Jhushan abounding with bamboo becomes an advantage of developing bamboo craft industries. Industrialization started in 1932 through semi-mechanical mass production of bamboo chopsticks. When economy ...revived after war in 1945, bamboo braid product was demanded in agriculture and fishery in addition to daily life. As manufacturing technology advanced in 1970, bamboo product became one of the major products at domestic and foreign markets. Owing to free trade policy in 1987, bamboo industries encountered issues such as wage hike, dumping of low-priced goods and channel narrowing that caused depression in the industry. Until 1994 when cultural policy including community empowerment was implemented, traditional bamboo craft industries reached their turning point. The features of Jhushan bamboo industries are shown by the four historically changing stages: (1) Induce of technology and raw materials in the Qing rule period are the main features. (2) Resources contending, industrialization, teaching and learning of craftsmanship are the main features in the Japanese rule period. (3) Offering services for agriculture, common marketing, technique researching and invention of machinery, in addition to bamboos being replaced, industries walk away in the Postwar Period are the main features. (4) Industrial innovation, knowledge inheritance, recognition of the social status of craftsman, ecotourism in bamboo forests and communication platform are the main features in the period of cultural industry.
In the 1980s, the Taiwan traditional arts and crafts industries were deeply impacted by the opening economical policy of China with its cheap labor and a vast market. This paper aims to report and ...analyze how the concepts of cultural industries and community empowerment, which were introduced to Puli by the authority "Taiwan Provincial Handicraft Research Institute" in the face of industrial restructuring, influenced local development profoundly. The concepts of cultural industries and community empowerment were realized through the collaboration between Puli's local businessmen and arts workers to push ahead with the tasks for revitalization of local industries with the area's cultural and industrial resources. For example, it was to result in a comeback of endangered Pulli Winery, handmade paper shed, lacquer culture museum and Puli's culinary culture. The cultural image and value-aided industries are more distinct.
ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF DHAKA'S URBAN PARKS IQBAL, Mohammad Masum; HIGUCHI, Takayuki; UEDA, Akira ...
Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design,
2010, Letnik:
56, Številka:
6
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Nowadays urban parks are emerging as one of the most important spaces in the urban fabric. Many urban theorists described them as lungs of the cities, as suffocated city dwellers can enjoy there some ...breath of fresh air in stressful city life. People come to them for recreation, social gathering, and passive enjoyment; they help to enhance the image of a city also. But the result of rapid urban growth during 20^ century in Asian developing countries, public open spaces like parks have been neglected as being a part of the urban pattern in the mega cities. This trend causes also to increasing crime and declining social interaction among city dwellers, as activities in these areas disappeared for lack of appropriate spaces or inaccessibility of them. The study carried out on the urban parks of Dhaka city to measure the accessibility and utilization of them regarding the effects of rapid urban growth on their physical and functional structure, and limitations in management and policy. The paper has first, evaluated the present state and trend of Dhaka's urban park as a case, secondly it has assessed the accessibility and utilization of the urban parks through a questionnaire survey in the case study area, thirdly results reveals the state of urban parks of Dhaka city in terms of accessibility and utilization, and finally it concludes with a evaluation of the results.
Nowadays, in Japan, circumstances of "mono-dukuri (making objects)" are in a turning point, because of diversifying of life, advancing and enlarging the scale of "mono-dukuri (making objects)" ...itself, transfer of production base to foreign countries and an economic depression, etc.. Especially, in recent years, "disinterest in the technology" "disinterest in the science" of the younger generation are tend to grow, it is evermore necessary to engage them in the science & technology with nurture their inquisitiveness towards natures and expand their logical thinking and creative abilities. At the same time, the fact above-mentioned brings the necessity to consider design education fundamentally. In this paper, the authors discuss the significance of design in science education, through practice of "Design workshops -Mono-dukuri (Making objects) workshops" for elementary schoolchildren and junior high school students by the staff of the faculty of engineering of Chiba University. Through an investigation and a questionnaire survey, following assertion can be made: It was possible to cultivate elementary schoolchildren and junior high school students following important points: (1) there is a science in the background of "mono-dukuri (making objects)," (2) there is the pleasure with the creation can be learnt by accomplishing "mono-dukuri (making objects)," (3) there are various solutions in "mono-dukuri (making objects)."
In this paper, the authors discuss the transition in people's world views caused by mechanization, as evidenced by the case of the production process of the rice cake. This research is based on ...documentary literature, a field survey, and other sources. Originally, the rice cake was made for special events, and people recognized it as one of the most important offerings to the gods. The traditional process of rice cake making required much time and effort and the use of many tools. In the 1950's, these tools were largely replaced by multi-functional machines. In the field survey, the process of rice cake making was observed: after choosing the best location, people made the traditional rice cake by relying on their senses and experience to use fire, steam, and other resources to careful and deliberate effect, then the finished cake was offered to the gods. As a result of our investigation, the following assertions can be made: (1) In the traditional process of rice cake making, people conceive of the medium of the rice cake as holy, and the process informs them about the stages of life. (2) During this process, the people are engaged in a direct sensuous experience, using their senses to learn more about the nature of their environment. This kind of experience affords people world views that spring from living interactively with the environment and within communities. (3) With the introduction of machines, the preparation process ceased to require direct experience. Concomitantly, the meaning and ceremony which the preparation of rice cakes had assumed socially and culturally gradually dissipated, and, subsequently, the people's world views shifted from a deeply ingrained and holistic foundation to a more superficial one.
The evolution of house form in Old Dhaka city is particularly an interesting case study to researchers for its history of espousing different cultures into its very own. In the twentieth century some ...common morphology was formed, reflecting the initial co-existence and integration of different cultural forces, such as living patterns and family structures. The study examines the transformation of house plans from the early twentieth century (Colonial or British period, 1900 through 1947) to late twentieth century (Pakistan period, 1947 to 1971; Bangladesh period, 1971 onward) through analysis of spatial configurations. Transformations in spatial configuration during the three periods are then interpreted through their relationships to the changes in family structure, women's status, and house-street relation. House and apartment plans are analyzed through space syntax methods; while family structure, changes in women's status, and interior-exterior relationships have been analyzed through findings from previous research, literature review, statistics, interviews, and census data. The comparison of the house plans from different periods revealed that the transformations in spatial configuration were parallel to the changes in family types (complex family to nuclear family), and the improvement of women's status in the family, as well as in the society. The relationship between interior and exterior has gradually become less integrated over time through these periods.
Urban parks in Dhaka city started developing during colonial period in the early twentieth century, but after the foundation of Bangladesh republic in 1971, the need for urban parks became greater as ...the city expanded and urban population rapidly grew. For Dhaka, it was also seen to start slowly after World War II, when Asian countries gained independence, and then Dhaka became the second capital of newly independent Pakistan (1947-1971). This study carried out on users of three representative parks (Ramna park, Bahadurshah park, and Gulshan lake park) of Dhaka city to determine individual features, their recreational needs and level of satisfaction. Surveys on users are important for planning, design and management processes of urban parks. The adequacy of Dhaka's urban parks has also been determined through the examination of user satisfaction. It was revealed through the survey outcomes at great extent that the users of Dhaka's urban parks primarily visit parks for passive recreation in a natural landscape. Among the users, 25-45 years old married male persons belonging lower income group are larger in number in general, though each park has its own user characteristics based on the socio-economic environment. Cross table data analysis were done and the variables were compared, and a chi-square (X^2) test was carried out.
일본 전통 염직디자인의 고유성 및 현대성 조사 연구 이경희; Kyung Hee Lee; 궁기청 ...
한국의류산업학회지,
08/2006, Letnik:
8, Številka:
4
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Modern Japan has been known as the country manufacturing Shin-gosen that denotes Japanese synthetic fiber. Japan has long traditon of weaving and dyeing of local traditional Textiles. Japanese ...traditional weaving and dyeing methods have been handed down through hundred years and various type of textiles have been fabricated in different regions. Japanese modern worldly famous fashion designers are recognized by using the Japanese traditional textiles. Traditional textiles of Japan are inherited in the present age and become the source of inspiration for modern Japanese fashion designers. This research investigated the originality and modernity of 10 kinds of main Japanese traditional textiles by design servey, 5kinds of weaving methods and 5kinds of dyeing methods. The 5kinds weaving methods include Kasuri, Shima, Cizimi, Zohu, Chumugi and 5kinds dyeing methods include Izome, Katazome, Tuzukaki, Uzen, Shibori dyeing.
An investigation on development status of community industries in the reconstruction areas struck by the 921 earthquake in Taichung and Nantou Counties was conducted from 1999 to September 2008 and ...the causes for sustainability were analyzed. Several conclusions were reached by observations, interviews on the phone and in-depth interviews. First, most of the community industrial organizations in Nantou county are non-profit organizations and cooperatives (81% in all), which implies a majority of them tends to provide social service. Second, the southern Fukien people run the most community-based businesses in Nantou county (59%), who are followed by the aboriginals (36%). A comparison of the population groups in Taiwan (less than 2% of indigenous people) reveals the peculiar role played by the community industry for the aboriginals. Third, some of the community industries are stagnant after recovery; however, most of them keep running. The sources of operating funds indicate there are still 66% of the cases that depend on financial aids from the government, which implies only a limited number of the businesses that can operate independently. Fourth, factors causing stagnant community industries include willingness of leadership and capability of the leaders, losses suffered from disasters and self-assumption ability of the community industry proprietors. Fifth, elements that support sustainable operation of community industries consist of participants' ideals, mutual trust among the community industry proprietors, working capital and management ability 1.
