Rescaling from Below:Tokyo’s State Regionalization Strategy
1. Rescaling from Below: Tokyo’s State Regionalization Strategy for Comparative Urban Politics Workshop: Rescaling the City at APSA 2006 in Philadelphia Takashi Tsukamoto, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science University of North Carolina at Greensboro
5. Circular Megalopolis Plan Ohmiya Urawa, Saitama New CBD Regional Access Road Network Circular Urban Axis (Core Cities urban Axis) West Core Center Core East Core North Core South Core Hachioji, Tachikawa, Tama-Newtown Water and Greenery Creation Ring Chiba, Makuhari New CBD Water and greenery Framework Yokohama, MM21, Kawasaki Circular Urban Axis (Tokyo Bay Water Front Urban Axis) Tokyo Bay
Problems: over congestion, pollution, sub-centers, central revitalization and earthquake safety Tokyo need to spread out to improve the competitiveness of the center Regional planning for global competitiveness Colonization of neighboring governments Claimed for the centrality of Tokyo to Japan and importance in the global economy to compete