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oapen-20.500.12657-242882024-03-22T19:23:21Z Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan Hein, Carola Pelletier, Philippe wkh toshi keikaku city planning law land readjustment projects kanagawa thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general Adding a new perspective to the current literature on decentralization in Japan, Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan, approaches the subject from an urban studies and planning approach. The essays in the collection present a cogent compilation of case studies focusing on the past, present and future of decentralization in Japan. These include small scale development in the fields such as citizen participation (machizukuri), urban form and architecture, disaster prevention and conservation of monuments. The contributors suggest that new trends are emerging after the bursting of Japan's economic bubble and assess them in the context of the country's larger socio-political system. This in-depth analysis of the development outside of Japan provides a valuable addition to students of Urban, Asian and Japanese Studies. 2019-11-21 13:56:52 2020-04-01T09:54:03Z 2020-04-01T09:54:03Z 2006 book 1005843 OCN: 814462284 9780415326032;9780415546966;9781134341504;9781134341498;9781134341450 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24288 eng Routledge Contemporary Japan Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005843.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134341504 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203358498 10.4324/9780203358498 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415326032;9780415546966;9781134341504;9781134341498;9781134341450 open access
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Adding a new perspective to the current literature on decentralization in Japan, Cities, Autonomy and Decentralization in Japan, approaches the subject from an urban studies and planning approach. The essays in the collection present a cogent compilation of case studies focusing on the past, present and future of decentralization in Japan. These include small scale development in the fields such as citizen participation (machizukuri), urban form and architecture, disaster prevention and conservation of monuments. The contributors suggest that new trends are emerging after the bursting of Japan's economic bubble and assess them in the context of the country's larger socio-political system. This in-depth analysis of the development outside of Japan provides a valuable addition to students of Urban, Asian and Japanese Studies.
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