Perception of private and public sectors of the regeneration of post-industrial areas in Japan

摘要

The aim of this study is to examine private and public sector perceptions of the redevelopment of post-industrial areas. It clarifies the barriers to such regeneration, and the areas of improvement currently being sought by stakeholders in Japan, where this issue has only just begun to surface. This study was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to public and private enterprises in December 2006. The results showed that among private enterprises there was widespread demand for the government to relax regulations and establish a regulatory system, while local governments were facing cost-related issues concerning the cleanup of soil contamination. In addition, since these issues relate to both urban development and environmental protection, we can see differences of opinion between construction-related and environment-related organizations, suggesting that the vertical division of government organizations may also be a hurdle to resolving these issues.