Contributions from six countries Shu Yamamura and Haruhiko Goto ― Japan
Contributions from six countries Shu Yamamura and Haruhiko Goto ― Japan
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来自六个国家的投稿 Shu Yamamura 和 Haruhiko Goto ― 日本
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10.1080/02513625.2015.1134936
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2016
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Shu YAMAMURA and Haruhiko GOTO
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小野田泰明;佃悠;Shu YAMAMURA and Haruhiko GOTO
Two remarks to begin with: i) Japanese society entered a mature phase of development earlier than other countries in Asia, and ii) Japan has a relatively decentralized planning system compared to many neighboring countries. Local government bodies prepare most legally binding plans, although the plan-making process is still under the strong influence of the central government. On the other hand, players in the private sector are increasing their influence on planning in Japan, especially within central areas of big cities, where development pressure is relatively high. Recently, the central government has strengthened the legal framework to promote active involvement of private sector actors in the planning process, and consequently, there has been an increase in relatively large-scale urban regeneration projects led by private property developers. Such a policy, which promotes private-led urban regeneration by easing development regulations in particular districts, contributes to the upgrading of urban space quality mainly in such central areas, though it is associated with the risks of overdevelopment and gentrification. One of the biggest challenges Japanese planners face today is the decreasing effectiveness of established planning approaches. This has been caused by population decline and slowdown of land-use demand. For a long time, the most important task of planning was preparing an appropriate amount of land for development in order to meet increasing demand for housing and industry, as well as realizing desirable land use by applying various combinations of regulations and incentives. Recently, however, demand for additional land for new development has been in significant decline, and so the “regulation-and-incentive” land-use control method is becoming less effective.