Abstract

Evaluation of “Yato” as a Green Infrastructure for Urban Environment
Track: Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: Makoto Yokoyama

“Yato” is a small landscape unit and valuable natural resources in many aspects in hilly urban area. But, many Yatos were lost by recent urbanization and the natural environments were degraded in urban area. In such situation, utilizing Yatos as a green infrastructure is important for urban environment. Therefore, this study evaluated Yatos in terms of thermal and hydrological environment by using GIS Analysis tools. Also, ideas for utilizing Yatos as a green infrastructure is suggested.