But the Japanese government had already foreseen its future needs and insisted that space be reserved for a park in every district of the city. This idea of preserving public space in communities was ahead of its time. Yet in a modern, profit-driven society it is hard to put into practice.
以台南市為例：日本殖民時代，台南還是油綠農地一片，但日本政府已預見未來的都會需求，執意在每區塊中建造公園，這種社區公共綠地保留的先進觀念，在講求功利的現代社會反倒很難落實。