Human Scale

“Let us not forget that Homo sapiens is an animal that walks: it is a practice that is good for the climate and for the health of the body and the mind. If we encourage it, there are concrete benefits.” interview to Jan Gehl

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17568740

If you've seen my videos about Japan, you may have wondered why it looks the way it does. Today I'm going to explain it through zoning.

Special Thanks to Lisa for her guidance on the topic.

Sources:

1. Urban Land Use Planning System in Japan (English): https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001050453.pdf
2. Urban Land Use Planning System in Japan (日本語): https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/000234476.pdf
3. Urbanchoze Japanese Zoning: http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html
4. Katsushika Shin-Koiwa Area Zoning Map: https://www.sonicweb-asp.jp/katsushika/map?theme=th_16#layers=dm%2Cth_17&pos=139.86549388299818%2C35.71741330582935
5. Tokyo Zoning Map: https://cityzone.mapexpert.net/ZoneMap?L=13123&N=%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8%E5%B7%9D%E5%8C%BA
6. Kyoto Bankruptcy: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/20/business/kyoto-bankruptcy-tourism/
7. Kyoto Town Development: https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/tokei/cmsfiles/contents/0000281/281300/2shou.pdf
8. Kyoto New Height Limits: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/09/02/national/kyoto-enforces-ad-ban-building-height-changes/
9. Kyoto City Landscape Policy https://whc.unesco.org/document/116517
10. Burnaby Zoning Map: https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/maps-and-open-data
11. Simcity 1989: https://archive.org/details/msdos_SimCity_1989
12. Government illustration: https://www.irasutoya.com/2021/10/blog-post_85.html