歴史的環境保全の観点でみる歴史的風致維持向上計画における重点区域の特徴

抄録

Japan established the law for the maintenance and improvement of traditional scenery in 2008. Sixty-two cities made plans for the maintenance and improvement of historic landscapes and defined the priority areas. This study aims to clarify the characteristics of the priority areas from the perspective of the conservation of historical environment. We conducted a literature survey of the plans and a questionnaire survey directed toward the municipalities. The results revealed that many cities set the priority areas mainly on the basis of the historical center districts such as Castletown; moreover, some cities set areas that included not only historical tangible resources but also intangible resources. However, the requirements for setting the areas specified by the government affected some area determination, such as in the case where priority areas included poor historic-relation zones, in order to meet requirements. Furthermore, the future projects, such as the building conservation scheduled to be implemented after the plan approval, also affected area determination. From these results, we can say that some priority areas have not been properly set as areas reflecting the characteristics of historical environment and importance of conservation.