Abstract
This study addresses the potential for land use control of urban and rural areas through Green Structure Plans developed by municipal governments. First, the current conditions of parks and green open space’s planning system in Tokyo were analyzed. The 130 systems based on municipal ordinance and its own guidelines related Green structure plans of 51 municipal governments in Tokyo were clarified from the viewpoint of feasibility. Second, the key goal indicators of 22 Green Structure Plans were classified and organized. Third, the 2 recent cases of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government were studied to consider the role of prefectural and city governments. As a result of these research, the following 3 points were suggested; 1) To ensure the feasibility of plans, municipal governments should use more variety kinds of tools, 2) The key goal indicators should be more carefully-crafted to evaluate each policies, 3) The important role of prefectural and city governments is to coordinate among municipal governments and support them by technically financially and systematically. Finally, the new relationship between Green structure plans and other plans was proposed to use Green structure plan effectively for land use control.
