How should regional cities develop regional development strategies for their sustainable future? How can such strategies work effectively? Regional cities are now at a crossroads: will they decline or be regenerated under the impacts of globalization? Their sustainable regeneration as creative regional centers will play a decisive role in their sustainable development as a whole, but only with viable regional spatial strategies that strengthen the network of cities and their hinterlands. The concern here lies in urban regeneration and strategic spatial planning at the city-region level. This book records observations of 12 dynamically changing regional cities in Asia, Europe and the United States. The form of the city region, urban regeneration and strategic spatial planning as well as the local and regional governance of each city are examined. Through this empirical and comparative analysis, essential lessons are drawn, which will add a new perspective to discussions on the sustainable future of regional cities in an age of globalization.
Author(s): Tetsuo Kidokoro, Noboru Harata, L.P. Subanu, J. Jessen, A. Motte, E.P. Seltzer
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 346
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 11
Part I. Introduction......Page 13
1. New Directions in Urban Regeneration and the Governance of City Regions......Page 14
2. Strategy for a Sustainable Transportation System in City Regions: Strategic Approaches and Consensus Building......Page 33
Part II. China, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand......Page 48
3. Governing Urban Development in Dualistic Societies: A Case Study of the Urban Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia......Page 49
4. Problems and Prospects for Sustainable Regeneration of Traditional Markets in Yogyakarta City......Page 69
5. De Facto Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Chiang Mai City, Thailand......Page 85
6. Spatial Regeneration and Beyond: Daegu, Korea......Page 109
7. Urban Form and Rail Transit Development in Dalian, China......Page 134
Part III. Japan......Page 150
8. Urban Regeneration and the Shift of Planning Approaches: The Case of Japanese Regional Cities......Page 151
9. Activities of Local Organizations for Downtown Revitalization in Regional Cities......Page 169
10. Sustainable Regeneration of a Car-dependent City: The Case of Toyama toward a Compact City......Page 188
Part IV. Denmark, Germany, France......Page 206
11. Copenhagen, Denmark: Urban Regeneration at Economic and Social Sustainability......Page 207
12. Regional Governance and Urban Regeneration: The Case of the Stuttgart Region, Germany......Page 231
13. City-Region Planning and Urban Projects "Coexistence or Integration?": The Case of Marseille-Aix in France (1990-2006)......Page 250
Part V. America......Page 277
14. Regional Planning and Local Governance: The Portland Story......Page 278
15. Sustainable Urban Regeneration in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for Multi-dimensional Governance......Page 300
Part VI. Conclusion......Page 321
16. Towards Sustainable Regeneration of City Regions......Page 322
