Regional Planning Issues and Measures Implemented in City and Regional Master Plans

- Case Study in Two Regional City Planning Areas in Okinawa -

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The purpose of this study is to identify regional planning issues and measures implemented to resolve such issues in city and regional master plans, particularly in the Naha and Koza city planning areas, by primarily examining the awareness of municipal government officials, and also to identify measures concerning regional planning issues in both master plans.
Municipal government officials are aware of regional planning issues, and each municipality is dealing with issues such as sprawl, waning city centers and traffic congestion in its own way. There were also cases where several municipalities worked together to resolve these issues. Moreover, although regional master plans address a few of these issues, they are still not sufficient.
The following three measures can be considered regarding the resolution of municipal regional planning issues: 1) Coordination among municipalities to deal with problems, 2) Addressing of problems in a uniform manner according to the regional master plan, and 3) Ensuring that the upper-level plans are consistent throughout, and that actions are taken according to such plans.