Includes bibliographical references and index.

Living cities in Japan / by André Sorensen, Carolin Funck -- Toshi keikaku versus machizukuri : emerging paradigm of civil society in Japan, 1950-1980 / Shun-ichi J. Watanabe -- Changing governance of shared spaces : machizukuri as institutional innovation / André Sorensen -- Japan's construction lobby and the privatization of highway-related public corporations / Thomas Feldhoff --The concept of machi-sodate and urban planning : the case of Toky�u Tama Den'en Toshi / Yorifusa Ishida -- Machizukuri, civil society, and the transformation of Japanese city planning : cases from Kobe / Carolin Funck -- Earthquake reconstruction machizukuri and citizen participation / Atsuko Ito -- Machizukuri and historical awareness in the old town of Kobe / Hiroshi Nunokawa -- Citizens' movements to protect the water environment : changes and problems / Toshihisa Asano -- Civic movement for sustainable urban regeneration : downtown Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture / Akito Murayama -- Neighborhood associations and machizukuri processes : strengths and weaknesses / Shizuka Hashimoto -- Inner-city redevelopment in Tokyo : conflicts over urban places, planning governance, and neighborhoods / Sayaka Fujii, Junichiro Okata, Andr�e Sorensen -- Conclusions : a diversity of machizukuri processes and outcomes / Andr�e Sorensen, Carolin Funck.