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Japanese urban environment / editors, Gideon S. Golany, Keisuke Hanaki, Osamu Koide.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [New York] : Pergamon, 1998Edition: First editionDescription: xlvii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0080433596
  • 9780080433592
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.760952
LOC classification:
  • HT243.J3 J36 1998
Contents:
List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors' Biographies -- Preface -- Introduction: Japanese Urban Environment -- Pt. I. Social, Cultural, and Physical Determinants of the Japanese Urban Environment -- Introduction -- A. Metabolism, Symbiosis, and Culture of Japanese Cities -- B. The Heart of Tokyo: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Vision -- C. Urban Conservation and Landscape Management: The Kyoto Case -- D. The Human Environments of Tokyo: Past, Present and Future - A Spatial Approach -- E. Social Safety and Security through Urban Design -- Pt. II. Japanese Urban Environment and Human Comfort -- Introduction -- A. The Present and Future State of Urban Warming in Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- B. The Contributions of Sea Breeze and Natural Coverings to Urban Thermal Environment: The Case of Fukuoka City -- C. Thermal Comfort in Japanese Urban Spaces -- D. Changes in Tokyo's Waterfront Environment -- E. Efficient Energy Use in Japanese Cities -- Pt. III. Infrastructure of the Japanese Cityscape -- Introduction -- A. Tokyo's Infrastructure, Present and Future -- B. Infrastructural Planning to Upgrade Social Quality of Life in Regional Districts -- C. Subway Network Development in Japanese Cities -- D. Urban Transportation and Environment -- Pt. IV. Urban Planning and Design: The Present and Future in Japan -- Introduction -- A. National and Local Urban Development Plans of Japan -- B. Advanced Technology in Urban Development -- C. Urban Redevelopment Methods in Japan -- D. Japan's Urban Environment: The Potential of Technology in Future City Concepts -- E. Nodal System Planning for a Medium-size City -- Final Conclusion -- Japanese Urban Environment Bibliography (1990 and After) -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-358) and index.

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors' Biographies -- Preface -- Introduction: Japanese Urban Environment -- Pt. I. Social, Cultural, and Physical Determinants of the Japanese Urban Environment -- Introduction -- A. Metabolism, Symbiosis, and Culture of Japanese Cities -- B. The Heart of Tokyo: Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Vision -- C. Urban Conservation and Landscape Management: The Kyoto Case -- D. The Human Environments of Tokyo: Past, Present and Future - A Spatial Approach -- E. Social Safety and Security through Urban Design -- Pt. II. Japanese Urban Environment and Human Comfort -- Introduction -- A. The Present and Future State of Urban Warming in Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- B. The Contributions of Sea Breeze and Natural Coverings to Urban Thermal Environment: The Case of Fukuoka City -- C. Thermal Comfort in Japanese Urban Spaces -- D. Changes in Tokyo's Waterfront Environment -- E. Efficient Energy Use in Japanese Cities -- Pt. III. Infrastructure of the Japanese Cityscape -- Introduction -- A. Tokyo's Infrastructure, Present and Future -- B. Infrastructural Planning to Upgrade Social Quality of Life in Regional Districts -- C. Subway Network Development in Japanese Cities -- D. Urban Transportation and Environment -- Pt. IV. Urban Planning and Design: The Present and Future in Japan -- Introduction -- A. National and Local Urban Development Plans of Japan -- B. Advanced Technology in Urban Development -- C. Urban Redevelopment Methods in Japan -- D. Japan's Urban Environment: The Potential of Technology in Future City Concepts -- E. Nodal System Planning for a Medium-size City -- Final Conclusion -- Japanese Urban Environment Bibliography (1990 and After) -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

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