Japanese urban environment /
Japanese urban environment /
editors, Gideon S. Golany, Keisuke Hanaki, Osamu Koide.
- First edition.
- xlvii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-358) and index.
List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors' Biographies -- Preface -- Introduction: Japanese Urban Environment -- Social, Cultural, and Physical Determinants of the Japanese Urban Environment -- Introduction -- Metabolism, Symbiosis, and Culture of Japanese Cities -- The Heart of Tokyo: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Vision -- Urban Conservation and Landscape Management: The Kyoto Case -- The Human Environments of Tokyo: Past, Present and Future - A Spatial Approach -- Social Safety and Security through Urban Design -- Japanese Urban Environment and Human Comfort -- Introduction -- The Present and Future State of Urban Warming in Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- The Contributions of Sea Breeze and Natural Coverings to Urban Thermal Environment: The Case of Fukuoka City -- Thermal Comfort in Japanese Urban Spaces -- Changes in Tokyo's Waterfront Environment -- Efficient Energy Use in Japanese Cities -- Infrastructure of the Japanese Cityscape -- Introduction -- Tokyo's Infrastructure, Present and Future -- Infrastructural Planning to Upgrade Social Quality of Life in Regional Districts -- Subway Network Development in Japanese Cities -- Urban Transportation and Environment -- Urban Planning and Design: The Present and Future in Japan -- Introduction -- National and Local Urban Development Plans of Japan -- Advanced Technology in Urban Development -- Urban Redevelopment Methods in Japan -- Japan's Urban Environment: The Potential of Technology in Future City Concepts -- Nodal System Planning for a Medium-size City -- Final Conclusion -- Japanese Urban Environment Bibliography (1990 and After) -- Author Index -- Subject Index. Pt. I. A. B. C. D. E. Pt. II. A. B. C. D. E. Pt. III. A. B. C. D. Pt. IV. A. B. C. D. E.
0080433596 9780080433592
97031720
Urban ecology (Sociology)--Japan
Cities and towns--Japan
City planning--Japan
HT243.J3 / J36 1998
307.760952
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-358) and index.
List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors' Biographies -- Preface -- Introduction: Japanese Urban Environment -- Social, Cultural, and Physical Determinants of the Japanese Urban Environment -- Introduction -- Metabolism, Symbiosis, and Culture of Japanese Cities -- The Heart of Tokyo: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Vision -- Urban Conservation and Landscape Management: The Kyoto Case -- The Human Environments of Tokyo: Past, Present and Future - A Spatial Approach -- Social Safety and Security through Urban Design -- Japanese Urban Environment and Human Comfort -- Introduction -- The Present and Future State of Urban Warming in Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- The Contributions of Sea Breeze and Natural Coverings to Urban Thermal Environment: The Case of Fukuoka City -- Thermal Comfort in Japanese Urban Spaces -- Changes in Tokyo's Waterfront Environment -- Efficient Energy Use in Japanese Cities -- Infrastructure of the Japanese Cityscape -- Introduction -- Tokyo's Infrastructure, Present and Future -- Infrastructural Planning to Upgrade Social Quality of Life in Regional Districts -- Subway Network Development in Japanese Cities -- Urban Transportation and Environment -- Urban Planning and Design: The Present and Future in Japan -- Introduction -- National and Local Urban Development Plans of Japan -- Advanced Technology in Urban Development -- Urban Redevelopment Methods in Japan -- Japan's Urban Environment: The Potential of Technology in Future City Concepts -- Nodal System Planning for a Medium-size City -- Final Conclusion -- Japanese Urban Environment Bibliography (1990 and After) -- Author Index -- Subject Index. Pt. I. A. B. C. D. E. Pt. II. A. B. C. D. E. Pt. III. A. B. C. D. Pt. IV. A. B. C. D. E.
0080433596 9780080433592
97031720
Urban ecology (Sociology)--Japan
Cities and towns--Japan
City planning--Japan
HT243.J3 / J36 1998
307.760952