STUDY ON THE PRESENT CONDITION AND THE DIRECTION OF IMPROVEMENT AT THE HISTORICAL CITY CORE IN LOCAL SMALL CITIES

Abstract

Purpose of this paper is to clarify the present condition and the direction of improvement at the historical city core in local small cities. 262 autonomies in Japan defined as those cities. Now, they have the problem that commercial activity and the population aredeclining in those area. And most autonomy's staff have the direction of improvement that they havedeveloping the commercial district, but 8% autonomy's staff have the differentdirection.They have the view to decrease the commercial district and to change theremainders for the residential district. And these autonomy have the same distinction that city core's position is lower and they don't have much foundation of past city planning.