Presents a compilation of case studies focusing on the decentralization in Japan. Aimed at the students of Urban, Asian and Japanese Studies, this book includes small-scale development in the fields such as citizen participation (machizukuri), urban form and architecture, disaster prevention and conservation of monuments. Editor(s): Hein, Carola; Pelletier, Philippe. Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 26 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Cities, Autonomy, and Decentralization in Japan (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415326036
ISBN 13: 9780415326032
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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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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Carola Hein is Associate Professor in the Growth and Structure of Cities Program at Bryn Mawr College, USA.

Philippe Pelletier is Professor of Geography at Lumiere-Lyon 2 University, France.

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