A Study on the Effects of Urban Landscape on Citizen’s Attitude Using Virtual Reality Simulation Model -A Case Study of Utsunomiya City-

In recent years, motorization has accelerated the expansion of urban sprawl and the decline of central city areas in many cities in Japan. In order to reverse this trend, the Government of Japan enacted the Downtown Revitalization Act in June 2007. To revitalize the city centers, it is very important to increase the attractiveness of urban space as a whole, rather than only introducing attractive stores. Creating an attractive urban landscape is indispensable in order to revitalize a central city area. After the Landscape Act was enacted in June 2005, many local governments in Japan have developed urban landscape plans expecting to attract more visitors to their cities. Another important factor in attracting citizens to the central city areas is the necessity to provide accessible traffic environment. With growing concerns for environmental issues