Why Place Matters A Sociological Study of the Historic Preservation Movement in Otaru, Japan, 1965–2017

This book is based on the author’s 33 years of intensive fieldwork. It chronicles a major movement that shaped the preservation policy in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s, providing “thick descriptions” of preservationists that are not available anywhere else in English. It also provides clear answers t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horikawa, Saburo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Legend
  • Chapter 1: Why Preserve Scenery
  • Chapter 2: Historic Environments as the Subject of Study
  • Chapter 3: The City that Bears Ill Will Against Sapporo
  • Chapter 4: The Rationale of Change
  • Chapter 5: The Rationale of Preservation
  • Chapter 6: What Did Otaru Win and Lose?
  • Chapter 7: Preservation Is Change