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Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kobe, and Kyoto, this book examines the potential of civil society in contemporary planning debates. Further, it addresses the implications of Japan's biggest social problem – the demographic decline – for Japanese cities, and demonstrates the serious challenges and exciting possibilities that result from the impending end of Japan's urban growth. Presenting a synthetic approach that reflects both the physical aspects and the social significance of urban spaces, this book scrutinizes the precise patterns of urban expansion and shrinkage. In doing so, it also summarizes current theories of public space, urban space, and the body in space which are relevant to both Japan and the wider international debate. With detailed case studies and more general reflections from a broad range of disciplines, this collection of essays demonstrates the value of cross-disciplinary cooperation. As such, it is of interest to students and scholars of geography and urban planning as well as history, anthropology and cultural studies.

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Author:   Christoph Brumann ,  Evelyn Schulz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781138857421

ISBN 10:   1138857424
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   04 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Urbanisation, City, and City System in Japan Between Development and Shrinking: Coping with Shrinking Cities in Times of Demographic Change 3. The Colonial Appropriation of Public Space: Architecture and City Planning in Japanese-Dominated Manchuria 4. Re-Uniting a Divided City: High-Rises, Conflict, and Urban Space in Central Kyoto 5. Re-Imagining Public Space: The Vicissitudes of Japan's Privately Owned Public Spaces 6. Citizen Participation and Urban Development in Japan and Germany: Issues and Problems 7. Indifferent Communities: Neighbourhood Associations, Class and Community Consciousness in Pre-War Tokyo 8. Who Cares about the Past in Today's Tokyo? 9. Gendered Modes of Appropriating Public Space 10. Walking the City: Spatial and Temporal Configurations of the Urban Spectator in Writings on Tokyo 11. Shrinking Cities and Liveability in Japan: Emerging Relationships and Challenges

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Christoph Brumann is Head of Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany. Evelyn Schulz is Full Professor for Japanese Studies at Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.

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