A Study on the Characteristics of Location and Development Contents in Large-Scale Urban Parks in Greater Tokyo and Osaka

Abstract

Development process of large-scale urban parks since the establishment of the Urban Park Law in 1956 is outlined in Greater Tokyo and Osaka, wherein greenbelt zoning was unsuccessfully applied. Urban parks with the area of 10ha or more are investigated regarding methodsof park construction, geomorpholic location and the contents of park development. For eachcategory, trends of park developments are studied.
Through this study, the following findings are obtained:
1) There are two types of park construction, park construction only for the park and that associated with the other development plan.
2) In both areas, the parks on hilly lands have been increasing and that on lowlands decreasing.
3) The conservational ways of park developments increase, particularly on hilly lands and the transforming way increased in riverside area.