Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/64028

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/76292

KEYWORDS : Sapporo Sewerage Science Museum;renewal;exhibition;The Sapporo City Ordinance on Rights for the Best Interests of the Child;the right to express own views;札幌市下水道科学館;リニューアル;展示;札幌市子どもの権利条例;意見表明権

札幌市では，「札幌市子どもの最善の利益を実現するための権利条例（子どもの権利条例）」にもとづき，様々な場面で子どもが，提案や意見表明を行う機会を設けて，市政等に子どもの視点を反映させるとりくみを行っている．1997 年5 月に開館した札幌市下水道科学館は，下水道の広報施設として市民に親しまれてきたが，経年変化による展示物の老朽化と従来型の「見る」「聞く」中心の展示方法の陳腐化が指摘され，リニューアルが計画されている．また，展示物の更新にあたっては，下水道をとりまく環境の変化に応じた市民への効果的な情報発信が課題である．こうした現状と課題をふまえて，札幌市子ども未来局子ども育成部子どもの権利推進課は，下水道科学館のリニューアルに向けた展示のあり方について，子どもからの提案・意見募集を行った．子どもを札幌市のまちづくりに参画する大切な市民として認め，その意見を反映させる市のとりくみを，条例との関連性とともに紹介する．
Sapporo City, on the basis of "the Sapporo City Ordinance on Rights for the Best Interests of the Child", is making efforts to reflect the children’s points of view to the municipal administration by providing opportunities to children making their suggestion and opinion. Sapporo Sewerage Science Museum opened May 1997 has been familiar to citizen as a public relations facility of sewerage. But the museum exhibition has been pointed out to become decrepit after years and criticized its traditional "Look and listen style", so renewal is planned. In addition, it is required an effective dissemination of information to the public as the environment of the sewerage has changed. Under this situation and issues, Bureau for the Future of Children, Children’s Right Promotion Section of Sapporo City recruited opinion about the exhibition renewal from children. This article along with the relevance of the Ordinance introduces city’s trial which recognizes children as important part of citizen to participate in the town planning.