1881 年の神田橋本町改良事業に関する研究 : その 1 橋本町一圓買上の経過とその性格

概要

論文の詳細を見る
Kanda Hashimoto-cho which had been one of four noted slums in Tokyo, was cleared in 1881. In this study the author intended to make clear the detail and background of this slum clearance. Contents of part-1 are as follows : 1) Overcrowded condition of Hashimoto-cho. 2) The big fire on the 26th of January 1881, which redused the slum ashes. 3) A bill to purchase the whole area of slum was discussed and adopted in the extraordinary session of Tokyo 15 Wards assembly. 4) Actual process of purchase. 5) Background of the clearance. In examining the background of this slum clearance, the author mentions a paper written in 1889 by Ogai (Rintaro) Mori (famous novelist and doctor) which criticized such opinions that to segregate the poor from the Central District of Tokyo would be the essencial mehtod to prevent big fire and to improve hygienic condition. Conclusion of part-1 is that the clearance of Hashimoto-cho was the plain example of improvement project used as a expedient of segregation.
社団法人日本建築学会の論文
1980-02-28