Transition of the coastal forest reserve in Kanazawa City and the involvement of local communities

This paper aims to clarify the conservation and management system by multiple local stakeholders adapt transition of function use coastal forest. We focused on forests Kanazawa City with recreational facilities, understand forest based community, establishment a for reserve. The development projects have been carried out villages since Meiji period, current were formed through large-scale afforestation promoted as national policy in 1950’s, many them are owned city or prefecture. characterized recreation facility led community association users, conjunction activities. park golf users main enabled activities related reserve be part daily course has played an important role establishing voluntary stakeholders.