Edge City Denied? The Rise and Fall of Tokyo’s Outer Suburban “Business Core Cities”

The tradition of planning for polycentricity in Tokyo saw outer suburbs designated as Business Core Cities (BCCs). However, as the national economy and population growth have stagnated and Tokyo’s needs as a world city have come to the fore, the outer suburbs have been left exposed. Despite attempts...

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Published in:Journal of planning education and research 2020-12, Vol.40 (4), p.379-392
Main Authors: Phelps, Nicholas A., Ohashi, Hiroaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
Population growth
Suburban areas
Suburban development
Suburbs
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Summary:The tradition of planning for polycentricity in Tokyo saw outer suburbs designated as Business Core Cities (BCCs). However, as the national economy and population growth have stagnated and Tokyo’s needs as a world city have come to the fore, the outer suburbs have been left exposed. Despite attempts to reinforce outer suburban growth with the BCC policy, Tokyo’s is a story of edge city denied. At a time when attention has turned to planning for the increased urbanity of suburbs or arresting inner suburban decline, Tokyo speaks to a phenomenon of outer suburban decline barely conceivable in mature economies.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X18773471