Overview
- Includes many empirical studies, which help readers understand the Japanese context
- Provides a theoretical framework to show that Japanese and Western cases are comparable in terms of living conditions
- Suggests creating sustainable cities to avoid urban social problems that many Western and Asian cities will face
Part of the book series: International Perspectives in Geography (IPG, volume 11)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Growth of the City Center Condominium Lifestyle
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Conclusions: Whither the Divided Tokyo?
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the metropolitan area. Chapter 1 reviews: 1) discussions on globalization, neo-liberalization, and changes in housing policies; 2) debates on the divided city; 3) debates on the shrinking city and the urban lifecycle; 4) discussion of the urban residential environment from a social justice perspective; and 5) family–housing relationships in the post-growth society. Based on the literature review, the rest of the book is structured as follows. Chapter 2 explains the changes in urban and housing policies, demography, and socio-economic conditions. In Chapters 3 to 5, the background and characteristics of the growth of condominium living in the city center are examined. The next three chapters analyze the reality of shrinking suburbs, using case studies to demonstrate the increase in vacant housing and local responses toward shrinkage. In Chapter 9, possible solutions are proposed for dealing with problems related to urban shrinkage and the expanding gap in terms of the availability of investments to stimulate urban development, the residential environment, and the population age structure in Japanese cities by comparing the author’s findings and the literature review. This book provides deep insights for urban and housing scholars, urban planners, policy decision-makers, and local communities that struggle with aging populations and urban shrinkage.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Divided Tokyo
Book Subtitle: Disparities in Living Conditions in the City Center and the Shrinking Suburbs
Authors: Tomoko Kubo
Series Title: International Perspectives in Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4202-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4201-5Published: 10 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4204-6Published: 10 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4202-2Published: 09 April 2020
Series ISSN: 2197-7798
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7801
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 174
Number of Illustrations: 189 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Human Geography, Sustainable Development, Economic Geography, Urban Studies/Sociology