The Relationship between Evaluations of Water Channels Landscape and Landscape Elements in Sub-urban Residential Area in Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

This study clarified how people’s evaluation of the water channel landscape affects due to differences in landscape elements. To evaluate the success of the water channel landscape, a land-use maps of the areas around the water channels were created. After that the maps were used to classify land-use into eight types. In addition, the target water channels were classified into four types based on land-use around them and whether people could access them. Results showed that the land-use around water channels has an affect on how people view them. We also conducted workshops to clarify the relationship between the public impressions of water channel landscape as a familiar green space and landscape elements in residential areas. According to the participants, their preference for water channel landscapes of this type was based on three elements: the vegetation, revetment, and fences. Furthermore, it was clarified that these three elements created an atmosphere around the water channel and that this atmosphere played an important role in determining the impressions people have of the water channel landscape.