MINO Nobuyuki, NAKASE Isao
Landscape Research Japan Online, 65(5) 879-884, 2002 Peer-reviewedLead author
In this paper, the rural - urban integration through the use of allotment gardens was discussed. We investigated the allotment gardens users attributes, frequency in use, time-distance, contributable factors to users satisfaction, by the interview with 438 urban and rural allotment gardens participants. Results show that 1) Users age composition of urban allotment gardens is biased to 50's and 60's, whereas that of rural allotment gardens is more evenly distributed. 2) Only the farm products and works positively contributed to urban users satisfaction, whereas, community ties and rural landscape also positively contributed to rural allotment gardens users satisfaction. Those findings suggest that allotment gardens in rural areas can play a significant role in the formation and maintenance of the rural ・ urban integration.