Abstract
Tokyo Metropolitan Government enforced an ordinance of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in 1981. The ordinance prescribes 26 types of development projects including high-rise buildings as they are likely to cause significant adverse effects on the environment. On the other hand, the ordinance amended in 2002 to bring easing of restrictions. Most of the projects of high-rise buildings have been exempt from the objects of the ordinance since then.
The study focuses on the effect of EIA of high-rise buildings. Firstly, we figured out the circumstances behind each amendment of the ordinance. Secondly, the current environmental quality of high-rise buildings in Tokyo central area is investigated. And some cases of the high-rise building EIA projects are discussed to identify the influences of EIA to the original plans. Based on these examinations and analyses, we finally identified the points of the improvements of the current EIA ordinance of Tokyo.
JEL classification: Q51, Q56, R52, R58
