Urban Management Innovation: Tokyo's Development Strategy for World Cities

Author: Wang Yu
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The management system and policies of large cities have been one of the research hotspots in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the development process and management experience of Tokyo, a world city, filling the gap in the field of foreign metropolitan management and urban policy research. — Professor Cui Gonghao, Department of Geography, Nanjing University
This book takes Tokyo as an example, systematically and comprehensively outlining the representative model of modern metropolitan management and its positive and negative experiences during the development process. It covers various aspects of urban and construction management, not just a simple introduction, but analyzes the reasons behind the changes and developments, offering insights that help readers understand both the "what" and the "why," making it highly valuable academically and practically. — Professor Chen Bingzhao, Vice President of the Chinese Society of City and Regional Planning, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
As a benchmark for urban development in China, cities like Beijing and Shanghai have adopted development strategies aimed at becoming world cities or international metropolises. This book takes Tokyo, the only world-class international metropolis in Asia, as an example, attempting to summarize the experiences and lessons of Tokyo's urban management model from three perspectives: the history of urban development, urban planning and construction, and management systems and policies. Through systematic and detailed analysis, it proposes insights for urban development in China.
The book is divided into three parts: Historical, Institutional, and Thematic. In the Historical Part, it first analyzes the stages of Tokyo's development from before World War II to post-war reconstruction, rapid economic growth, the bubble economy, and recent urban development, summarizing the main problems faced in urban development and the characteristics of urban policies in each period. In the Institutional Part, it focuses on three aspects: the management system of the city government, the investment and operational management system of municipal construction, and regional administrative systems. It provides a detailed analysis of the characteristics of Tokyo's city government management system, conducting in-depth research and systematic summaries of its institutional framework, management model, and innovative experiences. In the Thematic Part, centered around three major urban issues—infrastructure, housing, and the environment—it analyzes and summarizes Tokyo's characteristics and experiences in setting policy goals, selecting policy tools, and establishing policy implementation mechanisms, while also proposing insights for urban development in China.