The Relationship between Community Design Utilizing the Cultural Environment and River Basin Management

A Case Study of Ise Kawasaki in Mie Prefecture

Abstract

This study focuses on the town of Ise Kawasaki in an attempt to understand the interrelationship between unique features of the management the Seta River basin and a community design working to harness the cultural environment provided by its history as a port town and wholesale district on the Seta River. The results show that these two apparently heterogeneous activities are both deeply involved with the common regional resources of the Seta River, and that maintaining harmony between the two is important. Moreover, such efforts have the potential to produce tourist attractions not through community design emphasizing history and culture, but also through the river basin management centering on river repair and water quality clean-up.