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Author:   André Sorensen (University of Toronto, Canada) ,  Carolin Funck (Hiroshima University, Japan) ,  Carolin Funck (Hiroshima University, Japan) ,  Andr Sorensen (University of Toronto, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415547079

ISBN 10:   0415547075
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   21 May 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Making Livable Places André Sorensen and Carolin Funck Part 1: The Context of Managing Shared Spaces in Japan 2. Toshi Keikaku versus Machizukuri: Emerging Paradigm of Civil Society in Japan, 1950-1980 Shun-ichi J. Watanabe 3. Changing Governance of Shared Spaces: Machizukuri as Institutional Innovation André Sorensen 4. Japan’s Construction Lobby and the Privatization of Highway-Related Public Corporations Thomas Feldhoff Part 2: The Practice of Machizukuri ‘Community Making’ 5. The Concept of Machi-Sodate and Urban Planning: The Case of Tokyû Tama Den’en Toshi Yorifusa Ishida 6. Machizukuri, Civil Society, and the Transformation of Japanese City Planning: Cases from Kobe Carolin Funck 7. Earthquake Reconstruction Machizukuri and Citizen Participation Atsuko Ito 8. Machizukuri and Historical Awareness in the Old Town of Kobe Hiroshi Nunokawa Part 3: Conflicts Over Changing Places and Governance 9. Citizens’ Movements to Protect the Water Environment: Changes and Problems Toshihisa Asano 10. Civic Movement for Sustainable Urban Regeneration: Downtown Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture Akito Murayama 11. Neighborhood Associations and Machizukuri Processes: Strengths and Weaknesses Shizuka Hashimoto 12. Inner-City Redevelopment in Tokyo: Conflicts over Urban Place, Planning Governance, and Neighborhoods Sayaka Fujii, Junichiro Okata and André Sorensen Part 4: Conclusions: Making Livable Places 13. A Diversity of Machizukuri Processes André Sorensen and Carolin Funck

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Dr. André Sorensen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Programme in Planning at the University of Toronto. Dr. Carolin Funck is Associate Professor at Hiroshima University Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences.

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