The Japanese city / P.P. Karan and Kristin Stapleton, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)

Stapleton, Kristin, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Japan.

Cities and towns.

Japan.

Land use, Urban--Japan.

Land use, Urban.

City planning--Japan.

City planning.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Japan.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

viii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1997]

Summary:

Japan is one of the most crowded College 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 international gathering of urbanists considers such matters as the historical development of the Japanese city, the landmarks of Tokyo, urban planning and regulation, environmental problems, the image of the city in Japanese novels, and the coordination of local and central government efforts to deal with economic shifts affecting individual communities. The only book on the topic available in English, The Japanese City details one country's philosophy of urban space.

Contents:

2 The City in Japan / P.P. Karan 12

3 Urban Landscapes of Japan / Cotton Mather 40

4 From Castle Town to Manhattan Town with Suburbs: A Geographical Account of Tokyo's Changing Landmarks and Symbolic Landscapes / Roman Cybriwsky 56

5 Suburbanization of Tokyo and the Daily Lives of Suburban People / Kohei Okamoto 79

6 Together and Equal: Place Stratification in Osaka / Kuniko Fujita, Richard Child Hill 106

7 Urban Land Use and Control in the Japanese City: A Case Study of Hiroshima, Osaka, and Kyoto / David Callies 134

8 Disasters Chronic and Acute: Issues in the Study of Environmental Pollution in Urban Japan / Robert Kidder 156

9 Urban Restructuring in Omuta, Japan, and Flint, Michigan: A Comparison / Theodore J. Gilman 176

10 The Image of Tokyo in Soseki's Fiction / William Burton 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813120357

OCLC:

60185733