Research on the challenges and new initiatives on Japanese urban planning system
Focusing on initiatives by private sector and local citizens in decentralisation
2015 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 174-179
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2015 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 174-179
Japanese urban planning system enacted in 1968, rapid economic growth period, did not change significantly during the 50 years. However given the entering of a new phase, such as population decline, shrinkage of built-up area and an era of super-aging, the reform of the urban planning system has been sought. Moreover, to deal with problems of urban planning in such situation, it is necessary to cooperate with private sector and residents. For identifying the problems and the new initiatives related to the urban planning system, we conducted nationwide survey. The survey was administered to urban planning departments of 1370 municipalities in Japan from November 15 through December 31, 2013. This paper will introduce the results of the nation-wide survey conducted last year and will aim to propose a direction of institutional reform based on the data.
