A Study on Planning concept and Characteristics of use of 'Public Open Space' and 'Effective Open Space'

Abstract

This paper aims to obtain finding to promote use of "Public Open Space" and "Effective Open Space" as lively space. Findings are as follows: 1.Through survey of "Japan-Architect" magazine, fifty two articles which contain planning concepts are found. 2.These are classified into five types. Those planning concept have been changed from Assistance of Transportation-system and Landscape-Planting to Lively Space and Creation of Image. 3.In the latter case, a trend that movable devices to achieving lively space are frequently put are revealed through firsthand observations. 4.Through behavior tracking survey, three factors to achieve lively space and two factors to fall in failure are revealed.