1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study on The Rules of Riverside Design of City in Edo period.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	08456018
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	園芸・造園学
Research Institution	The Univ.of Tokyo.
Principal Investigator	HORI Shigeru The Univ.of Tokyo.A.N.E.S.C.Professor., アジア生物資源環境研究センター, 教授 (90143403)
Project Period (FY)	1996
Keywords	Urban design / Waterfront design / Design concept / Edo period / City Contexts
Research Abstract	In this research we consider the riverside landscape of the culturally refined and mature late Edo period and elicit the rules of design employed in traditional riverside city greenery. From famous period portraits (Hiroshige's "One-hundredviews of Tokyo" and other "kiri-e"). At first, We ranked the rivers according to type and distance from Edo-castle. And then, We researched shape of the shores, the architectures, the borders, the connectives and plants. Next, We established the factor of city contexts that conformed the rank of rivers, number of managers, locations, level of activities and river crossing. We categorized them according to such features as location, type of river crossing, land use, and character etc. We furthermore analyzed the spatial relationship between the factor of city contexts and riverside design. In conclusion, we found that the factor of city contexts influenced the riversides design. And more, even as the riverside greenery adhered closely to a strict order, it also exhibited a great degree of diversity.