Living cities in Japan : citizens movements machizukuri and local environments Making livable places by André Sorensen and Carolin Funck Toshi keikaku versus machizukuri : emerging paradigm of civil society in Japan 1950 1980 by Shun ichi J. Watanabe Changing governance of shared spaces : machizukuri as institutional innovation by André Sorensen Japans construction lobby and the privatization of highway related public corporations by Thomas Feldhoff The concept of machi sodate and urban planning : the case of Tokyo Tama Denien Toshi by Yorifusa Ishida Machizukuri civil society and the transformation of Japanese city planning : cases from Kobe by Carolin Funck Earthquake reconstruction machizukuri and citizen participation by Atsuko Ito Machizukuri and historical awareness in the old town of Kobe by Hiroshi Nunokawa Citizens movements to protect the water environment : changes and problems by Toshihisa Asano Civic movement for sustainable urban regeneration : downtown Fukaya City Saitama Prefecture by Akito Murayama Neighborhood associations and machizukuri processes : strengths and weaknesses by Shizuka Hashimoto Inner city redevelopment in Tokyo : conflicts over urban place planning governance and neighborhoods by Sayaka Fujii Junichiro Okata and André Sorensen A diversity of machizukuri processes by André Sorensen and Carolin Funck