著者

芹澤 正恵 蘇武 裕幸 北原 理雄

出版者

日本建築学会

雑誌

日本建築学会計画系論文集 (ISSN:13404210)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.83, no.750, pp.1477-1486, 2018

被引用文献数

2

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&nbsp;The aim of this paper is to verify the effectiveness of people walking with their dogs to keep an eye on their neighborhood, or &ldquo;the eyes in the community&rdquo;.<br>&nbsp;It is considered that demonstrating the characteristics of the spatial cognition of walkers with dogs is a useful way to support such an effect. Therefore, in this study, we compare sketch maps drawn by two groups of residents, first dog-owners who are used to walk dogs in their neighborhood, and second non-owners who do not own dogs, and analyze how dog-walkers perceive their local area in order to clarify the roles they play in the community.<br>&nbsp;The survey area is Gokanme-cho, Seya-ku, Yokohama-shi and its surrounding area. We have distributed survey forms to 40 people living in the area, and obtained 25 effective answers. In the survey, we asked each subject to draw a free drawing map of his/her neighborhood and mark an area where he/she greet daily to neighbors. In addition, we asked dog-owners to mark his/her daily walking courses with dog and also places where he/she have make contact with others on the sketch map.<br>&nbsp;Although there is no significant difference between total lengths of paths drawn by the two groups, an range of paths drawn by dog-owners extends beyond major roads recognized as edges of the area. This result may be explained by the fact that dog-owners seek suitable courses for walking-dogs widely and they often have several walking courses.<br>&nbsp;Dog-owners are potentially &ldquo;the eyes in the community&rdquo; to watch children in the park, because they walk with dogs more widely than non-owners and visit such places with few passers-by, for example, small parks locate by an expressway side-roads and places out of reach of people's eyes. On the other hand, they may choose such places for avoiding people's eyes because they let their dogs to shit. Therefore, there can be a duality with the dog-walkers' &ldquo;the eyes in the community&rdquo;.<br>&nbsp;In parks where access with dogs are restricted, recognition rate by the dog-owners is low, and in contrast, parks open to dog-walkers show high recognition rate. The perception rate by dog-walkers seems to be linked to the experience while walking their dogs.<br>&nbsp;Characteristic places where dog-walkers often interact with others are spaces where they can stay safely with dogs, and spaces open to dog-walkers stay. It can be said that even small spaces will attract human interactions while walking dogs.<br>&nbsp;Thus, this paper has shown that the walking with dogs can be "the eyes in the community" and effective for causing new interaction. It occurs beyond the range of daily greetings.