DERIVATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT CHECK AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE COMMISSIONED WELFARE VOLUNTEERS IN SHRINKING SLOPE AREA

−Case study of the practice in the Edamitsu-niku district−

Abstract

This paper examines the process of introducing the residential environment check and improvement program in Edamitsu-niku. In this district, which did not have a basic community event, the program gradually expanded the subject of checking from vacant houses and land to become established. The participation of the commissioned welfare volunteers in this process was a unique development. This indicates that the commissioned welfare volunteers can function as information hubs in the living environment management of the area they are responsible for.