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xiiCONTRIBUTORSTokyo113-8656Japantakami@ut.t.u-tokyo.ac.jpHidenori TamagawaProfessorGraduate School of Urban Science atTokyo Metropolitan UniversityHachiojiTokyo 192-0397Japanhtama@comp.metro-u.ac.jpNobuhiro EharaStaffUrban Development Headquarters atTokyu CorporationShibuya-kuTokyo 150-8511Japannobuhiro.ehara@tkk.tokyu.co.jpJunko UenoDoctoral CandidateDepartment of Sociology at SophiaUniversityChiyoda-ku Tokyo102-8554Japanj-ueno@sophia.ac.jpMasahisa SonobeProfessorDepartment of Sociology at SophiaUniversityChiyoda-kuTokyo 102-8554Japanm-sonobe@sophia.ac.jpYoko ShimizuLecturerGraduate School of Allied HealthSciences at Tokyo Medical andDental UniversityBunkyo-kuTokyo 113-8510Japanshimizuyo.chn@tmd.ac.jpOsamu SodaProfessorSchool of Social Sciences at WasedaUniversitySinjuku-kuTokyo 169-0051Japansohda@waseda.jp
IntroductionHidenori Tamagawa‘‘Sustainability’’ is a popular word nowadays, frequently heard in themedia. It is often used in the context of global environmental issues –for example, at the environmental summits and in various environmentalappeals. This book, which is an anthology of articles on urban sustainability,deals with the concept of ‘‘sustainability’’ from slightly differentdimensions and aspects to those usually applied.The meaning of ‘‘sustainable’’ here is similar to that used in the term‘‘sustainable community’’, but we aim to make it broader in concept,clearer in image, and deeper in insight, as outlined below. The authorshave attempted to expand and redefine the concept of ‘‘sustainable’’from various perspectives of engineering, humanities, social sciences andmental health.As this may be the first attempt to introduce the Japanese discussionon sustainability to other nations, we hope it may trigger further discourseon the topic. The term ‘‘sustainability’’ is complex and still notclearly defined. At a global level, for example, the term is usually consideredin the context of natural environmental protection, populationgrowth and the economic gaps between advanced and developing countries.Here, we shall illustrate how the term is used in Japan from the followingtwo aspects: (a) man-made systems in Japan have traditionallymanaged to coexist with the natural environment, but due to rapid urbanizationin recent years, these systems have become damaged, andwe now need to restructure them using new technologies and methods;1
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Page 3 and 4: ContentsList of tables and figures.
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