生態工法灌溉渠道對社區居民休閒效益之研究-以嘉南大圳新營支線為例

國內過去對水圳或灌溉系統之研究多與工程理論或經濟效益有關，近年來由於農村休閒旅遊與生態工程的興起，開始有相關議題之研究探討。由於經生態工法改建之灌溉渠道，其主要目的之一為希望能夠提供給當地社區居民做休閒使用，因此本研究以已改建並使用之嘉南大圳新營支線為個案，來調查分析當地社區居民使用之情形以及其對當地社區居民產生的休閒效益。本研究採用觀察法、訪談法與問卷調查法來進行實證調查研究。現場觀察發現，在使用新營支線綠美化空間的居民當中，使用者的性別是以女性居多，年齡層方面則是以中年人為最多，其使用之情形主要可以歸納出散步、運動、休息聊天、玩耍以及遛狗等類型。而在訪談方面，受訪者主要是以身兼管理者身分的當地社區居民為主，從訪談過程當中得知，居民在使用新營支線的情形是幾乎天天都有人在使用它，且使用的時間是遍及一整天，使用類型與現場觀察類似，有時也會在此舉辦一些大型的社交活動，如：中秋節烤肉活動；居民在休閒效益的感受上以心理、經濟與環境等層面為主。問卷調查受訪者主要為新營區大宏里居民，年齡多在50歲以上，職業以家庭主婦較多；在休閒遊憩特性方面，調查結果顯示半數受訪者最常從事於運動的休閒活動，其餘無論是使用時間性質、使用的時間或是同伴性質並無明顯集中分佈情形；另外，根據因素分析結果將休閒效益歸納為個人與社交兩大效益。差異性分析結果發現，年長的使用者較能感受到其社交效益，每天使用該休憩空間的當地居民對整體的休閒效益之感受較高。本研究也依據此次的研究結果分析與討論，提出幾項建議，以供相關單位以及後續研究之參考。

關鍵字

休閒效益；生態工法；嘉南大圳

並列摘要

In Taiwan, the research related to canals or irrigation systems has placed emphasis on engineering theory or economic benefits. In recent years, because of the fast development of rural tourism and ecological engineering, some authors have begun to conduct research related to these issues. One of the main purposes of rehabilitating irrigation canals by eco-engineering method is to provide recreational space for the local community residents. Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating and analyzing the usage of this eco-engineering irrigation canal and its leisure benefits for local communities, using Shin-Ying branch of Chia-Nan canal as a case study. This study was conducted by using the method of observation, interviews and questionnaires. The result of site observation showed that the users of Shin-Ying Branch green space are mostly female and middle aged, and the main use type can be categorized into walking, exercising, resting and chatting, playing and walking the dogs. In the interview, the interviewees were mainly administrators of this place, who were also the residents of local communities. They said one could find users in this place anytime of the day, and the use types were similar to the site observed. Some community activities were sometimes held in this place, such as Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue. The interview results revealed that the more significant leisure benefits of this space were psychological, economic and environmental benefits. The respondents of questionnaire survey were mainly the residents at the age above 50 living in Da-Hong village, Shin-Ying district. Most of them were housewives. As for the aspect of leisure and recreation characteristics, more than half of the respondents liked doing exercise in this place; and there were no significant concentrated distributions in other characteristics. Based on the result of factor analysis, the leisure benefits were classified into personal and social benefits. According to the results of difference-analysis, the elderly residents perceived more social benefits than the others, and the residents, who used this place on a daily basis, perceived the higher benefits overall. Finally, this study also makes several management suggestions for the related administration and the follow-up study.