The Study on the Multi-actor Partnership Building in Historic Urban Conservation Activities in Asian Large Cities

• Project/Area Number: 24860052
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Town planning/Architectural planning
• Research Institution: Yokohama City University
• Principal Investigator: Kashihara Saori 横浜市立大学, 都市社会文化研究科, 客員研究員 (00636384)
• Research Collaborator: SUZUKI Nobuharu 横浜市立大学, 国際総合科学部, 教授 (80272368) ; FUJIOKA Mariko 横浜市立大学, グローバル都市協力研究センター, 特任助教 (40724539) ; YANG Hui-Hsuan 横浜市立大学, 都市社会文化研究科, 客員研究員 (80727983) ; Le Quynh Chi ハノイ建設大学, 講師 ; Vicki Wong 台湾歴史資源経理学会, 事務総長
• Project Period (FY): 2012-08-31 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,880,952 (Direct Cost: ¥2,985,348、Indirect Cost: ¥895,604); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥770,476 (Direct Cost: ¥592,674、Indirect Cost: ¥177,802); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥770,476 (Direct Cost: ¥592,674、Indirect Cost: ¥177,802); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 歴史的環境保全 / アジア / 歴史地区 / 多主体連携 / 住民参加 / 保全型まちづくり / 国際情報交換 / タイ : 台湾 : ベトナム : マレーシア / まちづくり / 大都市 / 多主体連携プロセス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is on the process of historical urban conservation which involves local residents and community. Taking four historic districts in Asian large cities, namely Dadaocheng in Taipei, 36 guild streets in Hanoi, Yamate area in Yokohama, and George Town World Heritage Site in Penang, the followings were analyzed; the legal framework and projects/activities for historical environmental conservation, legal framework and project/activities where civic participation is secured, and the roles taken by stakeholders. The findings included the followings: the important factors for development of historic urban conservation; categories of important roles taken by the stakeholders; and the important factors for urban conservation process based on multi-actor partnerships are extracted. Finally, the importance of developing the civic participation and partnership scheme hand-in-hand with the status of citizens’ awareness is emphasized, referring to the experience of Yokohama.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Research on The Process of Historical Conservation in Dadaocheng, Taipei Focusing on the Actors’ Roles (2015)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashihara
  • Organizer: The 6th International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜市開港記念会館（横浜市中区）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] The development of urban conservation in Asian large cities focusing on the interaction between legal framework and conservation practices : case studies in Yokohama, Taipei, and Hanoi (2013)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashihara
  • Organizer: 4th International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: University of the Philippines, Diliman
• [Presentation] The development of urban conservation in Asian large cities focusing on the interaction between legal framework and conservation practices: case studies in Yokohama, Taipei, and Hanoi (2013)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashihara
  • Organizer: 4th International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: University of the Philippines, Diliman, National Institute of Physics (poster presentation)