Vortrag von Masahiro Maeda (Associate Professor): „Restoring rich interactions between people and the environment in cities: based on trends in ‚machizukuri‘ and community revitalization in Japan“

Masahiro MAEDA (Associate professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)

In recent years, Japanese cities have been experiencing a decline in neighborhood communities due to population decline and aging, as well as excessive commercialization of housing due to urban redevelopment. As a result, people have lost opportunities to actively engage with their housing and environments, which should be the most familiar places for them, and their interactions with the environment have become impoverished. On the other hand, „machizukuri“ and community revitalization in the urban planning movement, which originated in the 1970s, has recently become more accessible to citizens through themes such as creating  third places, utilizing vacant houses, and disaster prevention and mitigation. Community-led regional revitalization efforts are being undertaken in various forms across the country. This presentation examines the current state and challenges of urban and regional revitalization, as well as their social and cultural aspects, considering trends especially in the Kansai district of Japan, including Kyoto.

都市で人と環境の豊かな関わりを取り戻す：日本の住まい・まちづくりの動向を踏まえ

前田昌弘（京都大学人間・環境学研究科 准教授）

日本の都市では近年，人口減少・高齢化による地域コミュニティの衰退や都市再開発による住宅の過度な商品化等が進行している。そのの影響により，住環境という，人々にとって本来は最も身近であるはずの場所に住み手が能動的に関わる機会が奪われ，人と環境に関わりが貧しくなっている。一方で，1970年代を期限とするまちづくりは近年，居場所づくり，空き家活用，防災・減災等のテーマを通じて，市民にとってより身近なものとなっており，コミュニティ主導による地域再生が各地で取り組まれている。主に日本の関西地方の都市や地方におけるまちづくりの動向を交え，都市・地域再生の現状と課題，およびその社会的・文化的側面について展望したい。

Der Vortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten, Oettingenstr. 67, 80538 München, Raum U139. Eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.