1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Historical-Geographical Studies on the City Plan and the Structure of Asian Cities
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63410016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | KYOTO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
KINDA Akihiro Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters, 文学部, 助教授 (60093233)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUDA Takanori Kyoto Uni., Fac. of Letters, Instructor, 文学部, 助手 (90199802)
MAEKAWA Kazuya Kyoto Univ., Res. Ins. Humanistic Studies, Prof., 人文科学研究所, 教授 (60027547)
TONAMI Mamoru Kyoto Univ., Res. Ins. Humanistic Studies, Prof., 人文科学研究所, 教授 (10027534)
ASHIKAGA Kenryo Kyoto Uni., Col. of Liberal Arts, Prof., 教養部, 教授 (90026823)
OHJI Toshiaki Kyoto Uni., Fac. of Letters, Prof., 文学部, 教授 (60024212)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1988 – 1989
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| Keywords | Asian cities / city plan / structure / urban revolution / ideal city / guard stations of Luo-yang / jobo plan of Dazaifu / Jurakudai castle town |
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| Research Abstract |
The head investigator and investigators of this research project wrote nine papers in total as follows: 1) "Urban revolution" or the formation of urban society in ancient Mesopotamia ( MAEKAWA, Kazuya) 2) Hindu ideal city in ancient India, described in Arthasastra and urban planning of Jaipur ( OHJI, Toshiaki ) 3) A note for the study on Ayutthaya - port city ( ISHII, Yoneo ) 4) Guard stations at the four directions of Luo-yang in Wuzhou Dynasty ( TONAMI, Mamoru ) 5) The jobo plan of Dazaifu, town planning and structure of a regional-administrative town in ancient and medieval Japan ( KINDA, Akihiro ) 6) The fortification of the Jurakudai castle town, a study on the plan of Odoi in early modern Kyoto ( ASHIKAGA, Kenryo ) 7) Sapporo in Meiji and Taisho Era, a cross-section of the city plan and the structure ( YAMADA, Makoto ) 8) Some viewpoints for understanding of modern cities ( AOKI, Nobuyoshi ) 9) A study on the consumer's action space in the central part of Kyoto ( MATSUDA, Takanori )
The aims of this research project are following two subjects: (a) To deepen the argument on Asian cities by case studies of the city plan and the structure. (b) To make clear concepts and to reexamine research methods on Asian cities by interdisciplinary discussions. (a) is nearly completed by above-stated nine papers, which executed higher levels of the case studies. (b) is also made progress by the discussions between geographers and historians.
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Research Products
(4 results)
