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• catalog abstract "Tokyo: The Changing Profile of an Urban Giant takes an original approach to the urban geography of the world's largest city. It describes not only the challenges that Tokyo poses for city planners, and describes key projects for urban betterment but also seeks to convey the essential texture of the city, what it is like to live there and experience the day to day life of Tokyo, citizen and visitor, both Japanese and foreign. In addition to analysing the structure and function of the urban giant, the book takes the reader on a vivid tour of the city's fascinating districts and landmarks: the Imperial Palace compound in the heart of the city, the prosperous commercial centres of Shinjuku and Shibuya, the nightlife district of Roppongi, traditional neighbourhoods in "old Tokyo" along the Sumida River, a forgotten slum neighbourhood called Sanya, and comfortable bedroom communities on the fast-growing west side. Both for those familiar and unfamiliar with Tokyo, this book is the best available serious introduction to the city. It will be essential reading for planners, geographers and urban sociologists and by its exuberant style and original approach, will be a landmark volume in the literature of urban geography.".
• catalog contributor b3958599.
• catalog coverage "Tokyo (Japan) Description and travel.".
• catalog coverage "Tokyo (Japan) Social conditions 1945-".
• catalog created "1991.".
• catalog date "1991".
• catalog date "1991.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
• catalog description "1: Introduction. Introduction: a neighborhood tour. Landscape interpretation -- 2: Orientation to Tokyo. Japan's primate city. Defining Tokyo. Administrative structure. The view from Tokyo Tower. Geography. Impressions. Physical geography. Topography. Climate. Earthquake hazards. Social geography of the rails. Tokyo's address system -- 3: Historical development. Introduction. Edo: founding and early growth. Shitamachi. Yamanote. Yoshiwara. The making of modern Tokyo. The making of a CBD. Industry and neighborhoods. Before the cataclysm. The Great Kanto Earthquake. Rebuilding the city. The air raids of 1945. Post-war reconstruction. Urban problems -- 4: Contemporary Tokyo. Contemporary Tokyo: introduction. Socioeconomic patterns. Population redistribution. Aging of the population. Economic shifts. Internationalization. The business center. The CBD core. CBD expansion. The residential ring. Types of suburban development. Exurban settlement. The squeeze on inner-city neighborhoods. Historic preservation. Other historic preservation -- 5: Epitome districts. Epitome districts: an introduction. The Imperial Palace. Shinjuku: Tokyo's new center. Kabukicho. Shibuya, Harajuku and Roppongi: the 'good life' in Tokyo. The other side of Tokyo. Shitamachi nostalgia. Gentrification of Shitaniachi? The underside of Tokyo: Sanya. Along the Chuo Line: a look at suburbia -- 6: Planning directions. City planning in Tokyo: introduction. History of city planning. The post-war period. 'My Town Tokyo'. Multi-nodal metropolis. Waterfront planning. The Tama area. Neighboring prefectures. Tsukuba Science City. Geofront -- 7: Epilogue.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Tokyo: The Changing Profile of an Urban Giant takes an original approach to the urban geography of the world's largest city. It describes not only the challenges that Tokyo poses for city planners, and describes key projects for urban betterment but also seeks to convey the essential texture of the city, what it is like to live there and experience the day to day life of Tokyo, citizen and visitor, both Japanese and foreign. In addition to analysing the structure and function of the urban giant, the book takes the reader on a vivid tour of the city's fascinating districts and landmarks: the Imperial Palace compound in the heart of the city, the prosperous commercial centres of Shinjuku and Shibuya, the nightlife district of Roppongi, traditional neighbourhoods in "old Tokyo" along the Sumida River, a forgotten slum neighbourhood called Sanya, and comfortable bedroom communities on the fast-growing west side. Both for those familiar and unfamiliar with Tokyo, this book is the best available serious introduction to the city. It will be essential reading for planners, geographers and urban sociologists and by its exuberant style and original approach, will be a landmark volume in the literature of urban geography.".
• catalog extent "p. cm.".
• catalog identifier "081617329X".
• catalog issued "1991".
• catalog issued "1991.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston, MA : G.K. Hall,".
• catalog spatial "Japan Tokyo.".
• catalog spatial "Tokyo (Japan) Description and travel.".
• catalog spatial "Tokyo (Japan) Social conditions 1945-".
• catalog subject "915.2/135 20".
• catalog subject "City planning Japan Tokyo.".
• catalog subject "HN730.T65 C93 1991".
• catalog tableOfContents "1: Introduction. Introduction: a neighborhood tour. Landscape interpretation -- 2: Orientation to Tokyo. Japan's primate city. Defining Tokyo. Administrative structure. The view from Tokyo Tower. Geography. Impressions. Physical geography. Topography. Climate. Earthquake hazards. Social geography of the rails. Tokyo's address system -- 3: Historical development. Introduction. Edo: founding and early growth. Shitamachi. Yamanote. Yoshiwara. The making of modern Tokyo. The making of a CBD. Industry and neighborhoods. Before the cataclysm. The Great Kanto Earthquake. Rebuilding the city. The air raids of 1945. Post-war reconstruction. Urban problems -- 4: Contemporary Tokyo. Contemporary Tokyo: introduction. Socioeconomic patterns. Population redistribution. Aging of the population. Economic shifts. Internationalization. The business center. The CBD core. CBD expansion. The residential ring. Types of suburban development. Exurban settlement. The squeeze on inner-city neighborhoods. Historic preservation. Other historic preservation -- 5: Epitome districts. Epitome districts: an introduction. The Imperial Palace. Shinjuku: Tokyo's new center. Kabukicho. Shibuya, Harajuku and Roppongi: the 'good life' in Tokyo. The other side of Tokyo. Shitamachi nostalgia. Gentrification of Shitaniachi? The underside of Tokyo: Sanya. Along the Chuo Line: a look at suburbia -- 6: Planning directions. City planning in Tokyo: introduction. History of city planning. The post-war period. 'My Town Tokyo'. Multi-nodal metropolis. Waterfront planning. The Tama area. Neighboring prefectures. Tsukuba Science City. Geofront -- 7: Epilogue.".
• catalog title "Tokyo, the changing profile of an urban giant / by Roman Cybriwsky.".
• catalog type "text".