Realizing Low Carbon City in Japan(<Special Issue>The Environmental Management and Production Systems in the 21th Century)

Abstract

As urban population will increase significantly, formation of low carbon city is necessary to mitigate climate change. Low carbon city is to fulfill not only low emission of carbon dioxide but also resource circulation, harmonization with nature, high quality of life and high societal vitality with assistance of technologies. Supply side and demand side of energy as well as urban form should be redesigned in integrated way for low carbon city. Different strategies should be applied to large cities, medium cities and small cities. Proactive urban planning is necessary to realize the low carbon cities.