Abstract
The late 1980's witnessed an explosive burst of large-scale urban development projects in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The large projects were an attempt to respond the increasing demand for commercial and business space by the Tokyo's urban restructuring in the 1980's. But, the outcomes have caused unintended effects such as over-supply of floor space and invasion of business function into residential areas. This paper focuses on the impacts of the projects on the residential environment. First, it explores the linkage with the project types and zoning. Second, it investigates the land use types of supplied space. Finally, the location of the projects is examined in the respect of urban restructuring.
