Research on "living through involvement in community" for sustainable suburban residential living

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500931
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General human life sciences
• Research Institution: Kyoto Notre Dame University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Kumi 京都ノートルダム女子大学, 生活福祉文化学部, 教授 (80240860)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANAKA Misako 大阪産業大学, 人間環境学部, 准教授 (30340615) ; HIROSE Naoya 京都ノートルダム女子大学, 心理学部, 教授 (00350968)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 郊外住宅地 / 住生活 / 生活態度 / 住民参加

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1)We found a considerable number of residents whose life attitudes and mindsets were well-disposed towards contributing to community projects with regard to the provision of “hard” environments of the following: greenery and streetscapes, crime and disaster prevention, community facilities management, and child-care and elderly household support.(2) Comparison with residents of urban neighborhoods reveals that such “potential” is relatively higher in residential suburbs.(3)Findings from this study show that half of those surveyed in a target residential suburb demonstrate a willingness to participate in local organizations and activities concerned with developing both the“hard”and “soft”components of the their local living environment. (4)An awareness of the value of contract items forms the basis of every individual citizen’s attitudes toward daily life and their consciousness of community roles.

Free Research Field

住生活学　建築計画学