From the Standpoint of Urban Planning

Abstract

Large scale shopping centers in suburbs have generated serious external diseconomies, such as environmental problems and downtown desolation. Finally, the bill to control locations of disordered large scale shopping centers cleared the Diet. It is also a great chance to reform our car dependent lifestyle. Compact urban layout is very important concept to realize this reform. Smooth linkage between public transportation terminals and large scale shopping centers is indispensable countermeasure for future. We need to know that “Urban planning” is something different from “Regulation”. From the standpoint of urban planning, it is required to search for the best solution based on the condition of each case.