HISTORICAL CHANGES OF RESEARCHES ON THE ROAD LANDSCAPE METHODS IN JAPAN-TAKING RESEARCHES FROM 1960 TO 2010 AS SUBJECTS

摘要

This paper takes research articles published in various societies and magazines in Japan during fifty years from 1960 to 2010 as subjects and makes two genealogical tables aimed at counting publishing units. Based on the mastery of previous researches, the paper analyzes and forecasts the trends of research on road landscape. Finally, one hundred and forty papers during fifty years are classified and the development history of researches on road landscape in Japan is concluded. The paper helps grasp the latest research trends and determine the necessary research methods which should be adopted when evaluating road landscape in future.