2021 Volume 19 Issue 4 Pages 479-486
Under the population declining and aging society, there is a need for the initiative to maintain and improve living environment in suburban detached housing areas in local cities. This paper aims at clarifying the characteristics of housing complexes and the actual state of living environment management activities in Nagasaki City. As results, 1) the suburban detached housing areas are classified into four types; 2) the policy to promote community initiatives has been conducted by the City but not so active in old towns; and 3) through the cases studies, the situation of community activities seems to be related with the history of development and land use. To promote living environment management, it is significant to consider the presence or absence of local problems at the initial stage, the space for activities in the area, and intervention of the municipality in activities during the development phase.
