2007•Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)Open access
REGIONAL PROBLEMS AND CORRESPONDENCES IN CITY MASTER PLAN AND CITY PLANNING AREA MASTER PLAN : Case study about Naha city planning area in Okinawa prefecture
Takuma Nagamine, Takayuki Ikeda
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify regional planning issues, and measures implemented to resolve such issues, by surveying government officials and examining master plans and city planning area master plan. We carried out that Municipal governments are dealing with regional issues such as sprawl, waning city centers, traffic congestion, environmental conservation, and post-reversion usage of military land. The following three measures can be implemented to minimize problems: 1) Coordination among municipalities to deal with problems in the process of making master plan or each enterprise process especially, 2) Include measures for regional green preservation, etc. in regional master plans, and 3) Ensure that all regional plans are designed in accordance with the city planning area master plan such as regional commercial issues.
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