Survey of living environment in slope urban area from comprehensive viewpoint: life support and system for the elderly and disabled.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K04882
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 23030:Architectural planning and city planning-related
• Research Institution: Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
• Principal Investigator: Hashimoto Hiroko 長崎総合科学大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (60583523)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 斜面市街地 / 高齢者 / 障がい者 / 子育て世代 / 生活支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mountains occupy approximately 73% of its land in Japan. Many residential areas are sloped because of flat areas are limited. Living difficulties arising from structural problems in sloping urban areas are particularly serious for the elderly, disabled people, and families who raising infants and toddlers. We investigated and analyzed the elucidation of "unlivability" and "improvement of living environment" in sloped areas, focusing on the residential life of the elderly, the disabled, and others.
We clarified the importance of "place to live" "the place to work," and "place to study," which are the bases for supporting life and independence, and the importance of " points" and "lines" in terms of mobility. We also surveyed people's needs and issues not only in their daily lives but also in extraordinary situations such as disasters and evacuations, to clarify what needs to be considered in architectural planning.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

各地の斜面市街地では、行政や民間において独自の制度や市民の活動があるが、それらが連携した密な情報共有には至っていない。特に住環境整備の視点での改善提案は少ないので統合的に捉え地域の中に生活する住まいの利用を考察すること、また、居住者の動きを動線の軌跡として、そして生活の各シーンにおいて遭遇した障壁を記録することは、住環境の詳細な情報の共有として可視化するために有効である。
日常の住環境や安全だけでなく、災害時や避難時等の非日常の安全や人々のニーズや課題についても調査対象としたことは、生活弱者といわれる高齢者・障がい者・乳幼児の子育て世代の生活保障となる。