Sustainable Power of Urban Growth from the Standpoint of the Global Division of the Industries of Upscale clothing

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K17242
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Kumamoto
• Principal Investigator: MITA TOMOMI 熊本県立大学, 総合管理学部, 准教授 (20707004)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 都市社会学 / 都市衣料文化生産 / 地域社会 / 不動産投資 / グローバル経済

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This paper is uncovering the change of the Main Street and close alleys of backside in Omote Sando District Tokyo, from the standpoint of the sign value of urban space and investment.The first, the close alleys were residential street until the 1980s. However, from the 1990's, the close alleys changed to the global hub of upscale clothing design. This change generated a sharp image of the Omote Sando with the magazine exclusively for fashion. The second, bright image of this district attracted many investment companies. The investment companies and large company of upscale clothes are making some spatial renovation of the buildings. These processes make the land prices in the Omote Sando raised slowly until now.
This finding makes sign value of urban space secure connection to the global economy the investment leads. The significance of this research is discussing sustainable urban growth, cultural production and global urban Sociology.

Free Research Field

社会学（都市社会学）

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

それは高級衣料文化生産と投資を結びつけた、現代都市社会学研究としての学術的意義である。本研究が調査対象地としてきた、高級街区・表参道を事例とした調査を行ってきたところに、研究の独創性を見いだすことができる。
つぎに本研究は、空間の記号価値を意図的に生産し、絶え間ない更新が行われる。それにより交換価値が生み出されることを捉えた。それによりグローバル高級衣料ブランド巨大資本の金融不動産部門への参入を明らかにできた。そこにグローバル都市、都市文化生産と、空間の生産を結びつけた現代都市社会学としての理論的意義がある。