A STUDY ON LANDSCAPE FORMATION AND LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION IN CENTRAL TOKYO

Focusing on the special district for urban regeneration in the Tokyo metropolitan area

Abstract

This study clarified the relationship between urban renewal and urban landscape, focusing on special urban renewal zones in central Tokyo. Through reading of draft plans and interviews with each municipality, we grasped the flow of special zone projects and highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of each. As a result, the following findings were obtained regarding landscape formation associated with urban regeneration through special zones: “landscape guidance with an awareness of continuity among special zone projects,” “existence of consultative organizations effective in reflecting local characteristics,” and “landscape formation tends to depend on the composition of the organizations.