Planning for Cities and Regions in Japan
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
214 pages
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© 1995
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Contributors
1. Introduction
Ian Masser, Philip Shapira and David W. Edgington
2. Some strengths and weaknesses of Japanese urban planning
Jeremy D. Alden and Hirofumi Abe
3. Challenges for Japanese urban policy
John Zetter
4. The impact of recent urbanisation on inner city development in Japan
Jeremy D. Alden, Moriaki Hirohara and Hirofumi Abe
5. Land use planning and control in Japan
David L. Callies
6. Sen-biki amidst desakota: urban sprawl and urban planning in Japan
Michael Hebbert
7. Tokyo's land market and its impact on housing and urban life
Michael Wegener
8. The institutional context of Japanese planning: professional associations and planning education
Ian Masser and Takahiro Yorisaki
9. Planning for technology development and information systems in Japanese cities and regions
David W. Edgington
10. Industrial restructuring and economic development strategies in a Japanese steel town: the case of Kitakyushu
Philip Shapira
Appendices
1. Chronology of major urban and regional planning legislation in Japan
David W. Edgington
2. Selected literature on Japanese urban and regional planning
Philip Shapira, Chet Askey and David W. Edgington
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