HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN OPEN SPACE AROUND SPRING WATER IN A CENTRAL AREA OF MITO-CITY IN JAPAN

Authors

  • Takayuki Kumazawa College of Engineering IBARAKI UNIVERSITY, HITACHI, JAPAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v14i4.161

Keywords:

Human behavior, hydrophilic water, spring water, Water front, Open space

Abstract

In this study, this study demonstrated a transition of surround environment and human behavior around each spring water. Firstly, 38 places of spring water remaining in Mito city were investigated. As results, spring water was used as drinking water, washing water and fire water. Spring water close to farmland was used as water for agriculture. However, in recent years, although water quality was degraded, it could no longer be used as drinking water. Therefore, a park with hydrophilic water is recently building. Some water located around shrines was sacred place as a God of water and place for cleanse themselves. In addition, some spring water was used as a method of environmental education, prevention training and ponds for fish. From these findings, this study proposes multipurpose spring water use in future.

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References

Burton Litton Jr. (1974). Water and Landscape: An Aesthetic Overview of the

Role of Water in the Landscape. New York: Water information Centre Inc.

Charles Moore (1957). Water and Architecture. Princeton University.

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Published

2016-07-30

How to Cite

Kumazawa, T. (2016). HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN OPEN SPACE AROUND SPRING WATER IN A CENTRAL AREA OF MITO-CITY IN JAPAN. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v14i4.161

Issue

No. 4 (2016): Special Issue IV, 2016

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