Development of Leads to Social Inclusion Why do Similar Projects Have Different Outcomes? A Perspective on Local Government Actors
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This study aimed to investigate the factors that contribute to social inclusion through urban redevelopment projects in metropolitan areas. Existing research argues that Japan's urban development system promotes redevelopment projects that prioritize corporate interests, while neglecting the interests of residents. Nevertheless, most redevelopment projects in Japan are led by local governments and their incentives are not limited to attracting corporate investment. Therefore, through case study analysis, this study examines how the involvement of local actors (bureaucrats) in redevelopment projects affects the degree of social inclusion. The hypothesis is that bureaucrat-led redevelopment, which is managed and led by the local administration with the master plan of the city, is likely to lead to social inclusion. The significance of this study is to expand the literature on the impact of gentrification policies on social inclusion by examining the case of Japan and providing suggestions for policymakers seeking sustainable urban development.
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TERADA, Taketo.
Development of Leads to Social Inclusion Why do Similar Projects Have Different Outcomes? A Perspective on Local Government Actors.
Policy & Governance Review, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 2, p. 160-181, mar. 2025.
ISSN 2580-4820.
Available at: <https://journal.iapa.or.id/pgr/article/view/1224>. Date accessed: 20 apr. 2025.
doi: https://doi.org/10.30589/pgr.v9i2.1224.
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Chaskin, R., & Joseph, M. (2010). 'Positive' Gentrification, Social Control and the 'Right to the City' in Mixed-Income Communities: Uses and Expectations of Space and Place. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 37, 480-502.
Forman-R abinovici, A., & Beeri, I. (2024). Descriptive and Symbolic: The Connection Between political representations and citizen satisfaction with municipal public services. The American Review of Public Administration, 54(1), 3-18.
Goetz, E. G. (2011). Where Have All the Towers Gone? the Dismantling of Public Housing in U.S. Cities. Journal of Urban Affairs, 33(3), 267–287.
Ha, S. (2004). Housing renewal and neighborhood change as a gentrification process in Seoul. Cities, 21, 381-389.
Hochst enbach, Cod y. (2017). St at e-l ed Gentrification and the Changing Geography of Market-oriented housing policy Housing, Theory and Society, 34(4), 399-419.
Mcgranahan, G., Schensul, D., & Singh, G. (2016). Inclusive urbanization: Can the Should the 2030 Agenda be delivered without it?. Environment & Urbanization, 28, 13-34.
Mieszkowski, Peter., & Mills, Edwin S. (1993). The Causes of Metropolitan Suburbanization. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7(3), 135-147.
Mirzoev, T., Tull, K. I., Winn, N., Mir, G., King, N. V., Wright, J. M., & Gong, Y. Y. (2021). A systematic review of the role of social inclusion in sustainable urban development. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 29(1): 3–17.
Mishra, A. and Mohanty, P. (2017). Urban policy in Asia Pacific countries: a case for Inclusionary Zoning and Housing. Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, 1, 191-215.
Mistarihi, Ali, Hutchings, Kale, Shacklock, Arthur. (2013). Differing opinions do Not spoil friendships : managing public–pr ivat e partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in Jordan. Public Administration and Development, 33(5), 371-388.
Özkazanç, Seher., Özdemir Sönmez, Fahriye Nihan. (2017). Spatial analysis of social Exclusion from a transportation perspective: A case study of the Ankara metropolitan area. Cities, 67, 74-84.
Pacione, M. (2014). The power of public participation in local planning in Scotland Conflict over residential development in metropolitan green belts. GeoJournal, 79(1), 31-57.
Pratchett, L. (2004). Local autonomy, democracy, and new localism. Political Studies, 52(2), 358-375.
Ramond, Q. (2022). Politics of the social mix in the Paris metropolitan area. Housing Studies, 39(2), 419–437.
Schenkel, W. (2013). Regeneration Strategies in Shrinking Urban Neighbourhoods— Dimensions of Interventions in Theory and Practice. European Planning Studies 23(1), 69–86.
Taneja, S., Jaggi, P., Jewandah, S., & Ozen, E. (2022). Role of social inclusion in Sustainable urban development: An analysis using PRISMA technique. International Journal of Design, Nature, and Ecodynamics.
Trillo, C. (2017). Quality of public spaces and sustainable urban development: Success and failure to fight social exclusion. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 12, 829-838.
Uitermark, Justus., Duyvendak, Jan Willem., & Kleinhans, Reinout. (2007). Gentrification as a governmental strategy: Social control and social cohesion in Hoogvliet, Rotterdam. Environment and Planning A 39(1): 125–141.
Urban Renewal Association of Japan. (1986–2019). Urban redevelopment in Japan Complete records of the urban redevelopment project (????????: ????????? ???) (Vols. 2–8). Tokyo: Urban Renewal Association of Japan.
Wargent, M. (2020). Localism, governmentality and failing technologies: The case of Neighborhood Planning in England. Territory, Politics, Governance, 9(4), 571–591.
Ye, Lin., Peng, Xiangeng., Aniche, Laura Quadros., Scholten, Peter H. T., & Ensenado, Elena Marie. (2021). Urban renewal as policy innovation in China: From growth stimulation to sustainable development. Public Administration and Development, 41(1), 23-33.
Zuk, M., Bierbaum, A. H., Chapple, K., Gorska, K., Loukaitou-Sideris, A. (2018). Gentrification, displacement, and the role of public investment. Journal of Planning Literature, 33(1), 31-44.
All geographical information was downloaded from the National Land Numerical Information Download Service of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/) and processed by the author.