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MikiYasui
Yasui
Miki
Vice-Chair,
Japan
Area
Management
Network
Vice-Chair, Japan Area Management Network
Professor,
HoseiUniversity
University
Professor,
Hosei

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Place management
beganaroundthe worldin the1970s
development
ofPlacemanagement
beganaroundtheworld
inwiththethe1970s
with theurban suburbs andthe obsolescenceof central
areas. In many cases,
property
anddevelopmentof urbansuburbs andthe obsolescenceof central
areas.
In manycases,
propertyand businessstartedto workbusinessownersstartedto work together
with localowners
governments
to restore
safetogether
and cleanwith local governments to restore safe and clean urban centers.
urban centers.
Now, half a century later, the range of activities by place management
Now, half a century
the rangeandof activities
by placeeﬀorts
management
organizationsorganizations
haslater,
expanded,remarkable
are being
madehasinexpanded,partsand remarkableefforts
are being
variouspartsspaces,of the city
to alsocreatenew
notvariousof the city
to createnotmadeonlyinrichpublicbutindustries,
lifestyles,of built/naturalenvironment.
Place
only rich public
spaces, butand
alsoharmony
new industries,
lifestyles, and harmonyof built/naturalmanagement
has always been the engine that predict the future of cityenvironment. Place management has always been the engine that predict the future of city
half step ahead of everybody and promote various activities inhalf step ahead ofeverybody
and promote
activities
in cooperation
collaborationcooperation
andcollaboration
to variousachievecollectiveimpact.andAccording
totheIDA(InternationalDowntownAssociation)’s survey,place
to achievecollective impact. According
to the IDA(InternationalDowntownAssociation)’s
management
employsemploys
more morethanthan
100,000
andhashasgrownintoansurvey, place management
100,000people
people andgrowninto anurban
urban industry paying more than $3 billion in salaries in the United States.
industryphenomena
paying more thanhave$3 billion
in salaries
Unitedcountries
States. Same including
phenomena have
Same
been
seen ininthe
manyUK,been seen in Sweden,
many countries
UK, Germany, Sweden, and South Africa.
Germany,and includingSouth Africa.
many recognize,
AsianAsian
cities havebeendeveloped
a different context.
AsianAsAsmany
recognize,cities
havebeenindevelopedin a Manydiﬀerentcontext.
Many Asian
citieshaveWarovercome
theforward
pain ofWorldWar II andcities have overcome
the painof WorldII and moved
withthe construction
ofmoved forward with the construction of new urban environment with
newurbanenvironment
withtheirown
history
andurbanresources.
In
thecaseofJapan,
their own history and urban resources. In the case of Japan, many
many buildings
werebuiltinin1970s
1970s andwhen
economyboomed.
buildings
werebuilt
and80s80s
when
economyboomed.
Recently, however,
however, theyarearesimilarly
stepping
forwardforward
to the nextphaseurban
Recently,
theysimilarly
stepping
to thenextof phaseofurban regenerationin whichbuilding
is notthe only
way but using
regenerationin which city building
is city
not theonly way
but usingand managing
urban
andmanaging urban resources such as street, river, old buildings isresources such as street, river, old buildings is regarded more important to create new urban
regarded more important to create new urban value for the next era.
value for the next era.
Many Asian cities face similar challenges such as overcrowding, public
Many Asian cities narrowface similar
challenges
such as overcrowding,transportation,transportation,roads
and crowding.
Anotherpubliccharacteristicof
Asian
is rapid
aging
and acharacteristic
low birthrate.
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the other
manyofnarrow cities
roads andcrowding.
Anotherof Asianis rapidhand,aging anda low
theAsianhaveexcellent
urban
ﬁlled
humanbirthrate.
On cities
the otherhand,
many of the
Asian environments
cities have excellent
urbanwithenvironments
activity and traditional local or neighborhood organizations in place. In
filled withhuman activity
and traditional
local
or maintainneighborhoodorganizations inI place.
Inorder
to overcome
thesechallenges
andattractiveness,believeorder
to overcomethat
thesecollaboration
challenges and maintainattractiveness,
I believe it andis necessaryitis necessary
betweenlocal organization
urban
development
entrepreneurs,and development
wide rangeplayers,of citizens.
that collaborationplayers,
between social
local organization
and urbansocialWith such power of collective action, we must run our cities in a healthy,
entrepreneurs,
andwiderangeofcitizens.
Withsuch
power
ofcollectiveaction,
we
must
run
and inclusive manner and realize well-being for people.
our cities inthisa healthy,and inclusiveand realize well-beingfor people.
Againstbackdrop,
placemanner
management
is expected
to expand in the
Againstinthis
backdrop,place
is expectedoftoorganizations
expand in the future
Asia asfutureAsia
as well,andmanagement
the development
andinplayers
whowilltheplay
an activeofrole
in urbanand
managementis playan urgentwell, anddevelopment
organizations
players who will
an activetask.
role in urban
Wethus propose
totask.
start exchange of our Japan Area Managementmanagement
is an urgent
Network,andUrban
Redevelopment
Authority (URA) of Singapore, andWe thus propose to start exchange of our Japan Area Management Network, and Urban
the City of Seoul have been promoting place management in each country
Redevelopment
Authority(URA)of Singapore,and the City ofinstitutionalizing
Seoul have been promoting
placebyreviewing
urban
space
regulations,place
management
structures
empowering
people.
At thesame time,placethemanagement in eachcountry byandreviewing
urban space
regulations,institutionalizing
threeparties
have
been
discussing
theestablishmentofaplatforminmanagement structures and empowering people. At the same time, the three parties have
which place management practitioners can interact across national
been discussing
establishmenta platform
which
place management
borders,
sharethepractices
andofwisdom
forintheevolutionof cities.practitioners
As one ofcan interact
across national
borders,
sharetopractices
and wisdom
for theof cities.
ourcollaboration,
I ampleasedannouncethat weareevolution
now readytodisseminate
Asian PlaceManagement
Reportarticlescontributedby
As one of our collaboration,
I ampleased to announce
thatwith
we arenow readyto disseminate
the 3 countries.
Asian Place Management Report with articles contributed by the 3 countries.
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physical toexchanges
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we infection,
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continue
to expandcross-borderexchanges
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using
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