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300 Journal of Town & City Management Vol. 2, 3 300–303 # Henry Stewart Publications 1756-9538 (2011)
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# Henry Stewart Publications 1756-9538 (2011) Vol. 2, 3 300–303 Journal of Town & City Management 301
Book reviews
302 Journal of Town & City Management Vol. 2, 3 300–303 # Henry Stewart Publications 1756-9538 (2011)
Book reviews
Japan, the editor of the book in the that is considered to be a good example
introductory article writes: ‘a different of the preservation of Japanese tradition
nature, a different landscape, different cities, and that wishes to incorporate these
different architecture, different religion, values in its future development;
different customs and lifestyle, different — ‘Next Japan’ in planning by Joanna
people.’ One should also add: and an Bach-Glowińska,
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concerns the standards
entirely different course of history. What, of European urban planning introduced
therefore, was the objective of the to the contemporary spatial planning
exchange? What examples might Poland be practices in Japan;
looking for in Japan and the other way — A report on the influence of ageing and
round — Japan in Poland? An attempt at depopulation on the landscape of Japan by
answering these questions, at a time of Fumihiko Seta, concerns the
proliferating globalisation, will be found by phenomena persistent in many cities of
the reader in the following articles: the world, but also ones that are
exclusively Japanese;
— Landscape — architecture — people. — Specific character and original features of
Japanese-Polish comparative study by Sapporo landscape by Iza Sykta and
Krystyna Pawlowska
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— an attempt at Renata Szarek — a description of a city
presenting what is the most that is special, as it was built on
characteristic in the Japanese landscape; American templates;
— Lyrical beauty, mystery and tranquillity — — On environmental aspects of tourist
historical and contemporary Japanese attractiveness of Japan — stereotypes
gardens by Agata Zachariasz — a confronted with travel experience by
presentation of what is the most Urszula Myga-Pia tek — observations
beautiful in the Japanese landscape; on the stereotypes met while on her
— Public participation in heritage protection in travels.
Japanese historic cities — case study of an
old merchants’ house in Kyoto by Anna Europeans find Japan fascinating, mainly
Staniewska — an account of a civic because it is puzzling. Joint work, joint
initiative of protection and observations, and direct exchanges of
revitalisation of heritage, decisive for thoughts and ideas are a good way to
the identity of traditional Japanese promote mutual understanding, even
architecture; though the road is certainly long and still
— Modern or ‘unmodern’? Understanding the difficult.
landscape disputes of Kyoto Tower and
Kyoto Station by Yoshihiko Baba — a Urszula Immamura
report on a public discussion of the Owner
relationship between the modern Immamura Art Galery Orient-Occident
elements of architecture and the ul. Floriañska 36
traditional landscape of Kyoto; Krakow
— Phenomenon of Kanazawa by Jacek Poland
Konopacki — a description of the city E-mail: immamura@onet.eu
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