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状况。本研究的研究区域名古屋一直是日本具有代表性的大都市区之一，并发展成为日本中部地区的中心城市。大都市的建立始于19世纪后半叶。随着名古屋与周边地区之间交通运输的增加，公路和铁路网得到了发展。这条网络的主要路线都在旧的交通网络上，因此可以说，主要路线的基本特征没有改变。政府引入的主要通信手段--电话和电报，通过连接名古屋和东京、大阪等其他地区来发展社会经济活动。电话供不应求，所以人们想要有私人电话并不容易。电话的所有权成了买卖的对象。名古屋的电话系统在战争中被摧毁，这座城市的通信手段变得无法使用。新港口的建设是名古屋的一项重要工程，当时名古屋只有一个小港口通往外海。港口施工企业克服了重重障碍，终于如愿以偿。工业活动，特别是外向型工业有了很大的发展，使用名古屋港口后记。为了加强这个港口的功能，还进行了几次额外的建设，从而带动了名古屋周边地区的发展。从这项研究中可以清楚地看出，城市基础设施的准备成为名古屋现代大发展的基本条件。也可以说，现在的大都市圈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.