books.google.com - Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kobe, and Kyoto, this book examines the potential of civil society in contemporary planning...http://books.google.com/books/about/Urban_Spaces_in_Japan.html?id=s5Z-7CYdyN0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareUrban Spaces in Japan