Improving the Practice of Landscape Design Collaboration between University and Local Community: Case study in Matsudo, Japan

Mariia Ermilova; Mitsunari Terada; Ryosuke Shimoda; Isami Kinoshita

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1491

Authors

Mariia Ermilova Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan
Mitsunari Terada Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan
Ryosuke Shimoda Professor Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan
Isami Kinoshita Professor Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1491

Abstract

This paper is based on the two years community-based participatory action research (CBPAR), focusing on Cross-Cultural Design Collaboration (CCDC) landscape design studio, held in Iwase Neighborhood Association area, Matsudo, Japan. We first briefly introduce the problems of Japanese local community and introduce the priorities of collaboration between university and community in Japan. Then, we introduce the Design and Build program, which was incorporated into the Chiba University CCDC studio in 2014. The authors suggest â€œStudents live in the Neighborhood Associationâ€ model as an effective way to facilitate the collaborative programs between university and local community. We critically reflect on the process of CCDC landscape design studio held in Iwase, Matsudo city in 2017-2018. Based on that, we provide the recommendations for the implementation of interdisciplinary practical programs in Universities, so they can contribute to the quality of life of local communities utilizing the suggested model.

Keywords: community, landscape design, interdisciplinary research, community-based participatory action research

eISBNÂ 2398-4287 Â© 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRAÂ cE- Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., U.K. Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) andÂ cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1491

Author Biography

Mariia Ermilova, Environmental Science and Landscape Architecture Course, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan

Town and Country Spatial Planning,Â Ph.D. candidate

References

Amey, M. J., & Brown, D. F. (2005). Interdisciplinary collaboration and academic work: A case study of a university-community partnership. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2005(102), 23â€“35. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.194

Applbaum, K. (1996). The Endurance of Neighborhood Associations in a Japanese Commuter City. Urban Anthropology, 25(1).

De la Pena D. et al. (2017). Design as Democracy: Techniques for Collective Creativity. Island: Washington, DC.

Duff G, Garnett D, Jacklyn P, Landsberg J, Ludwig J, Morrison J, Novelly P, Walker D, Whitehead P. (2009). A collaborative design to adaptively manage for landscape sustainability in north Australia: lessons from a decade of cooperative research. Landscape Ecol 24 pp: 1135-1143

Ermilova, M. E. (2017). [Participatory mapping in Iwase Neighborhood Association using method of Gulliver Map]. Unpublished data.

Hart, R. (1992). Childrenâ€™s participation: From tokenism to citizenship. Earthscan/UNICEF International Child Development Centre, Florence.

Hester, R. T. (2006). Design for ecological democracy. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.

Horiuchi, S., & Takahashi, T. (2016). Globalization, and regional revitalization in a local university of Japan. In B. Gonzalez (Ed.), Globalization: Economic, Political and Social issues (pp. 149â€“159). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Hou, J. Kinoshita I. (2007). Bridging Community Differences through Informal Processes: Reexamining Participatory Planning in Seattle and Matsudo. Journal of Planning Education and Research Vol 26, Issue 3, pp. 301 â€“ 314 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X06297858

Hou, J., Kinoshita I., Ono S. (2005) Design Collaboration in the Space of Cross-Cultural Flows. Landscape Journal. vol. 24 no. 2 pp.125-139 https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.24.2.125

Kunifuji S. (2016). A Japanese Problem-Solving Approach: The KJ Ho Method. In: Skulimowski A., Kacprzyk J. (eds) Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems: Recent Trends, Advances and Solutions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 364. Springer, Cham

McIntyre A. (2008). Participatory action research. Sage Publications. pp: 79

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). (2012). Ji (chi) no kyoten daigaku ni yoru chihÅ sÅsei suishin jigyÅ (COC +). (Program of the regional revitalization by the use of university as a knowledge base of community). http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/koutou/kaikaku/coc/

Nassauer, J. (2012). Landscape as medium and method for synthesis in urban ecological design. Landscape and Urban Planning.106 (3) pp: 221-229

Oliver Su, Y., Chen, K., Tsai, Y., Su, H. (2018). How universities can work together with local communities to create a green, sustainable future. E3S Web of Conferences. vol: 48

Opdam, P., Nassauer J., Wang Z., Albert C., Bentrup G., et. al. (2013) Science for action at the local landscape scale. Landscape Ecology. vol: 28 (8) pp: 1439-1445 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-013-9925-6

Pekkanen, R. J., Tsujinaka, Y., Yamamoto, H., Tsujinaka, Y., Yamamoto, H. (2014). Neighborhood Associations and Local Governance in Japan. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315797731

Reason, P., Bradbury, H. (2001). Handbook of action research: participative inquiry and practice. SAGE pp: 468

Sanoff, H. (2000). Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc

Scupin, R. (1997). The KJ Method: A Technique for Analyzing Data Derived from Japanese Ethnology. Human Organization, 56(2), 233-237. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/44126786

Statistical Bureau of Japan. (2017). Statistical Handbook of Japan. Retrieved from http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/index.html

Terada M., Ermilova M., Tanaka R., Tomita F. (2018, June). Daigakusei, jichikai-kan ni sumu - Yuruyakana chiiki kankei no sai kÅchiku kara chiiki no kyÅiku kinÅ no saikÅ suru (Students live in Neighborhood Association: reconsidering the educational function of the community by the reconstruction of weak connections). Japan Architectural Institute, Children Support Council Meeting.

Terada M., Ermilova M. (2017, March). Daigakusei, jichikai-kan ni sumu - Kodomo mo sankaku dekiru machi-dzukuri no jissen. (Students live in Neighborhood Association: practical implementation of the planning with children participation). Children's Environment Association Kanto branch, Otsuma Women's University.

Winterbottom, D. (2011). Effecting Change Through Humanitarian Design, Service - Learning in Design and Planning. New Village Press.