Research on Urban Law as an Information Processing System

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This research examines several features of contemporary development of urban administrative law. Findings of the research can be classified under the following keywords, all of which are based on the perspective that the administration can be seen as an information processing system.(a) Normative consciousness at an evolving stage: the article (1) examines so-called "subjectivity of aesthetic assessment" and the narratology of landscape protection.(b) Role of property rights in urban space: the article (2) analyzes the ongoing process of rights allocation under the current land use laws. The article (4) examines the relationship between "goods allocation order" and "personhood order".(c) Institutional design of urban space management: the articles (1) and (2) examine the legal framework of land use regulation from the perspective of the informational structure among the stakeholders. Pointing out the lack of predictability for neighborhood residents at the stage of "ex ante general regulation" , the author argues for the necessity of regulatory impact analysis in urban development. The author also tries to justify negotiated city development on the premise of the Coase Theorem. The article (3) examines the relationship between local ordinances and statutory laws, emphasizing local governments' cognitive and exploratory leadership. The articles (4) (5) (6) examines the judicial control of administrative decisions concerning urban space.(d) Urban space and the public sphere: the author is currently working upon the topic of citizen participation. The article (7) has already touched upon this topic very briefly.