Public Park Problems on the Land Readjustment Undertaking

Abstract

City Planning Act was promulgated in 1919 in order to cope with urbanization and city problems. By the use of land readjustment method (L. R. M.), social overhead capitals have been provided, including getting public park sites. After the Kanto Earthquake, most of planning small parks have been established by L. R. M. in Tokyo. Nagoya, Osaka and other cities used L. R. M. to get small public parks after that. Taking a general view of public park problems in conferences of head city planning officials in 1924 and 1927, the author pointed out concretely the histrical development of the above-mentioned cities' small parks and its problems.