A Study of the Roles and Actual Situation of Streets as Public Space in an Urban Central District

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  • 都心部における公共空間としてのストリートの役割とその実態に関する研究
  • Focusing on the Significance in the Urban Policy, Spatial Usage and User’s Perception of Nihon-Odori Street , Yokohama City
  • 横浜市日本大通りにおける都市政策上での位置づけ・空間利用実態・利用者意向に着目して

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<p>The research aims to clarify the roles and actual situation of the streets in an urban central district by identifying (1) the functions of main street as public realm, (2)the activities of users and (3)their opinions and preferences on the current condition of the street. The target site is Nihon-Odori street in Yokohama City, which is one of the most representative streets constructed in the Japanese modernization era and integrated into the part of ‘Green Axis' in 70's urban design project. The paper interviewed a designer of the renovation in the 2000s, the user observation survey and questionnaire. As results, it indicates the function of the Nihon-Odori was updated for pedestrian activities due to several transformations. It also suggests that the users prefer not only vibrancy by event programs but also the comfortability by the well-managed landscape and greenery. The paper concludes that such comfortability is the crucial key of Japanese street design and management, and future renovations should enhance it by inclusive detail design.</p>

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