A STUDY ON USER CHARACTERISTIC AND EFFECT OF ALLOTMENT GARDEN

Abstract

The effect of the allotment garden includes an environmental preservation, an educative effect, and a community function. The purpose of this study is to clarify the user's characteristics and the effect of allotment garden. In this study "the community farm YUI" was opened as a mean for the regional community reproduction. The main conclusions are follows. The main applicant for use in the allotment garden are men who are 50 years old or more. In the choice of the allotment garden, a use charge, a distance from home, and an agricultural guidance were the major factors. The effects of allotment garden are the effect to live for, effect of agricultural understanding, and the effect of exchange between participants.