屋上農園の多面的機能に対する都市住民の意識と行動 ─東京都を中心として─

Urban Farm DB summary

A Tokyo-centered survey on involvement and evaluation of rooftop farms finds high satisfaction among participants but low uptake, using SEM to analyze institutional and design policy needs for spreading private-development rooftop farms such as Mori Building's Roppongi Hills.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of rooftop farms in megacities such as Tokyo, making use of the “rooftop” space unlike conventional urban agriculture that relies mainly on farmland. Rooftop farms （RTFs） attract attention not only as a stable food supply, but also for responding to the diverse needs of urban residents. On the other hand, as a relatively new form of urban agriculture, RTFs face many problems and may not be able to fulfill their expected roles. In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey on the involvement and evaluation of RTFs mainly among the residents of Tokyo, and clarified various issues for promoting RTFs. In addition, we introduced Structural Equation Modeling （SEM） to the results of the questionnaire survey to clarify urban resident perceptions and involvement in urban agriculture and their evaluation of the expected functions of RTFs.