Japan entered its period of rapid economic growth in the late 1950s, and for half a century since then, the concentration of population, industries, and other functions in three major metropolitan areas, particularly in Tokyo, was remarkably intense. For the well-balanced development of Greater Tokyo metropolitan area, comprising Tokyo and seven prefectures, the National capital region development plan (NCRDP) was formulated in 1958 under the National region development act 1956. The concept of the plan was to conserve green spaces that embraces the healthy natural environment as well as to carry out the comprehensive development of the Tokyo Metropolis and the surrounding regions as an integrated capital region in order to build a capital region that is suitable for the center of politics, economy and culture. At present, Japan is entering an era of substantial decline and aging of the population decline, which requires to reexamine all plans and policies for reconstructing the society. It is therefore of great importance to reorganize town areas in a compact form, to respond to the problems of uninhabited or abandoned land and dwellings, as well as to strategically manage and renew social capital.
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2017/01/01
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Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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138019
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1
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2019/06/19
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Disclosed
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Case Study on Tokyo Metropolitan Region, Japan
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spatial development; water supply and sewerage; water resource development project; urban development; concentration of population; residential land; subway line; supply of good; government housing; means of transportation; public transportation service; planned urban development; heavy traffic congestion; land and housing; purchase of homes; university and college; household electric appliance; gdp growth rate; development of railroad; interruption of traffic; construction and operation; increase in population; hectares of land; privileges and immunity; land use control; annual economic growth; land price index; environmental development; capital construction; rapid economic expansion; municipal government; core city; subsidy system; metropolitan area; agricultural land; Public Facilities; urban land; green space; Urban Planning; housing shortage; land acquisition; city planning; residential construction; residential area; industrial area; subway system; metropolitan region; construction cost; residential development; housing development; tram line; downtown area; private railroad; urban railway; urban sprawl; passenger use; livestock farming; population size; land usage; land development; low-income individual; Housing Policy; increased demand; economic recovery; passenger transportation; negative effect; environmental capacity; grade separation; suburban area; suburban railway; natural environment; railway line; department stores; environmental degradation; farming area; commercial facilities
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Jain,Vibhu Arai,Yuko
Case Study on Tokyo Metropolitan Region, Japan (English). Tokyo Development Learning Center Policy Paper Series,no. 3 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/183801560943706394/Case-Study-on-Tokyo-Metropolitan-Region-Japan