Abstract
In this study, I examined the detail of small parks foundations on the ‘HIN-MIN-KUTSU’ in 1910's at Osaka, and analyzed the discussions over the park significance, the image of users and the park management in 1910-20's; between pre-and post-foundation of the small parks.
Especially, I examined the small park significances which a social policy and a city management had set up. So, I could make clear that when specialists and bureaucrats of a social policy and a city planning suggested a change for the worse of city and social environment, they did not only refer to the efficiency of small park, but also symbolically problems of ‘HIN-MIN-KUTSU’ represented as negativity of ‘citizen society’; a criminal, insanitary, indecency. And also, I could make clear that specialists and bureaucrats of a social policy and a city planning could not have made a theorization of a park uses and management at that time although they could have positively suggested the small park functions against a change for the worse of city and social environment.
