Re-finding Machizukuri as a resource for sustainable world-part 1

Extraction and Verbalization of New Values Contained in Ota City Flower and Green Machizukuri Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to find new values in Machizukuri in response to changes in social values. In particular, the global environmental crisis and widening global inequality are deeply related to the town, the stage of daily life, and it is the hypothesis of this study that new values related to these issues may be embodied in city planning activities. The research method is based on the process of interviewing people who are practicing community development and extracting values that are generally not clearly articulated. As a result of the research, 13 new values are identified, and it became clear that Machizukuri encompasses important values for a sustainable world.