From area branding to neighbourhood commons the change of an Osaka neighbourhood after the high economic growth period
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- Tez No: 403072
- Danışmanlar: DR. HIROSHI YAMANAKA
- Tez Türü: Doktora
- Konular: Ekonomi, Economics
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Post-industrial urban change, new-build gentrification, shopping street revitalization, neighbourhood commons, Japanese cities
- Yıl: 2017
- Dil: İngilizce
- Üniversite: Osaka University
- Enstitü: Yurtdışı Enstitü
- Ana Bilim Dalı: Belirtilmemiş.
- Bilim Dalı: Belirtilmemiş.
- Sayfa Sayısı: 189
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The research question of this study is where to locate Japan in the literature on post-industrial urban change and gentrification through the study of an empirical case. The debate regarding the various forms of urban change and particularly gentrification in the Global North and the Global South centred on the issues of growing social inequality, social polarization, and a loss of place identity. However, Japanese urban change after the 1990s, which Japanese scholars studied mostly under the name of re-urbanization (saitoshika) or“return to the city centres”(toshin kaiki), was little understood abroad. To fill this gap, and to locate Japanese-style gentrification in contemporary urban theory, the Horie neighbourhood in Nishi Ward was selected and studied as an example of post-bubble neighbourhood change. This Osaka case was notable for its dual residential and commercial characteristics, increasing appeal to new residents, and social diversity and activism. Horie, which had prospered as an entertainment district and an area of timber and furniture businesses before, was revitalized in the 1990s to reverse the decline it experienced after the collapse of the bubble economy. The aim of this study was to account for Horie's past revitalization and present situation from the perspectives of different social groups, who have been affiliated with the area in some way for different time lengths. The research was based on a three-year long qualitative field study in Horie. Altogether 51 people were interviewed. Interviews were made with 15 long-term residents – including three people who have been long affiliated with the area without actually residing there, twelve newcomers – including eleven mothers and one husband, eleven wood-related businesses, seven cultural entrepreneurs, three real estate agents, and three representatives of local organizations. In addition, the researcher participated in local activities and events from August 2013 to August 2016 to observe the social interactions among the different social groups in Horie. In this study, firstly, a literature review with a focus on the concept of gentrification was made to define post-industrial change and gentrification in theory and practice that is, their forms in different geographical contexts. Secondly, Horie's history since the Edo Period, including the development of furniture businesses on Tachibana Street, was provided to better understand Horie's changing place identity after the collapse of the bubble economy. Thirdly, statistics, prepared from the national population census and data from a Town Development and Social Life Questionnaire, with respect to Horie's present demographics and the recent population change were shown to indicate the embourgeoisment or gentrification (kōkyūka) of Horie. Fourthly, the story of area branding in Horie was reconstructed from the viewpoint of long-term residents; their criticisms towards Horie's renewed identity after Tachibana Street's revitalization were elaborated. Next, Horie's woodwork businesses' experiences and interpretations of the Horie neighbourhood's change in relation to its background, factors, effects, process, outcomes, and areas of improvement were represented with a focus on the constraints upon family businesses and craftsmanship culture. The furniture shops which adapted to the changing business environment well were the ones that preserved their unique product offers by a craftsmanship approach. Sixthly, the ideas of cultural entrepreneurs and real estate agents from Horie were presented in the context of homogenization and commercialization of culture as remedies for contemporary urban problems to reinforce the idea that Horie, which had already possessed a historical place identity, did not need an infusion of culture from outside. Finally, interviews with a small group of mothers, living in Nishi Ward, were analyzed to shed some light on mothers' views about their daily life experiences in the revitalized Horie area. It was revealed that mothers could represent a good case of positive or feminine gentrification, only if their presence in Horie was not so temporary. It was found that the attitudes of these various social groups to Horie's revitalization were connected to the type and intensity of their relationships with the area. For example, long-term residents and cultural entrepreneurs were mostly regretful about the Horie brand that was a product of the area's revitalization. On the other hand, business owners and newcomers occupied a more ambivalent position. Some corresponding theories, which help explain various attitudes towards area revitalization, are summarized in a table in the discussion. It was also found that although Horie's social groups did not have overt conflicts, the long-term residents felt that newcomers did not participate enough in the local community. Among the newcomers, mothers were the most accepted group by local community groups and administration. Furthermore, this study showed that the number of newcomers was growing with the speedy“mansionization”or condominium construction in the area. The condominium construction was recognized as the dominant form of gentrification in Horie at present. Horie's lack of irresolvable social tensions over revitalization indicated a major difference between Japanese post-industrial urban change and other gentrification models of the Global North and the Global South. A second table summarizing and comparing the gentrification processes in the Global North, South and Japan is provided in the discussion. Accordingly, the Japanese model of post-industrial urban change is separated from other countries in its change factors, processes, and outcomes, as well as timing, despite a growing trend of urban neoliberalism in Japan which is also seen elsewhere. It is possible to think the Japanese case as having evolved from a higher resemblance to the Global South in the post-war reconstruction era to approximating the gentrification examples in the Global North with the advance of economic neoliberalization. The study concludes by suggesting the notion of“neighbourhood commons”as a socially balanced alternative to the prevailing area branding and marketing schemes. Yet, a more complete picture of Japanese post-industrial urban change and gentrification required further comparative research.
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