著者

石川 幹子

出版者

Japan Society of Civil Engineers

雑誌

土木史研究 (ISSN:09167293)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.12, pp.37-52, 1992-06-05 (Released:2010-06-15)

参考文献数

42

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the development history of the Capital City of Washington, especially forousing on the McMillan Plan in 1902.The following three. points have been clarified.First, the McMillan Plan caused a nation-wide civic art or civic improvement movement, and finally, it created the professional field of the city planning. Second, the concept of the park system was established as the fundamental structure of the city and it gave a great influence in the development of the metropolitan park system and the green-belt concept. Third, through the study of the Mall, it was clarified that the characteristic of the civic landscape which symbolized the nation was its flexibility and freedom.