A Geographical Study on the Development of Urban Infrastructure in the Modern Day

本研究旨在探讨现代城市基础设施的发展。名古屋是日本最具代表性的都市圈之一，是日本中部地区的中心城市。大都会的建立是在世纪后期。随着名古屋与周边地区之间交通的增加，道路和铁路网络也得到了发展。这一网络的主要路线是在旧的交通网络，所以可以说，主要路线的基本特征没有改变。电话和电报，主要的通信手段，由政府引进，用于发展社会和经济活动，连接名古屋和其他地区，包括东京和大坂。电话的需求已经超过了供给，所以人们拥有私人电话并不容易。电话的所有权成为买卖的对象。名古屋的电话系统被战争摧毁，因此这个城市的通信手段变得无法使用。新港的建设是名古屋的一个重要项目，当时名古屋只有一个通往公海的小港口。港口建设企业克服重重障碍，顺利实施。产业活动特别是出口导向型产业有很大发展，以使用名古屋港后记。为了加强港口的功能，进行了多项建设，带动了名古屋周边地区的发展。从本研究中可以看出，城市基础设施的准备成为现代名古屋大发展的基本条件。也可以说，现在的大都市区继承了这样的基础设施，以获得更多的社会和经济活动的发展。

This study is to investigate the development of urban infrastructure in the modern day. Nagoya, the study area of this research has been one of the representative metropolitan area in Japan, and developed as the central city in Chubu region, central Japan. The foundation of metropolis was established in the later part of nineteen century. Road and railroad network developed with the increase of transportations between Nagoya and surrounding areas. Main routes of this network were on the old transportation network, so it may be said that the basic characteristic of main routes has not changed.Telephone and telegraph, main communication means introduced by the government, was used to develop social and economic activities by connecting Nagoya and other regions including Tokyo and Osaka. The demand of telephone has exceeded the supply, so it was not easy for people to have private telephones. The ownership of a telephone became an object of buying and selling. The telephone system in Nagoya was destroyed by war, so the communication means of this city became inability.The construction of new port was an important project for Nagoya, which had only a small port leading to the open sea then. Port construction enterprise got over many obstacles, and it was executed. Industrial activities especially export-oriented industries have developed greatly to use Nagoya Port afterword. Several additional construction have done to strengthen the function of this port, which lead to the regional development around Nagoya.It is clear from this study that the preparation of urban infrastructure became a fundamental condition for great advance of modern days Nagoya. It may also be said that the present metropolitan area succeeds to such infrastructure in order to get more development of social and economic activies.