Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan

Filmmaking Workshop as Phenomenology in Planning Theory: Practical Method for Using Narrative Approach

Practical Method for Using NarrativeApproach

Shinichi Numata

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 134-144
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.134

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The purpose of this paper is to clarify the possibility of filmmaking workshop as phenomenology in planning theory. I found that a filmmaking workshop was a practical method for using the narrative approach. The workshop was significant as it allowed the participants' independence, creativity, and interaction. Furthermore, the films were edited only by the participants. I conducted nine such workshops from 2009 to 2015. I rearranged the enforcement data into four categories and further divided them into sub-categories for analysis. The results revealed three advantages of such workshops: (1) they promoted consensus building and relationship building, (2) they changed participants' consciousness, and (3) the films produced by them had various layers of meaning; hence, the content could be analyzed at different levels.

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Present condition of housing support policy for aborigine in Taiwan

A study based on the field research of squatter settlement and resettled resident in aborigine public housing

Hong-wei Hsiao, Hong-gyu Jeon, Tetsuo Kidokoro

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 145-152
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.145

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There is about 539,000 aborigines, 2% of the whole population in Taiwan who have unique traditional culture and living area. However they are considered socially and economically disadvantaged due to the discrimination. Many of them moved into urban area to find a job and have no choice but live in poor housing condition. CIP, the national government proposed "aborigine housing improvement program" and promoted strategy based on "Housing act" to provide housing support for aborigine. This study focused on the policy and its outcome, we also operated a case study to realize the real living condition in aboriginal public housing.

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Study on Formation of "Co-Traffic" by Sustainable Cooperation in Community for Mobility Management

The Problem of Community Bus as "Co-Traffic"

Sakiko Murakami, Keiji Kitahara

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 153-158
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.153

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Recently people in the community as "new public" supply new traffic services all over the country, for example community bus. But sustainability of groups can not be guaranteed. In addition, Local Public Transportation Plan are drawn up by municipality, in mentioning about cooperation of people in the community. But it is not substantially but formal. The real cooperation can not have been realized yet. So it is needed to search for new transportation system made by people in community seen all over the country. Because it can manage mobility of people in the community and has new possibility as "Co-Traffic" not to be seen in public transportation.

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Recent Repopulation of Local Cities' Central Areas

Takashi Nakamura

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 159-166
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.159

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Recent years, the central city area's decline has been a big subject by the advent of motorized vehicles and the suburbanization of an urban function in many Japanese local cities. Repopulation is a key factor in the restoration of local cities' central areas; recently, certain cities central areas have experienced repopulation. In this study, I investigated repopulation and its sustainability in the central areas of local cities. This study analyzes the following: (1) population trends in local cities' central areas, (2) factors of repopulation, and (3) trend and problem of condominium housing to retain population in central areas. As a result, It is become clear that the sign of repopulation in local cities.

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A Study on Location Control of Large-Scale Customer-Drawing Facilities by Prefectures

Case studies of Fukuoka Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture

Shohei Nakamura, Michio Ubaura

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 167-173
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.167

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The location of large-scale customer-drawing facilities, such as commercial facilities and public facilities has a great influence on urban and regional spatial structure. It has been rarely controlled in Japan, however, which resulted in suburbanized spatial structure oriented by automobile traffic. Two prefectures searched in this study, therefore, began to tackle the issue from regional aspect. The purpose of this study is to uncover the effects and challenges of the location control of large-scale customer-drawing facilities by these prefectures. Key conclusions of this study are the importance of the consistency between plan and actual situation regarding the possibility of large-scale facility location in the planning process, the importance of the collaboration between prefecture and local government, or furthermore the active engagement of local government. The authors also indicate the importance of consistency of plan and regulation in the realization process.

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Analysis of Tourists Behavioral Change by Pedestrian Sign System Improvement in a Large Historical Park

Hiroshi Tsukaguchi

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 174-183
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.174

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Tourist areas visited by many people including familiar and unfamiliar tourists with the areas should provide suitable information to them. Therefore guidance signs installed in the areas are very important. Nara Park discussed in this study is one of the most popular historical parks in Japan which attracts about 13 million visitors a year, but the park has been requested sign system improvement. Therefore, a development project for modification of the sign system was carried out leading up to 2010 as part of preparation for the 13th centenary celebrations. Based on before and after analysis of tourist behavior including circulation behavior and route choice behavior, this study discusses the changes of tourists according to sign system improvement.

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Intention of using school buses taking advantage of school elimination and consolidation

Focus on reduction of anxiety about mobility in the sparsely populated areas

Mori Hidetaka, Taniguchi Mamoru

Article type: An Article on Planning, Design and Project, A Report on Planning, A Report of Survey
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 184-191
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.184

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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology decided to revise the guidance of school elimination and consolidation in January, 2015. According to the guidance, the worth of school buses is increasing, especially in sparsely populated areas. However, it is difficult to sustain the mobility in such areas because of decreasing birth rates and aging population. This study asked residents about their intentions for using school buses not only for children but also for all residents in these areas. Results show that 1) most residents recognized the difficulty of transporting children to the school as a common problem in the area, 2) summarizing the intentions for using buses reduced residents'anxiety about mobility.

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A Time-Space Analysis of Smartphone-Based Travel Survey Data Applying Kernel Density Estimation

Takahiro Sato, Takuya Maruyama

Article type: research-article
2016 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 192-199
Published: October 25, 2016
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11361/journalcpij.51.192

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We conducted smartphone-based visitor's behavior survey in downtown Kumamoto in November and December 2013 and successfully collected 1,086 samples. The survey data include huge GPS tracking of participants. However, efficient method to analyze and understand huge GPS data has not been established. The objective of this paper is to propose a simple method to clarify visitor's behavior characteristic using 2D and 3D kernel density estimation. We define the central points of 50% kernel area as visitors' staying spots. We demonstrate the difference of visitors' staying spots by their entry points in downtown using this method. Finally, we visualize the time-space visitor's hot spot by 3D kernel density map. In this map, the volume of 95% kernel can be comprehensive index to evaluate the size of activity area and length of stay in downtown.

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