That bit about Tokyo eating itself just as it ate the country is accurate and depressing at the same time.
Thanks for ending with something hopeful. Making our new version of the city at the margins is where folks interested in community, quality of life, sustainability, creativity, etc... should gravitate to. So much is possible when we get out of that deep deep water.
Well but isnt it also one of the amazing features of Japanese cities that development in "mature" areas in fact does happen and therefore the offerings are more competitive and affordable? So maybe the developers and buyers should decide, when enough is enough? Compared to let us say London, SF Bay Area etc, where Real Estate owners and Nimbys capture all the value of economic growth in recent years?
Not to confuse with the continued waste in "public works" projects in Japan...
That bit about Tokyo eating itself just as it ate the country is accurate and depressing at the same time.
Thanks for ending with something hopeful. Making our new version of the city at the margins is where folks interested in community, quality of life, sustainability, creativity, etc... should gravitate to. So much is possible when we get out of that deep deep water.
Well but isnt it also one of the amazing features of Japanese cities that development in "mature" areas in fact does happen and therefore the offerings are more competitive and affordable? So maybe the developers and buyers should decide, when enough is enough? Compared to let us say London, SF Bay Area etc, where Real Estate owners and Nimbys capture all the value of economic growth in recent years?
Not to confuse with the continued waste in "public works" projects in Japan...