Abstract
Most of the reclamation settlements have a planned network of roads. So there are very good examples in order to make clear some principles in road system.
The road network in a dispersed housing settlement, which lies in a reclaimed area, in the town of Nadasaki in Okayama Prefecture, is of the functional type to allow for the easy flow of transportation. The roads of this settlement could be classified into two parts: namely, ‘inner settlement roads’ and ‘settlement connecting roads’.
As a result of such a road system, the town government succeeded in constructing a functional road network which is very useful for people.
However, the roads in the settlement adjacent to the above were construct in the line type not using the fanctional approach. In the latter type road network, the town government was not able to incorporate the demands of the inhabitants in the making of the road system, and therefore, failed to make a reasonable road system.
Due to our observations and discussions, we have come to the conclusion that the town government should reconstruct roads based on the functional road system suitable for a settlement pattern.
