- 著者
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堀江 興
- 出版者
- 新潟工科大学
- 雑誌
- 新潟工科大学研究紀要 (ISSN:1342792X)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.6, pp.31-47, 2001-12
The world famous beautiful small town named Letchworth is located in the outskirts of Capital London. This town was formulated by the proposal of Ebenezer Howard in 1898. He hoped to create the new middle town near London. He had always an interest in urban problems in London. Because London had much public nuisance sity caused by the over population, many poor inhabitants, narrow streets, traffic congestion, low-level housing estates and various diseases under the Industrial Revolution. He worked in the samll village of Nebraska and Chicago in the US. He was moved by the environmental residential district of Chicago. After return to London, He published his own book titled Tomorrow : A Peaceful Path to Real Reform in 1898. He established "the Garden Association" in 1899, he re-published a book named "Garden City of Tomorrow" in 1902. He bought the rural village Letchworth, and he appointed two architects Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. Many peoples co-operated the construction and establishment of new town Letchworth. This Letchworth "Garden City" was realished and is under the management of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. We can now see many small or middle new town developed under the idea of Garden City of Howard in England, Japan, France, United-States and another countries.