Evaluation of a Regional Reactivation Project by the WSR System Methodology

This paper presents a research result of promoting and evaluating a regional revitalization project based on the WSR system methodology. The paper introduces a regional revitalization project in Japan, and it explains the promotion and evaluation of the regional revitalization project by the WSR system methodology. From this research, the authors show that the WSR system methodology is useful in promoting as well as in evaluating such a social project. DOI: 10.4018/jkss.2012040103 International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, 3(2), 42-50, April-June 2012 43 Copyright © 2012, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. promoting and evaluating this project based on the WSR system methodology (Gu & Zhu, 2000; Gu & Tang, 2005; Gu, 2006; Zhu, 2000, 2004). This paper first considers the regional revitalization project of Hakusan Foothills from the aspects of human, subject and matter. Then the paper presents the questionnaires to persons working for the regional revitalization project. After analyzing the questionnaires, the paper shows the usefulness of the WSR system methodology in promoting as well as evaluating such a social project.