A Study on Town Planning and Evaluation of Industrial Heritage Tomioka Silk Mill

A quantitative evaluation of the Tomioka Silk Mill as industrial heritage revealed significant differences in perception between tourists and residents, highlighting the need for enhanced town planning. The study found that while the site holds cultural value, residents identified critical areas requiring improvement, such as infrastructure and landscape design. Establishing designated environs around the mill was proposed to address these gaps, aiming to achieve environmental improvements and positive community impacts. This approach combined covariance structure analysis with propensity score matching (PSM) to assess heritage value objectively.

NISHIO, T., TSUKADA, S., MORITA, T., & YUZAWA, A. (2014). A STUDY ON TOWN PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE TOMIOKA SILK MILL. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 79(705), 2507–2516. https://doi.org/10.3130/aija.79.2507