Improvement Method of Land Use Condition in Block-development Urban Collective Housing on Koto Delta Area

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of improve method of land use condition in block development collective housing during 1970s as an environmental infrastructure for future urban development on Koto delta area. The swash along canals on Koto delta area had been heavily industrialized since 1880s. Serious land subsidence and land infrastructure development by the industrial area created continuous artificial levee along the canals. The levee has varied form affected by each block urban development after 1970s. Block-development collective housing by Japan Housing Corporation is one of such redevelopment. The quantitative study and verification of planning theory of intensive landscape facilities especially mounded planting area provided a prospect that process of the improvement of land use condition has enhanced both urban environmental structure and residents amenity especially for lowland development in post industrial area.