Permitted activities in urban parks can promote community interaction and contribute to community revitalization by enabling utilization that involves residents, such as festivals and community events. This study aimed to clarify some psychological and behavioral burdens that residents face when implementing in such activities and to evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop (WS) in alleviating these burdens. Using a WS in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, as a case study, this study analyzed the degree to which participants perceived these burdens and the effectiveness of the WS through questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews with WS participants and organizers. The results showed that the most significant burden was the "opaqueness of the application procedures." Participation in WS did not contribute to understanding the application procedures. However, it did help reduce the psychological distance between WS participants and the administration. Furthermore, it promoted team formation among WS participants, thereby helping to resolve the burden, “establishing an implementing team.” Results indicated that the formation of teams among WS participants and relationships between WS participants and the administration through WS enabled citizens to transition from the preparation to the implementation stage for permitted activities.
Inoshita et al. (Thu,) studied this question.