Balancing urban revitalization, tourism, and development issues in times of crisis
Kawagoe's historical district as a self-sustaining and resilient community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12953240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heide Imai (0000-0002-6695-6190, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-178 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Japan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1869-2729 • E-ISSN: 1869-2737 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1515/cj-2012-0008 |
| OpenAlex | W1682216893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Using the example of the urban revitalization process of Kawagoe's historical city center and district around Ichibangai Street, this paper examines the impact of different tourism development plans on the urban environment, community structure, and local economy of the neighborhood. Expanding on assumptions around the terms heritage, tourism, and tradition, the paper discusses potentials and practices of a distinctive revitalization and tourism approach that can offer new possibilities but also the chance of resistance. This will be done by critically evaluating Kawagoe's community and tourism development plan and presenting personal trajectories drawing on ethnographic data collected before and after the Thoku earthquake of 11 March 2011. The results show that synergies which derive from such incidents could be used to develop a better understanding of the impact of tourism development, and of how to rebound from times of crisis. The case of Kawagoe illustrates how the preservation of a traditional townscape can serve as one step toward the development of a sustainable, self-reliant, and resilient community when relying on a distinctive, place-based tourism approach
Civil engineering · Community development · Development plan · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Environmental planning · Ethnography · Geography · Heritage tourism · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Tourism · Tourism geography · Engineering · Financial Crisis of the 21st Century · Law · Urban and spatial planning · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |