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Titolo |
Urban spaces in Japan : cultural and social perspectives / / edited by Christoph Brumann and Evelyn Schulz |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-31883-6 |
1-280-77697-8 |
9786613687364 |
0-203-12007-8 |
1-136-31884-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrumannChristoph |
SchulzEvelyn <1963-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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City planning - Japan |
Public spaces - Japan |
Urbanization - Japan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Urban Spaces in Japan; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Christoph Brumann, Christian Dimmer and Evelyn Schulz; 2. Urbanisation, city and city system in Japan between development and shrinking: coping with shrinking cities in times of demographic change: Winfried Flüchter; 3. The colonial appropriation of public space: architecture and city planning in Japanese-dominated Manchuria: Anke Scherer; 4. Re-uniting a divided city: high-rises, conflict and urban space in central Kyoto: Christoph Brumann |
5. Re-imagining public space: the vicissitudes of Japan's privately owned public spaces: Christian Dimmer6. Citizen participation and urban development in Japan and Germany: issues and problems: Carolin Funck, Tsutomu Kawada and Yoshimichi Yui; 7. Indifferent communities: neighbourhood associations, class and community consciousness in pre-war Tokyo: Katja Schmidtpott; 8. Who cares about the past intoday's Tokyo?: Paul Waley; 9. Gendered modes of |
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appropriatingpublic space: Ingrid Getreuer-Kargl |
10. Walking the city: spatial and temporal configurations of the urban spectator in writings on Tokyo: Evelyn Schulz11. Shrinking cities and liveability in Japan: emerging relationships and challenges: André Sorensen; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 appro |
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