Creating Sound Environment through Applied Landscape Science

Abstract

Environmental conservation strategy and countermeasures have been established in various countries since the beginning of the 1970's when serious environmental pollution became the urgent international problem to be solved. After that, the importance of creating sound environment with high quality of amenity has been significantly recognized for the conservation of integrated living environment. In the process of conserving and creating sound environment, Japanese landscape scientists, architects and planners play a major part. They are requested to establish the creative environment oriented by the conservation of open space, which should be keenly considered not only in Japan but also in other countries.