1998 Volume 63 Issue 508 Pages 51-58
We deal with low-rise housing areas in the metropolitan area as the object of this paper, and look upon the close-at-home outdoor spaces (e.g. paths, parks and squares) as common use spaces for neighborhood residents. This paper analyses the special character, functions and roles of the common use spaces, and the planning elements that residents can take part in conservation and re-improvement of the spaces. The method of the analyses is to compare the utilization of the spaces and the consciousness of the spaces with 3 different housing areas. As the result of the analysis, we can find that the common use spaces are tend to exist within residents' cognitive territories, some different spaces take partial charge of roles each other, and squares have some subjects for conservation and reimprovement to take over as the valuable common use spaces for residents.
