THIS STUDY IS BASED ON THE TWO SURVEYS FOR NEW TOWN RESIDENTS IN THE FLOWER-TOWN DISTRICT OF THE KOBE-SANDA INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CITY. AS THE RESULTS, TWO TYPES OF CLASSIFICATION ARE INDICATED ABOUT THE RESIDENTS' TASTE FOR NATURE LIFE. ONE IS CONCERNED WITH THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES THE NATURE LIFE, AND THE OTHER IS CONCERNED WITH WHAT KIND OF NATURE LIFE THEY LIKE. AND THE DIFFERENCES OF THE TASTES HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON THE SELECTION OF HOUSING SITE AND THEIR TASTE FOR GARDENING. NEW TOWN LOCATED NEAR NATURAL AREA WILL SHUOLD BE PLANNED IN CONSIDERATION OF SUCH RESIDENTS' TASTES FOR NATURE LIFE.
