A Study on the Impact of Natural Disaster to the Number of Visitors of Forest Recreational Areas

• Main Authors: Jin-Shu Dai, 戴錦淑
• Other Authors: Chyi-Rong Chiou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14395564228438025965

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 森林環境暨資源學研究所 === 97 === The number of visitors of Taiwan’s forest recreational areas is increasing recently. According to the census done by Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, the number of visitors to the principal scenic spots in Taiwan in 2008 is 148,222,806, and 3.02% of tourists were counted in forest recreational areas. The number of visitors visiting the recreational areas of Taiwan boosted from 3,746,657 in 2004 to 4,475,908 in 2008, and the number reached a new high in 2007; Furthermore, there were 4,659,952 visitors in 2007. Taiwan is located on Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. The position also belongs to the tropical ocean which is always struck by typhoons. The amount of being struck by earthquakes or typhoons is huge every year. Nevertheless, most of forest recreational areas are located in mountain regions, and these are a part of outdoor recreation. As Taiwan is visited by earthquakes or typhoons, these areas are often struck. Tourist’s travel willingness is decreased by this situation. This study is going to analyze the data of the number of visitors and the gross rate of the numbers of visitors from 1994 to 2008 by correspondence analysis, class these forest recreational areas, and analyze the data of central Taiwan’s four forest recreational areas which were struck by more natural disasters by intervention model.