Living Cities in Japan - Citizens'' Movements, Machizukuri and Local Environments

Informationen zum Autor Dr. André Sorensen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Programme in Planning at the University of Toronto. Dr. Carolin Funck is Associate Professor at Hiroshima University Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences. Zusammenfassung Over the last fifteen years local citizens' movements have spread rapidly throughout Japan. This volume examines the growth and nature of civil society participation in local urban and environmental governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Making Livable Places André Sorensen and Carolin Funck Part 1: The Context of Managing Shared Spaces in Japan 2. Toshi Keikaku versus Machizukuri: Emerging Paradigm of Civil Society in Japan, 1950-1980 Shun-ichi J. Watanabe 3. Changing Governance of Shared Spaces: Machizukuri as Institutional Innovation André Sorensen 4. Japan’s Construction Lobby and the Privatization of Highway-Related Public Corporations Thomas Feldhoff Part 2: The Practice of Machizukuri ‘Community Making’ 5. The Concept of Machi-Sodate and Urban Planning: The Case of Tokyû Tama Den’en Toshi Yorifusa Ishida 6. Machizukuri, Civil Society, and the Transformation of Japanese City Planning: Cases from Kobe Carolin Funck 7. Earthquake Reconstruction Machizukuri and Citizen Participation Atsuko Ito 8. Machizukuri and Historical Awareness in the Old Town of Kobe Hiroshi Nunokawa Part 3: Conflicts Over Changing Places and Governance 9. Citizens’ Movements to Protect the Water Environment: Changes and Problems Toshihisa Asano 10. Civic Movement for Sustainable Urban Regeneration: Downtown Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture Akito Murayama 11. Neighborhood Associations and Machizukuri Processes: Strengths and Weaknesses Shizuka Hashimoto 12. Inner-City Redevelopment in Tokyo: Conflicts over Urban Place, Planning Governance, and Neighborhoods Sayaka Fujii, Junichiro Okata and André Sorensen Part 4: Conclusions: Making Livable Places 13. A Diversity of Machizukuri Processes André Sorensen and Carolin Funck ...

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• Autori: Andre (University of Toronto Sorensen, Andre Funck Sorensen, Andrew Funck Sorensen, SORENSEN ANDREW FUNCK CAROLIN
• Con la collaborazione di: Carolin Funck (Editore), Funck Carolin (Editore), André Sorensen (Editore), Andrew Sorensen (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.07.2007
• EAN: 9780415402378
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40237-8
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies; Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General