Tetsuo Kidokoro

Abstract Informal settlements are a widespread phenomenon in African cities. This study explores the development patterns of informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, with a focus on the physical patterns, affordability of plots and rented rooms, and characteristics of developers. The results of the study were as follows: Spatial characteristics and conditions in informal settlements are not uniform. We identified squatter areas with iron‐sheet houses and narrow streets, planned areas with high‐ri

Asian megacities have been experiencing profound transformation and growing spatial inequality, particularly under globalization and neoliberal shifts in Asian countries. This paper aims to explore the transformation of urban planning systems under the influence of neoliberalization of urban policies and the resultant spatial inequality through empirical case studies in selected Asian megacities: Tokyo, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Mumbai. We claim that the very nature of the urbanization process in As

Abstract Inner‐city areas function as incubators of creative industries in metropolitan cities. The areas adjacent to Tokyo's city center also play an important role as a location for small to medium‐sized creative industries. First, against this background, this article explores the relationship between the characteristics of locations of creative industries and Tokyo's built environment. Aside from the city center itself, where the creative industries’ major customers are located, the authors

Abstract Many metropolitan cities of Asia are planning and implementing extensive investment in mass transit network and thus, are now at the threshold of whether they become transit cities or car traffic saturation cities. Promotion of Transit Oriented development (TOD) policies will be a key to move forward to transit cities. TOD should consider: transit oriented regional growth management plan, station area zoning regulations (mixed-use, minimum density, maximum parking, etc.), joint developm

Abstract This study aimed at verifying a hypothesis regarding the polarization to megacity regions and the urban divide. In the first part, we examined the polarization to megacity regions in Japan focusing on concentration of wealth based on various economic statistics, as well as records of public investment. In the second part, we selected Osaka city as a case analysis for examining the urban divide inside a megacity region (based on a cluster analysis) and analyzed the current conditions of

This study aims at the verification of the hypothesis on the polarization to mega-city regions and urban divide with focus on gentrification in the Special Wards of Tokyo, Japan. Following the extensive literature review on gentrification, firstly, we analyzed the situation of gentrification and urban divide at the Ward level and applied the cluster analysis to further discuss the situation at a micro-level. Secondly, we shed light on the relation between local government policies on urban regen

This paper firstly examines the change of urban structure in selected Asian mega-cities. Though, in those metropolitan areas suburbanization process is rapidly on-going. In these cities, the areas where rapid urbanization is extensively occurring is characterized by far from adequate road network. In the second part, the transport problems and the deterioration of urban environment are discussed. The number of automobiles have been dramatically increasing in Asia. In these cities, evidence shows

本論文の目的は、低家賃の住宅を含む多機能でクリエイティブな場としていくことで、その都市のライフスタイルを彫琢すると同時にクリエイティブな人材を呼び込み、都市のイノベーション力を高め、活性化を図るというまちづくりのプロセスを示した仮説である「イノベーティブ・タウン仮説」が大都市のイノベーション力の醸成に対して妥当性を有することを論じることである。具体的には、東京23区を対象として、（１）国勢調査、経済センサスを用いた東京23区のクリエイティブ都市の観点から見た空間構造の分析、（２）東京都GISデータを用いたクリエイティブ・コミュニティの形成を促す多様性のある市街地特性の分析、（３）インタビュー調査に基づいたクリエイティブ・コミュニティ形成の様相の検討を行った。結果として、東京インナーエリアはクリエイティブ・コミュニティ形成にとって望ましい空間構造と市街地特性を有しており、クリエイティブな産業・文化のインキュベーションの場となってきたことが示された。