地方都市の歴史的町並みを活かしたまちづくりにおける建設業者の役割: 和歌山県有田郡湯浅町を事例として

摘要

YUASA Town was selected as the Important Preservation Areas for Groups of Historic Buildings in 2006. After that, the restoration is executed with steady steps every year. However, the restoration and the use of traditional buildings in YUASA Town were not started suddenly, the process had been carried out step by step by volunteer residents and builders before the preservation process has been applied. This paper aims to search the role of builders who joined in "YUASA-NO-MACHINAMI-KENKYU-KAI" whose activity is revitalizing the traditional buildings as Machizukuri property to be suitable with the current resident's life. We analyzed the actual conditions of the restoration about the traditional buildings done for Machizukuri, and examined the role of builders who took part in the process. The results are as follows; 1) Many builders who joined in Machizukuri, are individual or small firm managers. 2) The activity of Machizukuri which was carried out since the early stage where the rule and guideline were unsettled, has stimulated the builder's participation and interest. 3) Each builder involved in the restoration of traditional buildings in different ages with different process and adjusted their role according to changed social needs. 4) As full time working on this kind of restoration is financially difficult, the builders have been maintaining their management by conducting other business.%我が国の既成市街地（以下，旧市街地）の課題は，歴史の奥行きを保全した物理的環境の上に，現在の住民の生活を呼び込み，いかに自立した都市を展開していけるかという点にある注1）。これに対し，昨今では旧市街地を支える建設業者注2）と住民との関係が衰退あるいは消滅しつつあることを危倶する報告がみられる注3）。そこでは，まちづくりの側面からみた旧市街地の保全と建設業者の関わり方についての議論がこれまで十分になされてこなかったことが指摘されている。