地方都市における市民協働型街づくりの意義と課題 : エコネットひがしひろしまの事例から

This research introduces an attempt at the meaning and issues about community development with civic collaboration in provincial city through “Eco-net Higashi-Hiroshima (Eco-net)” in Higashi-Hiroshima city, Hiroshima. Eco-net is an organization, established by local government in 2010, which aims to build a sustainable society in partnership with the citizens and businesses and city of Higashi-Hiroshima. The discussion about issues and measures of eco-net held in 2015 clarifies that it makes better communication between citizen society and local governments, but it is difficult to conducts practical activities, because local government which leading initiatives need to hold big festival and it took most of time of their activity. This collaboration of citizen, businesses and local governments is indispensable to change social structure to sustainable society. It may therefore be an effective means of constructing sustainable society, to increase community development with civic collaboration from every corner of the world.