A Characteristic of Local Natural Environment structured in the Green Matrix System of Kohoku New Town

Abstract

Kohoku new town, constructed in suburbs of Yokohama-city in high economic growth period, built Green Matrix System (GMS), systematizing open space, public accommodation site and traffic. GMS, providing still good house environment today and being inherent with the characteristic of ex-natural environments, however, could not completely structure local natural environments as aimed at the beginning of the planning. In this study, we grasped relationship between GMS and the former natural environment, comparing the present facilities and land use in southern part of Kohoku NT with original landform. We clarified the water system and the characteristic of farmlands, which GMS could not involve with its structure. The result become basis for the future area reorganization that assumed NT a nucleus.