Hideo Shiraishi

• Kyoto University

Bayan Village on Lombok Island is a tourist village that preserves the traditions of the Sasak-Bayan tribe. The potential of this village lies in the agricultural sector and local products. However, earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic have hindered the village's development. Therefore, rural area planning is needed for sustainable development. On...

This study sought to clarify the transformation and succession of the historical environment of Cakranegara, a historical Indonesian city based on the following viewpoints: 1) transformation of building lots and their uses; 2) utilization of space on the streets; and 3) proposing appropriate indices to evaluate the historical environment of Cakrane...

Alleyways are functional not only as passages but also as space for complementing inhabitants’ needs of their daily activities and for communication with neighbors. Plenty of alleyways are formulated inside the shophouse blocks in the central area of Phnom Penh. It is utilized as both private and public space by inhabitants whereas underlying princ...

City blocks in the central district of Phnom Penh are composed of shophouses, defined as “shophouse blocks” in this study, fulfilled with mixed environment of inhabitants’ living and commercial activities. However, these blocks are in the process of reorganization due to redevelopment by plottage of multiple shophouses. It is concerned that current...

City blocks composed of Shophouses in the central district of Phnom Penh, which is referred to as the “Shophouse blocks”, is facing a risk of losing the built environment due to rapid urbanization recent years. It is important to grasp spatial urban structure to properly identify characteristics of shophouse blocks and its functions to sustain char...

Townscape of central area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is formulated by two– or three–storied shophouses which were built after 1960’s. Vacant flat rooftop of those shophouses is currently occupied by residents as their living space. One of the common cases of such occupation is to extend the highest floor to possess rooftop floors for their own use, w...

This study aims to evaluate impacts on living environment caused by the on-site slum improvement program implemented in Borei Keila district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia through interview survey to the residents who were relocated to collective housings built by the program. At first, changes of general living conditions were confirmed quantitatively....

This study aims to clarify spatial composition of residential environment which was spontaneously created in squatter area along drainage channel in Steung Mean Cheay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Occupation by dwellers was started in 1985 forming residential area above drainage channel and lands along with the channel. As of 2011, there are 75 househol...

In Abidjan, a road pricing scheme is currently under review as a transportation control measure along with operation of a new commuter rail system. While this scheme may be effective for congestion reduction in central business district (CBD), provision of alternative means of transportation for the “pushed-out” auto users is of great importance to...

This study had the aim of explaining the mechanisms of autonomous spatial recomposition of shophouses in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), along with understanding the current status of spatial recomposition of these dwellings based on a field survey. Four detailed case studies were chosen for analysis and it was discovered that three points can be raised as...

The aim of this study is to clarify the exterior space utilization on the urban blocks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We conclude the results as blow from the data mostly based on the field survey. The contents of the first floor on the urban blocks consist of 1.restaurants, 2.retailer, 3.service industry, 4.factory, 5.house. Concerning on the relation b...

The aim of this study is to clarify the space organization of the shophouse and the block formation in Daun Penh area, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We analyze the space formation of the house and the housing complex on fifty-five houses, and the formation of housing lots and alleys on the thirty blocks by the field survey. We clarify three types of the sh...

Recently, the population of Phnom Penh has been increasing. To make urban growth successful, making the development strategy will be important. On the other side, there are many historic buildings called“shophouses”,which will need to be preserved in the future. However,there are few studies to deal with them. Thus,this paper aims to grasp the spat...