Tokyo as a global city : new geographical perspectives
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Tokyo as a global city : new geographical perspectives
(International perspectives in geography : AJG library / editor in chief, Noritaka Yagasaki, 8)
Springer, c2018
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines Tokyo's changes, current challenges, and future trends through a new kind of regional geography and serves as an important source of comprehensive information about the past, present, and future perspectives of Tokyo as a global city. Regional geography relies on two main approaches. The traditional one addresses each geographical element of a region individually and in depth, in a descriptive and static manner. The other focuses on a region's specific phenomena and realities as a starting point and proceeds to identify the region's constituent elements and their interactions, which it records and explains in a systematic and dynamic manner. The present volume, unlike its predecessors, relies on the dynamic approach and endeavors to offer a fresh view of Tokyo's new and diverse geographical realities, analyzed in a holistic, systematic manner allowing identification of its specific features.
The book covers a broad range of topics including landform variations and volcanic activity, biodiversity concerns, transportation management, waste management, population issues, religious functions, and urban tourism, all of which facilitate understanding of the unique characteristics of Tokyo. Extensive views from different fields of studies make the book a valuable reference to comprehend both the development of Tokyo into a global city and its sustainability.
Table of Contents
Preface. Tokyo as a Global City: New Geographical Perspectives (by Toshio Kikuchi) Chapter 1. Late Quaternary Landform Development of the Kanto Plain (by Toshihiko Sugai, Hiroko Ogami Matsushima and Takeshi Ishihara)
Chapter 2. History and Future of Volcanic Disaster in and around Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Central Japan (by Takehiko Suzuki)
Chapter 4. Current Status and Perspectives of Biodiversity in Tokyo (by Shinya Numata and Tetsuro Hosaka)
Chapter 5. Satoyama Landscapes in Tokyo (by Lidia Sasaki)
Chapter 6. Religious Space of Edo from the Viewpoints of the Distribution and Functions of Temples/Shrines (by Keisuke Matsui)
Chapter 7. History of Urban Water Use in Tokyo: Focusing on Surface Water and Groundwater as Water Sources (by Akio Yamashita)
Chapter 8. Food Problems and Novel Movement of Urban Agriculture in Tokyo (by Ryo Iizuka, Toshio Kikuchi, Tadayuki Miyachi and Mitsuru Yamamoto)
Chapter 9. Spatial patterns of population change in central Tokyo since the period of the bubble economy (by Yoshiki Wakabayashi and Ryo Koizumi)
Chapter 10. Central Tokyo as a place for raising children while working (by Naoto Yabe)
Chapter 11. Past, Present, and Future Views in Tokyo (by Yu Okamura)
Chapter 12. Transport Planning and Management in the Tokyo Metropolitan Region: Its History, Current Situation and Future Perspectives (by Tetsuo Shimizu)
Chapter 13. Changing Spatial Economy and Cultural Industries in Tokyo (by Hiroshi Matsubara)
Chapter 14. Regional Characteristics of Urban Tourism in Tokyo (by Eranga Ranaweerage, Takayuki Arima and Toshio Kikuchi)
Chapter 15. The Histories of Electric Enterprise and Power Supply in Tokyo since the Meiji Era (by Toshiaki Nishino)
Chapter 16. Analyses and Perspectives of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Tokyo (by Hideaki Kurishima)
Chapter 17. Status of Tokyo: Comparing Tokyo with Major Cities of the World (by Kazutoshi Abe)
In place of a conclusion
Where is Tokyo? (by Toshihiko Sugai)
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