CITIES, AUTONOMY, AND DECENTRALIZATION IN JAPAN by Carola Hein (Editor), Philippe Pelletier (Editor) ( 9781134341474 )

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Title:

CITIES, AUTONOMY, AND DECENTRALIZATION IN JAPAN

By:

Carola Hein (Editor), Philippe Pelletier (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

1134341474

ISBN 13:

9781134341474

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

27 September, 2006

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

Pages:

208

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

26 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Tables, black and white; 26

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Imprint:

Routledge

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