2000 年 65 巻 527 号 p. 185-192
The study aims at clarifying residents evaluation of living environment with natural-forests and natural geographical features in detached housing area through questionnaire survey to residents and field investigation survey. The following results are take into consideration. 1. The residents who live with natural environment give a higher evaluation against their living environment in particular natural landscape, co-living with animals, and sense of seasons. 2. Those residents tend not to feel less burden to maintain their garden. 3. However, inadequate maintenance of their garden anticipates negative impacts to neighbors. 4. The residents who have their garden at slope give a higher evaluation on good vista, sunshine and ventilation, on the other hand give negative evaluation on useful of garden. 5. Accordingly it would be of importance to formulate a better management role and method of garden, rise of social awareness on necessary of maintenance of trees for maximizing residents' satisfaction on their environment.