EVALUATION OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES FROM THE WATER ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Autor:	Hisano Toyoshima, Hidetoshi Saito
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Water management system Geography Land use business.industry Cultural landscape Environmental resource management Paddy field business Natural (archaeology) Meiji period Sustainable water management
Zdroj:	Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 74:1905-1910
ISSN:	1881-8161 1340-4210
Popis:	Case study was carried out in a water limited village to evaluate its traditional village cultural landscape from a water environmental point of view. Study result indicated that; 1) Traditional water management structures were carefully developed to make the best use of its given geographical/hydrological feature. 2) These facilities were considered as common assets, thus usage/maintenance rules were strictly followed by the village people. 3) Location of buildings and rice fields in Meiji period had strong relationship with the location of water management structures.As a conclusion, water management structures which utilized its given natural environment have created sustainable water management system together with its usage rules shared among the village people. This traditional water management system regulated land use such as location of buildings and rice fields which are major elements of a village landscape, thus can be concluded as an important factor to create its unique village cultural landscape.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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