Abstract
The big social and economical change in the 80s caused decrease in inhabitants in the heartland of the city. And securing inhabitants in this area is still to be a major problem. This study aimes to clarify the actual condition and problems about designating process of district planning for securing inhabitants in the heartland of the city in Tokyo.
The case studies showed that the citizen involvement through the “kyogikai” was effective to make the designation of district planning suitable for the district. The other hand, in these cases it is difficult to guide the designation to the profit of new inhabitants in the current system.
