Health of Urban Places Using Teishoku Place Theory 

Abstract

Healthy Cities can be achieved if there is an appropriate range of residential places, places of social belonging and third places within an area where people can choose their destinations and easily access them. Healthy living is possible in such cities where people can find a place and a role other than their home. In this paper, three types of places and their balance were examined in four areas using the Teishoku Place Theory (Teishoku Place Theory) to consider the Healthy Cities as 'teishoku' supporting healthy living. A: In the Senju area, there are a wide variety of third places based on the history and culture of the area that aim at population agglomeration and an urban structure with several options. The area is characterised by third places with a large area of use, while staple first places and places of employment are less common. It can be compared to a side dish of a meal. B: The Nishi-Arai/Umejima area is an area where third places, with an element of care tailored to the attributes of the residents, are created, centred on housing, which is the staple food. C: In the Takenotsuka, Hokima, and Hanabatake areas, industry (second places) has replaced housing as the staple food (agricultural land development). A university has been newly established and the area is a good balance between first and second places. D: The Shinden, Shikahama, and Ekita areas have no third places and are specialised in first places. Residents live here in a healthy way with a large area of activity that can support other second and third places (they do not have to be completely in this area) or a private and mutually supportive third place that is very small and involves minimal economic activity (not picked up on maps). They are considered to have small communities.