A Historical Case Study of Water Management System as a 'Social-Soft Technique' and how settlements sustained in floodplain, marsh and lagoon area in pre-modern

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24760515
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Architectural history/design
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUDA Noriko 京都府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科(系), 講師 (00621749)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 都市史 / 水際 / 集住体 / 「社会的技術」 / 新潟

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research will take a look at the historical relationships between water and settlements including risks of water. Water management techniques that were developed before the emergence of modern infrastructure constructed by various communities and social groups based on indigenous knowledge and experience which would tentatively named as a 'Social-Soft Technique' is the keyword for the research. Another keyword 'Mizugiwa, water's edge' will be introduced to explain the character of 'Shujutai, flock living form', cities and villages, in Japan. Mizugiwa is a new concept that includes not only the meaning of water amenity or water-friendly space described by the word water-front but also threatened environments that arise from the water (including floods and tsunamis). Two cities, Niigata, Nuttari and an agricultural area, Kambara, that are now included in Niigata City today will be focused in this study.

Free Research Field

建築史・都市史