地域文脈からみた「まちの居場所」の形成に関する研究: キーパーソンの課題解決行為に基づく千里ニュータウン「ひがしまち街角広場」の形成過程の考察

摘要

近年、NPO法人、任意団体、もしくは個人が設立・運営する地域主民のための居場所が各地に生まれている。これらに共通する特徴は、居場所元来の意味に加えて、「住みなれた地域で安心して住メ続けることができるよう、日ごろから誰もがいつでも気軽に交流できること」であり、「個人の中だけに閉ざされるものではなく、( )と人、人と地域を結びつける」という意味を併せ持っている。との呼び方は、コミュニティ・カフェ、まちの縁側、まちの居場所、ミちなかの居場所、ふれあいの居場所など様々であるが、本論では、まちの居場所」を用いることとする。%Formative process of "Higashimachi Machikado Hiroba" was specified by analyzing development of residential management system in the neighborhood unit of Senri New Town, conducting the interviews to the key persons. Outline of the findings are as followings; 1. Number of intermediate groups between local government and organizations for managing apartment complex, increased from the second period to the fourth one. 2. Intermediate groups have been solving the residential issues such as making groups, physical improvement, making rules, and managing events, by collaboration with other groups and key persons, especially during the fourth period. 3. "Higashimachi Machikado Hiroba" was actually established by the key persons with their experiences and human links, which were accumulated through their management of the residential environment. 4. "Higashimachi Machikado Hiroba"gave opportunities of establishment for new groups, which solved residential issues outside the neighborhood.