Research to make a planning theory for the renewal of livelihood spaces focusing on ports of call for Kitamae-ships

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K04404
• 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: Tokyo City University
• Principal Investigator: Nakajima Shin 東京都市大学, 都市生活学部, 准教授 (50706942)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 石榑 督和 関西学院大学, 建築学部, 准教授 (10756810)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 都市空間形成史 / 都市史 / 生業空間 / 産業構造 / 北前船寄港地

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study created a database on the urban development of ports of call for Kitamae ships, and clarified how the geographical location characteristics and the economic performance of the ports of call were linked to the urban development of port towns in the modern era and beyond. In addition, it was possible to organize and understand the subsequent transformation of industrial structure and port development.
Through this research, it was found that social improvement movements, such as lobbying the government by local leaders who were considered to be prominent figures in each region, had a major impact on the subsequent formation of cities. After the decline of the Kitamae ships port, the geopolitical concept of "Ura-Nihon" (Backside of Japan) took hold, and we were able to clarify the possibility that this may have had a major impact on the formation of the city, including in attracting public works projects.

Free Research Field

都市計画史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでの都市計画史研究で積極的に扱われてなかった中小の北前船寄港地の近代以降の都市形成を把握することで、北前船寄港地としての地理的経済的特性が産業構造の転換に大きく影響していることが明らかとなり、そうした各港湾の優位性がその後の公共投資として事業実施の重層性の程度に影響していることが明らかとなった。特に漁港を含めた港湾整備では国事業として段階的整備が各地方の港湾の位置づけによって優先順位をもって行われたため、各地での公共事業誘致においては旧北前船船主といった名士による事業誘致などの取り組みがその後の生業としての経済振興と都市基盤整備にも影響を与えていることが把握できた。