抄録
The purpose of this paper is to review the role of community facilities in housing estates in a new town based upon questionnaire surveys and hearing. These surveys showed that the resident's expectations of this have became more diversified and specific than it's earlier function of being simply a meeting space. Residents, even working-age-men, now put more importance on the community activities in the housing estate with the emergence of it's aging society and recent disasters such as Hanshin Eeathquake etc. Based upon this research, two kinds of community facility use and planning systems are possible. One system would be developed by planning professionals while another system can be based upon residents-participation. In either case, it is important to give proper advise in planning and utilization of the facility.
