Abstract
Railway stations in Japan and elsewhere are undergoing redevelopment to accommodate new spaces of consumption and leisure. Tokyo Station redevelopment is a representative case illustrating the experiment of integrating new facilities into an existing spatial system. The station's image is being recast as an important urban centre in Tokyo with a particular mix of prestige business, shopping and unique entertainment venues. The walking network is being reconfigured in a larger space with a complex set of new land uses, leading to new spatial configurations and patterns of behaviour. These transformations support a new role for the station. The station redevelopment, along with related investments in the surrounding space represent a distinctly Japanese approach to transit-oriented development. This article examines the urban design strategy underlying these transformations.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 242-251 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Urban Design International |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Dec |
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Keywords
- pedestrians
- redevelopment
- spatial behaviour
- train station
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Urban Studies
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Tokyo Station City : The railway station as urban place. / Zacharias, John; Zhang, Tianxin; Nakajima, Naoto.
In: Urban Design International, Vol. 16, No. 4, 12.2011, p. 242-251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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