STUDY ON RESIDENT'S LIVING SPACE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUSTMENT BEHAVIOR IN EDO “MACHIYASHIKI” DURING SUMMER BASED ON HISTORICAL MATERIALS IN THE EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD

Evaluation of summer thermal environment in the residential areas for the Edo townsmen in the late Edo period considering the resident's living activities Part 2

Abstract

In this study, the daily changes in the resident's living space and their environmental adjustment behavior in summer was examined, aiming at evaluating the thermal environment in the Edo townsmen's residential area using the numerical simulation. The information of resident's living activities was extracted from the historical materials in the Edo and Meiji period, concerning the types of the residents and the daily time sections. The resident's living space and environmental adjustment behavior was identified from those extracted resident's living activities, and the characteristics of the daily changes of living space and environmental adjustment behavior were grasped.