wenttothesnowcappedmountainandtheman怪20,000]didnoLThey livedinEhilnePreilecturcandKanagawaPrefecture,respcctiveIy・

Theabove-mentionedtwelvepeoplehadclimbingexperienceaswellasahighconsid- era(ionfbrnatureconservationThe[dissatislied]grouptendcdtocitehighfiguresfbr

entranceibes,whichmeansthattheywishedtodecreasethcnumberofvisitors、These resultsagreewiththoseconductedbyAkihiroKobayashi.

4.UtilityFeeS

Thenextquestioninvolvedwhoshouldbeartheexpensesfbrtheexpansionofthe sewagedisposalItlcilitiesandfOrthemainIenanceofwoodenpathsandropesetc,inorder nottoduplicatewhencollectingfees・Ofrespondents,thosewhofavoredlinancing[mainte- nancewithutilitychargeslwas18.3%,[maintenancebytheEnvironmentAgencyand

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Accordingloimpression,the[satislied]groupanswered¥899,the[dissatisfied]¥1,464,the

[neither]¥948.The[dissatisfied]grouphavethehigherfree・TheresultsareshowninT1able

5,andFigure6showsthedistributionoftheamountofmoney

Theaverageamountofmoneyaccordingtoagewas\Ll66ibrthoseunder20years old,\972intheirtwenties.\958intheirthirties,\LOOOintheirfOrties,\826intheirfifties, and¥1,076intheirsixties,Uti1itychargesaccordingtollormofvisitwere¥860fbr[aday trip],¥1,021for[stayorstayedl¥L312[withtentsLand¥Ll66[tothesnowcapped mountainlThe[tents]grouphadthehighestngure、The[males]gaveahigherligure 伴1,005)than[females](\892).Intermsoffrequencyofvisits・thosein[thelirsttime]

categoryciに.¥867,[twice]¥1,034,[threetimesl¥852,llivetimes]¥1,000and[morethan

livetimes]¥L236.ThechargerosealongwilhfTcquencyofvisitsThisisshowninT1ables

6and7.

DividedbymeansoftransportationtoOze,aiigureof¥922wasgivenbythosecoming by[shuttlebusL¥876by[sightseeingbus]and¥],090by[privatecarorothers]・Intermsof areaofresidence,theaverageamountofthetopliveprefecturcswas¥963,andthatof TbkyoandthesixprefecturesinKantowas¥958.Thatofotherplaceswas¥907.

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IVGThePossibilityofRestrictionsandUtilityCharges

1.MethodsProposed

lhavealreadypresentedthefactthat600,OOOvisitorsayearisexcessivefromthe viewpointofenvironmentalprotectionandoftheabilityofpeopletoelUoyapIeasant atmospherewithnatureThebigproblemisthatlhecrowdinginOzeoccursnotsimply duringtheseasonwithoutsnow,butduringspecincperiods,asshowninTnble2、HelC,I

shallexaminewhetheritwouldbefeasibletourgevisitorsnottocongregateonspecific

daysRyUjiT1akigasakireportsthattheprimarypurposeofpeoplevisitingOzeistoseethe

JapaneseskunkcabbageHowers,andmostofIhemwanttogohikingtoOzegaharaor aroundOzenumaasadaytripSincetheirmainpurposeistoseeskunkcabbageHowersand dew,orautumnleaves,itisconsidereddifficulttodispersethemoverdiffelcntdays、In

ordertosolvethissituation・amaintenancefeetocontrolthenumberofvisitorswas proposedbytheDiscussionGroup

lnpractice,itishardtolevy[Maintenancehorpreservation]or[Cooperationmoney]

undertheexistinglegalsysIem,aspointedoutbyYasutakaAbe・MineoKatoproposedin l990thattheaimoftheenvironmentalpreservationfeewasnot“toimposethefUllexpense onpolluters,,but“tosetafeenotsohighthatitwouldpreventpeoplefromcoming.,,This

meansasystemtocollectpartoftheexpensewithoutcausingtoomuchtrouble,andnotto collectthewholeexpensefromvisitors・

Healsoproposedanewcompetitivetendersystemfbrpermits・Thisproposalwould controlthenumberofvisitorsbymeansofregulatingtheinHuxoftransportationintoOze,

Themethodwouldmean“loexaminethepossiblenumberofvisitorsperday,todecidethe

numberofpermitstobeissued,andtosellthembytender、However,localshuttlebuses wouldbeexcluded,astheyaredailymeansoftransportationfOrthevisitors・Climbers cominginabuswithoulapermitcouldberefUsedentryintoOzebytheEnvironment Agency,andthiscouldhelpeasesomecongestio、.,,

Thisideaseemsperfectintheory、Butwhether“TefUsingentry,,canbepracticed

withoutconfUsionisthemostdifficultproblem

KeijiNakajimaoftheEnvironmentAgency,snationalparksectionsaidtheauthorities couldnevcrrefuseaccesstovisitorsoveracertainnumber・Katohimse]freportedthatthose

whodonothavepermissionarenotalwayswellcontrolledintheUnitedStates・Opinionis

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dividedoverwhetherthepeoplewillagreetomanagementinnatureparks・Thismight contradictthepolicyofimproving‘`contactwithnaturC,,bytheEnvironmentAgency NatuTeConservationBureauplanningdepartment・

AtpresentwhilethereismuchcriticismregardingthepolicyofFUjisato-machiAkita Preiecture,whichadvocateslotallestriction,andtheoutcomeofthedisputeisstillindoubt,

muchdiscussionwillbeneededbefOreput(ingintoactualpracticetheLawpertainingto NaturalParkswhichdeniesentryintoparks.

2.LimitingtheNumberofVisitors

lnoursurvey,27%ormoreofrespondentssaidtheywou1dagree``tolimitthenumber ofvisitors.,,AsitwouldbeimpracticallosimplyrefUseentranceaIthegatesimplybecause acertainnumberwasexceeded,certincatesfOrentrywouldhavetobeissuedinacertain lb「m,ineitberorderofarrivalorbyIoUery・This,ofcourse,wouldentailadministrative costs・Consequently,visitorswou1dnaturally化elthattheyarepayingfbrsomethin9.It wouldmakenodifferencewhetberthccostswerenorcntrance化e5.utilitylbesorpermits,

sinceinanycasetheyarenotfree

Withregardtocampingfees,camperscanunderstandtheIeewhichcompensatesfOr theexpenseofpitchingtcnIsthereorusingrestroomsal1dwater、Thisiseasyfbrthepublic tounderstandThevalueofservicesandexpensesisundcrstandabIebecauseitisconcluded thenandthere・However,whatdotheythinkaboutemrypermits?

SomethinkthetroubleofhavingtogothroughproceduresbefOrehandwouldbe effectiveindecreasingthenulnberofvisitors、Consideringthatmorethanhalfofallvisitors usesightseeingbuses,travelagenciesandbuscompanieswouldapplyfOrpermitstogetheE and(henecessarynumberofpermitswouldbesecured、Consequentlythiswouldnotbean

obstacle

TheexamplesoftheUnitedStatespresentedbyKato,wherethenumberofpermitsis about200adayatmoslandthefeeis$3,cannotbecomparedwithOze,AfteralLcharging feesinOzewouldberelatedtolimitinglhenumberofvisitors・Sincetheexpensesinvolved intheprocedureareunclear,itwouldbediHiculItocarryoutthisproposalatplesent.

3.OpimionsregardiHBgRestrictions

Thenumberofrespondentsinoursurveyanswering[thenumberofvisitorsshouldnot berestrictedl,31.2%,wassimilartothenumbercallingfOrcoststobebomeby[prefectures andtheEnvironmentAgencyLi.e、31.0%.Acrossanalysisofdatashowsthat43people,

、akingupl38兜of310people,gavctheselwoanswers・Onotheritems,thesepeople answeredasfbllows:[satislied]36,[dissatished]0,and[neilherl7・Thisgroupwasclearly opposedtochargingfees,andbelievedthatnationalparksshouIdbemanagedbygovem‐

mentoradministrativebodieswithoutanyregulaIionofvisitors,Amongthe54peoplewho wereagainst1regulatingvisitors]andinHavorof[chaIgingfeeltherewere53whoan‐

swered[somerestrictionsareneeded1meaningthaltheyacceptedregulationsonvisitors butdidnotwanttopayfees、Amongthemtheaverageamountoffeeproposed,by21 people,was¥1,371.Anotherllpeoplechose[restrictbynumberLandtheaveragefeethey proposedwas¥1,604.ThefeeproposedbylOpeoplewhoselected[restrictbyfeesandby number]was¥1,230,thelowestamounlamongthegroupwithatleastlOsamples・They sccmedtodesire[Hexibleregulationl

Accordingtooursurvey,thosewhosupportedrestrictionsonvisitorswerealsothe groupswhoproposedhighratesfOrfees・Mostof[hemwereinthe[dissatislied]group,and

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fromtheKantodistrict、Thenextlargestgroupwasthewhole[dissatisfied]group,thethird

was[neitherLthefburth[salisfied]andthelifth[againstutilityfees]butwhoaccepted [entrancefeesl

4.ClimberSDon,tCarefOrCrowds

Experts,experiencedclimbersandpeoplewhoarestronglyinterestedinnatureconser‐

vationrecognize[heobviousfactthatOzeisovercrowdedonspeciHcdaysbecauseofan excessivenumberofvisitors・Theproblemishowtodecreasethenumberofclimbers・Ways todealwiththisincludethe“maintenancecharge,,suggestedbytheAssociationtoprotect natureofOzeandthe``tendersystem,,thatKatohasproposed・

AnexcessivenumberofclimbersvisitOzeoncertainspecilicdays,andthisisconsid- eredtohaveaharmfUleffectonnatureconservation.However,towhomdoesthisconcern?

Katostatesthatatpresent,theproblemwithOzeismorethenaturalratherthanecosystem capacity,andthattheexcessivenumberofclimbersisnotgoodfOrthegeneralvisitors

TheOzeprotectiongrouphasenumeratedthefbllowingproblems・First,thereisthe effectonnature,andnext、theeffectonclimbersthemselves,Le・thefactthatovercrowded roads,increasingwaitingtimesatrestrooms,andtraflicjamswouldbecomehindrancesin timesofemergency

NotonlytheJapanNaturePreservationAssociationbutalsotheEnvironmentAgency

fbcusonthispoint・ThelodgeoperatorsbelievethattheirmanagementefHciencyandprofit ratewouldimproveifthenumberofguestsremainsconstantthroughouttheyearand

accommodationsarealwaysatnearfUllcapacity・TherefblC,alixednumberofvisitors systemandtheimplementationofreducedratesbytheChozocottagecouldinducea

dispersionofcrowdstosomedegreeandcouldbebenelicialtoguestsjodgemanagersand

natureconservationalikc

Whatdovisitorsthinkaboutthismatter?Naturally,thesuccessfUldispersionofcrowds

wouldallowthemtotakeleisurelystrollsratherthantowatchHowersamongcrowdsalong thewoodenpaths・AccordingtoasurveybytheOzeProtectionFoundationeventhough 832%ofthevisitorsareawareofthefactthatSaturdaysandSundaysarecrowded,they

stillswarminonthosedays、

Inresponsetoaquestionnaire(3,523responses)conductedbytheOzeProtection

Foundation,30.4%ofrespondentswhowerevisitingonaweekdaysaidthey[wishedthey

couldhaveavoidedthecrowds],and35.0%onweekdayssaidthatthey[restedwelllThe problcmisinJapan,svacationsystemorsocialenvironment

Next,ifclimbersfeelthatcrowdingisunpleasant,theywillnaturallyavoidvisiting Ozeonweekends、TheresultsofthepICsentsurveyshowedthefOllowing:42.4%were

visitingfOrthelirsttime,42.7%Zto5times,and14.9%morCthan5times・Inthe

Takigasakireport(Mayl997,l76samples,ageover40),over50%ofmalesandroughly 40%offemalessaidtheyhadvisitedOzemorethantwice,meaningtheywere1℃peatersln

oursurvey,58.2%hadvisitedlbrthefirsttime,20.3%twice,7.4%threetimes,5.8%live

times,and8.0%morethan5times・Eachdatasetshowsadifferentratioofrepeaters・I

wouldliketofbcusparticularattentiononthemesultsofthesurveybytheOzeProtection

Foundation・

Inordertoreviewtheseresults,weaskedvisitorsinoursurveyabouttheirimpression,

asfbllow:“PleasecircleyourimpressionaboutOze.A・Fullofnatu正(satisfied)B、Fullof people(dissatisfied)CNeither.,,The1℃sults,asshowninT1able2,wereA:79.6%,B:5.4%

andC14.5%・AsmentionedearlieEsomepeoplewhoanswered[Neither]mighthavejust

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arrivedandnotyethadanimpressiom

lntheabove-mentionedTilkigasakireport,thesurveyeeswereover40yearsold・The [velysatisfied]glUupmadeup56%,the[somewhatsatisned]36%,the[somewhatdissatisfied]

7%andthe[notsatisfiedatall]1%、Thismeansthat90%weresatisfiedwiththepresent conditionofOzeTbthequeslionofwhcthertheywantedtovisitOzeagain,42%said [definitely],49%[ifpossible]’9%[maybenot]and0%[neverl

Fromtheseresults,wecanseethatordinarypeopledonotseemtomindthecrowding inOzeasseriouslyasexpertsorpeoplewhohaveastronginterestinnaturereservation ThismaybesimilartowhatwasfOundintheKobayashireport:“whenthereisabigcrowd peopleseemtothinkofitassmallerthantheactualnumber”and“becausetheyalready haveexpectationsthattheexperiencewillbeunpleasantduetocrowding,theymaysetthe limitatahigherlevelthanwhatwouldactuallycausethemdiscomfOrtj,

Consequently,theproblemisnarrowedtowhethernaturewillbedamagedtoanextent

thatitwillnotbeabletorecover・

Next,wewillstudythispointfilrther、Isitthat,becauseofbadmanners,somevisitors refusetofOllowthespeciliedrouteandenduptramplingonrareAlpineHoraandftluna?

SomevisitorstakepicturesagainstlCgulations,andtherearethusacertainpercentageof suchill-mannelCdpeople・However,theextentofthisdamagewouldnotmatterwhether suchindividualsvisitOzeonaweekendoraweekday・Ithasbeenreportedthat“TheHora andfaunahavebeenrestoredandnatureisHourishingagainThemovementtohavevisitors takebackwasteandgarbagehasbecomerooted・Filthywaterisdrainedoutsideofthearea throughpipelines,asthedisposalfacilitieshavebeencompleted.,,Thus,thereisnoproblem aslongasthenumberofpeopledoesnotexceedthecapacityofthesystemtodrainoff

contaminatedwater・

Fromthevisitors,pointofview,crowdingonSaturdaysandSundaysduringspecific periodsmatterslittle・Theopinionwasexpressed,however,inablankanswerspaceinthe surveybyOzePro[ectionFoundation,thatcollectingfeesmightbeagoodidea、

ClimberswhoweresatisliedandvisitedOzemanytimessaidintheiranswersthat someregulationswerenecessalyJamcuriousaboutthei「trueintentionsltmustbethat theywanttoseesundewHowersandautumnleavesevenittheparkiscrowded・Actually,

theywanttoavoidvisitingoncrowdeddays,butcanno(dosobecausetheycannottakedays offastheywish.

5.UtilityFeesBornebyBeneliciaries

Atpresent,whenaclimberusesvarioushlcilities,somechargesarecollectedas voluntalycontributions,etc,bulitisregrettablethattheamountandcontributionratesare notveryhighinthecaseofOze・Theutilitychalgeisoftencollectedatspecifiedcamping areasinnationalparksfbrseuinguplems・InOze,thelodgeisusedfbrcollectingmoney commissionedbytheForestryAgency,at¥400pernightperpersonThecampersconsider thisamounttobefairfOrtheServices・Butcriticismmayariseifthequalityofserviceis thoughttobelessthantheamountofpayment,becausetheypaymoneyandexpectservice inexchange

lnaddition,somevisitorsdonottakenoteofthefactthattheyarewalkingfreeof chargeonplivateproperty,andtakeitfbrgranledthattheydon,thavetopayfOrthe maintenanceoflandwhichbelongstothepnvatesectonInoursurvey,30%ofpeoplesaid theythoughtitwasnaturalfOrtaxestocoverthcmaintenanceofgovernment-ownedland・

Ozeismanagedwithoutmuchtroublethroughtheeffortsofthepartiesconcemed,although

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thercissomedisparityintheiropinions、TheTbkyoElectricPowerCompanymaintainsthe woodenpathsonitslandatitsownexpenseSomepeoplehavevoicedtheopinionthatthe lodgesshouldbearthesewagedisposalcostssincetheyraiseprolits・

Inoursurvey,weaskedwhoshouldcoverthecostfbr``、atureconservation,,The1℃sult wasthatmorethan7096answeredthatusersalsoshouldbearsomeresponsibility・The averageamoumofmoneycitedwas¥94LOfthe214respondents,97answeredthatit shouldbe¥500.AfUrther79saiditshouldbe¥1,000,andthusitwasonly20%orsoof respondentswhogavehighanswers,raisingtheaverage、Itisobviousthatthesetwogroups havedifferentopinions・Thiscanbeseenamongthe“dissatisfied,,andthosewhoanswered

``neither.,,Theyarewillingtopaysomekindofafee,butthenfeelthatthosewhocollectthe feesmusttakefUllresponsibilityfbrmanagingOze、Somesaythatthiscouldleadtoa lowelingofmoralstandardsregardingnaturalconservation,butthereisnocausefbrworTy・

Fromtheabove-menlioneddata,itseemsthatcollectingafeeof¥1,OOOmightbe practicalifthevisitorsunderstandthepurposeorifthebalancesheetoftheincomeand expenseaccountsareopenedtothepublicAproblemwillremainregardinghowtodeal withthosewhodonotwanttopay.

VAPreferableWayForward

Oursurveyresultsmadecleartheaverageopinionofvisitors、Theybelievethatlbes shouldbe¥2,OOOfbrclimbersand¥],OOOfbrordinaryvisitors;theyalCsatisfiedwithOze andwouldliketovisititagaininaleisurclywayAtthesametime,theysupportthe impositionofsomerestrictions・HoweveHconsideringthetravelexpensefOrgettingtoOze,

theydon,tthinkthatchargingjust\2,000wouldbeaneffectivemeasurefbrdecreasingthe numberofclimbersCharging¥1,OOMorfacilitieshomeachvisitorwouldbrillgincomeof

\600miuionfromtheroughly600,O00visitorsayear・Itseelnsthatthisamountwould sufficetooperatethefacilities・WecouldstudythisideafUrthermoreinthefUture・The EnvironmentAgencyisrequesti、9tbatconIributionsbemadewhenrestroomsareused

\Z00fbranadulLand¥lOOfbrachildischargedatChozohutandShimotashiro・Only whentheclimbersandvisitorsfUllyunderstandwhythechargeshavetobemadeshouldthe systembestarted・Anothermethodwouldbetomaketheenvironmentsuchthatpeople don,tconcentrateintothearea,ashasbeendiscussedinmanylields・Inordertocarrythis out,itwouldbenecessarytoconsidertransportfacilitiesandtoregulatetraffic、

TheenvironmentofOzchasbeenlhreatenedbydamdevelopmentandtheroad constructionpromotedbythegovernment・Thoughthedamconstructionwascancelled,the roadconstmctioncontinueduntilamaloroppositionmovementarose.``RemoteOze,,has become`§AccessibleOze.,,AsaresulLsome600,OOOvisitorsyearlycometoOze,which trulyhasmanycharms・Recently,withtheriseofnatureconservationmovements,andwith greaterunderstandingbythcparticsconcernedaboutlherealstateofaffairs,government measuresappeartohavechangedForexample,``theextensionoftheroadtoSanpeiPass wascancelled,andthereareplanstoplanttreesontheroadway,,,or“someaccess「oadsin Ozemayberemoved,,,etc、

GunnmaPrefectureadmitsthatitspastpolicieshavebeenfailures、lthastakenmore thanaquarterofcentury,however,tochangethepolicy・Iftheroadstothebothpasses,

HatomachiandNumayama,wereclosedandabolished,theproblemoftheexcessiveuseof Ozecouldvirtuallybesolved・AccordingtoacasestudyonwoodlandpathsintheSouthem

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AlpscalTiedoutbyKiuchLthenumberoffemaleandmiddle-agedvisitorsincreasedaftera pathwasopened,Theywereprobablytravelingingroupsorwithfamilies・Generally,the easieritistoenterthemountain,thegreaterthenumberofvisitors、Howevenwhen changingpolicies,itisnecessarytogettheagreementofpeoplewhomakealivingfrom tourismandpeopleoperatingthelodges・Manyargumentsmayariseoveraccessrightsto nationalparks、ComparedwithShiroumaSekkeiofShiroumadake,thedifferencemalti- tudeinOzeissmalLandtheunderstandingofthepeoplecouldbeobtainedonrevivingthe

oldmountainpath・

Thenatulelostduetodevelopmentprqlectsshouldberestoredtoitspristinestate;lhis wouldmakeitdifficultandtime-consumingtoclimbthemountainsPeopleshouldnot

comeinamoodfOrhikingThiswouldimprovethesituationofexcessiveuse

Thedevelopmentssuchasroadsandropeways,whichcauseenvironmentaldes【ruc- tionshouldnolongerbepermittedinandaroundnationalparks、Physicalstrengthandskill shouldbenecessarytoelljoynaturcThisisnotastrategyfbrreducingtheburdenonnature butalsoaftlndamentalconsidera【ion、Theaboveistheessenceofmyconclusion,thoughit

isnotaspectacularone・

Overthepastthreeyears,Ihenumberofclimbershasbeenbetween450,OOOand

420,OOOpeople・ThenumberhassettledbackdowntotheIevelwbichexistedbefbrel989、

TherefOre,someofthetrafficrestrictionhasbeeneasedthroughthegoodintcntionsof peoplesuchasownersofsouvenirshopsandcottages,whoseincomedependsmainlyon

tourism

Thisthesisisbasedon“LQjyatoGendaiShakai,,,publishedbyHoseiUniversityon March31,1999.IaddedrecentdctailsandsomefeaturesofJapanesenationalparksfbrthe interestoffOreigners・IfyouneedmoTedetails,pleaserefertotheoriginalthesis.

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