The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities

Toyama City, one of the World Bank TDLC City Partnership Program cities, has become synonymous with the idea of a compact and livable city in Japan. It is a pleasant regional city with a population of about 420,000, situated in a dramatic landscape...

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Main Authors: Arai, Yuko, Levine, Daniel, Miki-Imoto, Haruka, Yamazaki, Mitsuhiro
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/777571614188001760/The-Development-Story-of-Toyama-Reshaping-Compact-and-Livable-Cities
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spelling okr-10986-351802021-04-23T14:02:18Z The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities Arai, Yuko Levine, Daniel Miki-Imoto, Haruka Yamazaki, Mitsuhiro CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT FLOOD RISK WASTE MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE TOYAMA CITY Toyama City, one of the World Bank TDLC City Partnership Program cities, has become synonymous with the idea of a compact and livable city in Japan. It is a pleasant regional city with a population of about 420,000, situated in a dramatic landscape between the steep Tateyama mountain range on the east and deep Toyama Bay on the north side. The city has been consistently ranked among the best cities to live within the Hokuriku region. This report illustrates the compact city development in the city, along with series of cross-sectoral case studies on disaster risk management, waste management, inclusive community engagement, and a comprehensive resilient city approach. 2021-02-24T20:31:01Z 2021-02-24T20:31:01Z 2020-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/777571614188001760/The-Development-Story-of-Toyama-Reshaping-Compact-and-Livable-Cities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35180 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: City Development Strategy East Asia and Pacific Japan
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topic CITY PLANNING
URBAN PLANNING
CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
FLOOD RISK
WASTE MANAGEMENT
RESILIENCE
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
TOYAMA CITY
spellingShingle CITY PLANNING
URBAN PLANNING
CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
FLOOD RISK
WASTE MANAGEMENT
RESILIENCE
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
TOYAMA CITY
Arai, Yuko
Levine, Daniel
Miki-Imoto, Haruka
Yamazaki, Mitsuhiro
The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
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Japan
description Toyama City, one of the World Bank TDLC City Partnership Program cities, has become synonymous with the idea of a compact and livable city in Japan. It is a pleasant regional city with a population of about 420,000, situated in a dramatic landscape between the steep Tateyama mountain range on the east and deep Toyama Bay on the north side. The city has been consistently ranked among the best cities to live within the Hokuriku region. This report illustrates the compact city development in the city, along with series of cross-sectoral case studies on disaster risk management, waste management, inclusive community engagement, and a comprehensive resilient city approach.
format Report
author Arai, Yuko
Levine, Daniel
Miki-Imoto, Haruka
Yamazaki, Mitsuhiro
author_facet Arai, Yuko
Levine, Daniel
Miki-Imoto, Haruka
Yamazaki, Mitsuhiro
author_sort Arai, Yuko
title The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
title_short The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
title_full The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
title_fullStr The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
title_full_unstemmed The Development Story of Toyama : Reshaping Compact and Livable Cities
title_sort development story of toyama : reshaping compact and livable cities
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/777571614188001760/The-Development-Story-of-Toyama-Reshaping-Compact-and-Livable-Cities
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