A Study on Achievements and Challenges of Spatial Planning for a Sub Center in a Local City

Case Study of Yamato Saidaiji Station Area , Nara City

Abstract

This study aims to clarify the achievements and challenges of spatial planning for a sub center in a local city with less attention than a main center. First, we found that the urban environment has been formed through the following three steps: infrastructure development, land-use control, and transit environment and urban design. Then we concluded that there are some challenges such as lack of linkages between the plan of infrastructure development and that of transit environment and urban design. This study implies that, for a local government, it is meaningful to prepare a spatial plan for a sub center which meets the requirements as follows; 1) focusing on a station area, 2) comprehensively including infrastructure development, land-use control, transit environment and urban design, 3) concreteness leading to the implementation, 4) management of time, actors and cost of the implementation, and 5) monitoring condition of the urban environment.