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H. Okuzono

Abstract

A comparative study on marina development and recreational boating in Perth, Auckland and Fukuoka H. Okuzono Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka 813, Japan 1. Introduction The great increase in demand for oceanic recreational activities in Japan has necessitated the construction of a great many marinas in the most efficient way. It has become important to collect precise data concerning how marina facilities and pleasure boats are being used when drawing up plans for this construction. As it has not been long since a first example of such a marina was built in Japan, the standard of Japanese technology used for this is presumed to be far lower than that of European and American technology, owing to lack of experience. Also, the author has to say that no accepted way of designing and constructing marinas has been made available in Japan so far. For the purpose of determining the proper size and effective use of a marina in a medium-size

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