The Shift of the Valuation and Management Model in Japanese Protected Townscapes from a Tourism Point of View to a Local Community and Environment Point of View: Case Studies of Uchiko (1978-82), Kurayoshi (1998) and Ine (2004-05)

The Japanese government’s efforts to value and preserve traditional townscapes, which commenced in 1975, gave birth to the denken chiku (Japanese abbreviation for ‘Important Districts of Traditional Built Structures’) programme, whereby the Agency for Cultural Affairs established the valuation crite...

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Main Author: Jon Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2018-10-01
Series:Athens Journal of Architecture
Online Access:https://www.athensjournals.gr/architecture/2018-4-4-2-Alvarez.pdf