Abstract
Green Bank activity refers to a program that preserving existent trees and developing recycle of these trees in rebuilding housing complexes. These activities have been strongly recommended by Urban Renaissance Agency. The purposes of the present study were to investigate the reactions or responses of residents at Midoricho, Musashino-shi housing complex to Green Bank activities, and to evaluate the effects of Green Bank activity . As a result, 98% of residents have positive response to general Green Bank activity and 97.1% of residents considered positive opinion to preserve or transplant existent trees in their rebuilding housing complex. Furthermore, results of our survey clearly presents as following facts; New residents at Midoricho housing complex have more positive responses to Green Bank activities than the returning residents who had lived at the housing complex before rebuilding do. 98% of residents have positives opinion about recycling wood from existent trees in rebuilding house complex. 97.3% of residents think Green Bank activity should be conducted continuously. Taken together, it is apparent that Green Bank activities, which are preserving, reconstructing, and recycling existent natural green environment, is important for better daily life.
