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9780813120355
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Japan is one of the most crowded countries on earth, with three-fourths of its population now living in cities. Tokyo is easily the most populous city on the planet. And yet, though closely packed, its citizens dwell together in relative peace. In America, inner-city violence -- often attributed in part to overcrowding -- is frequently emphasized as one of the great social problems of the day. What might we learn from Japan's situation that could be applied to our own as we approach the twenty-first century?In this collection an interdisciplinary group of international scholars seek to underst
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables, and Photographs; Preface; 1 Introduction; THE CITY IN JAPAN; URBAN LANDSCAPES, LANDMARKS, AND SUBURBS; SOCIAL CLASSES IN THE CITY; SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; URBAN LAND USE AND CONTROL AND CHALLENGES FACING CITY PLANNING AND GROWTH; IMPACT OF GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING AND REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS; IMAGE OF THE CITY IN LITERATURE; REFERENCES; 2 The City in Japan; EARLY HISTORIC CITIES: NARA, HEIANKYO (KYOTO), AND KAMAKURA; ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES IN FEUDAL JAPAN
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CITY GROWTH IN THE MODERN PERIOD (1868-1990)THE JAPANESE MEGALOPOLIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE; REFERENCES; 3 Urban Landscapes of Japan; PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAPANESE URBAN LANDSCAPE; Paucity of Idle Land; Interdigitation; Compactness; Meticulous Organization; Immaculateness; SECONDARY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAPANESE URBAN LANDSCAPE; Gardens with Sculptured Plants; Lack of Lawns; Profusion of Aerial Utility Lines; Walled Areas with Gates; Waning of Traditional Architecture; REFERENCES
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4 From Castle Town to Manhattan Town with Suburbs: A Geographical Account of Tokyo's Changing Landmarks and Symbolic LandscapesEDO-PERIOD LANDMARKS; MEIJI-PERIOD LANDMARKS; A CURIOUS PROPOSAL; TOKYO STATION AND THE IMPERIAL HOTEL: Two LANDMARKS FROM THE TAISHO PERIOD; SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES FROM THE MEIJI AND TAISHO PERIODS; THE POST-EARTHQUAKE AND POSTWAR PERIODS; SHINJUKU; TODAY'S SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES; EVOLVING LANDMARKS AND LANDMARKS FOR THE FUTURE; SOME FINAL THOUGHTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 5 Suburbanization of Tokyo and the Daily Lives of Suburban People
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URBANIZATION AND SUBURBANIZATION OF JAPAN'S MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREASCONCENTRATION IN THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA IN RECENT YEARS; GROWTH AND SELF-DEPENDENCE OF SUBURBS; WORKING ACTIVITIES AND TIME-SPACE CONSTRAINTS AMONG SUBURBAN PEOPLE; THE KAWAGOE SURVEY; INFLUENCE OF WORKING ACTIVITIES ON OTHER ACTIVITIES; SHARING AND COORDINATING OF SPOUSES' ACTIVITIES IN A TWO-CAREER FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN; REFERENCES; 6 Together and Equal: Place Stratification in Osaka; OSAKA IN PROFILE; PLACE STRATIFICATION; MIXED LAND USE; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; CITY HOUSING POLICIES; THE DEVELOPMENTAL STATE
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MINORITIES: THE KOREAN EXPERIENCENOTES; REFERENCES; 7 Urban Land Use and Control in the Japanese City: A Case Study of Hiroshima, Osaka, and Kyoto; THE AMERICAN CONTEXT; BASIC ELEMENTS OF LAND-USE PLANNING CONTROL IN JAPAN; The Urban Planning Act of 1968; The Building Standard Law of 1994; THE LAND-USE PLANNING SYSTEM AT WORK: THREE EXAMPLES; Hiroshima; Osaka; Kyoto; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; STATUTES, ORDINANCES, AND OTHER MATERIALS; 8 Disasters Chronic and Acute: Issues in the Study of Environmental Pollution in Urban Japan; DISASTER AND LITIGATION IN AMAGASAKI
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CHRONIC DISASTER AND TRAUMA: APPLYING ERIKSON'S ANALYSIS
Additional Edition:
9780813159348
Additional Edition:
Print version The Japanese City
Language:
English
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