Ongoing

Contemporary Garden City Concept from Asia

The course focuses on contemporary urban planning issues, particularly the Garden City concept, addressing the global trend of integrating green spaces into cities to combat environmental challenges. Cities worldwide are striving to introduce green elements regardless of location, driven by concerns such as climate change, natural disasters, and political instability. The course discusses the transition from traditional urban structures to dispersed green matrices, emphasizing the importance of green spaces in enhancing their resilience. It contrasts Western cities' vertical agricultural integration with historical Japanese cities' horizontal integration, advocating for a new approach to urban agriculture. Let's consider the concept of a contemporary Garden City, focusing on the symbiotic relationship between urban and rural land uses. Through a mixture of theoretical discussion and practical examples, this course explores strategies for realizing this urban planning vision. The course is offered in Japanese and English and is available at all times. Anyone can take the course from the Coursera website.

Education & Teaching Social Sciences Science

Instructor(s)

Makoto Yokohari

Position
Professor
Division
The School of Engineering

Akito Murayama

Position
Professor, Ph.D. in Urban Engineering
Division
Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Toru Terada

Position
Associate Professor
Division
Department of Natural Environment Studies

Kimihiro Hino

Position
Associate Professor
Division
Department of Urban Engineering

The title and affliation listed are profile when the course was created.

Instructors' Voices

The Contemporary Garden City Concept from an Asian, particularly Japanese, perspective, highlighting the potential for sustainable urban planning. It not only illustrates differences in urban-rural integration but also underscores the global relevance of this issue. To explore international perspectives on Japanese urban agriculture and its implications for the Contemporary Garden City Concept.

Highlights

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