Material Information |
| Title: |
Just Housing? Evidence of Garden City Principles in a Postwar Japenese Housing Development |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Scott, Stephen |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2006 |
| Publication Date: |
2006 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Garden City
New Town
Tokyo |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
Tama New Town is a 400,000 person modernist high-rise housing complex forty miles west of Tokyo, Japan. Although it is called a 'new town,' it is generally thought to be incomparable to British new town, which is based upon garden city principles. A garden city is a small, autonomous settlement with a complexity of urban functions. Because Tama New Town lacks a wide range of urban land uses, has austere architecture, and it a commuter suburb, it is generally not considered a part of the garden city movement. Upon looking at Japan's urban planning history, however, it becomes apparent that garden city theory pervades Japanese planning literature and theory, as it has since the beginning of the twentieth century. Official documents show that the Japan's new town construction program intended to create autonomous nodes of independent development in the Tokyo metropolitan area. We examine the Tama New Town project to see if it was intended to function as a garden city. Tama New Town was built according to garden city principles. Western garden city theory is so underdefined, however, that garden city rhetoric can rationalize projects that bare little resemblance to a Howardian garden city. Japanese planners tried to synthesize urbanist and anti-urban garden city paradigms, but to poor results. Recognizing the need to create a complexity of urban functions, provide local employment, and create an integrated transportation network, the Japanese have returned again to garden city theory in attempt to revitalize the project. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Stephen Scott |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2006 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Brain, David |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2006 S4 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003701:00001 |
|
Material Information |
| Title: |
Just Housing? Evidence of Garden City Principles in a Postwar Japenese Housing Development |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Scott, Stephen |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2006 |
| Publication Date: |
2006 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Garden City
New Town
Tokyo |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
Tama New Town is a 400,000 person modernist high-rise housing complex forty miles west of Tokyo, Japan. Although it is called a 'new town,' it is generally thought to be incomparable to British new town, which is based upon garden city principles. A garden city is a small, autonomous settlement with a complexity of urban functions. Because Tama New Town lacks a wide range of urban land uses, has austere architecture, and it a commuter suburb, it is generally not considered a part of the garden city movement. Upon looking at Japan's urban planning history, however, it becomes apparent that garden city theory pervades Japanese planning literature and theory, as it has since the beginning of the twentieth century. Official documents show that the Japan's new town construction program intended to create autonomous nodes of independent development in the Tokyo metropolitan area. We examine the Tama New Town project to see if it was intended to function as a garden city. Tama New Town was built according to garden city principles. Western garden city theory is so underdefined, however, that garden city rhetoric can rationalize projects that bare little resemblance to a Howardian garden city. Japanese planners tried to synthesize urbanist and anti-urban garden city paradigms, but to poor results. Recognizing the need to create a complexity of urban functions, provide local employment, and create an integrated transportation network, the Japanese have returned again to garden city theory in attempt to revitalize the project. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Stephen Scott |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2006 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Brain, David |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2006 S4 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003701:00001 |
|