Use of large open space resulted from public-private negotiations in Osaka, Japan

Abstract

This study focuses on how and by whom open spaces resulted from public-private negotiations are being used, and how their space configuration can be evaluated. Systematic observations were carried out at five places in Osaka city, Japan. The collected data was organized to express the profile of users with regard to population, gender, age, groups and activities. Registration of users according to time of a day and differences between a weekday and a weekend day concretely confirmed the rhythm or the weekly cycle of use, which are intuitively peculiar of business districts. Furthermore, the mapping of users revealed the preferred places to stay of each case of study, and then those places could be analysed in relation to building entrances and the most interesting views.