Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition
Past, Present, and Future
- 300 pages
- English
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Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition
Past, Present, and Future
About this book
This book offers a complex and problem-based analysis of the past, present, and future of smart cities in Japan's energy transition.
With 92% of Japanese living in urban areas and a goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Japan's energy future will depend largely on how its cities can become smarter, greener, and more resilient. To reach these ambitions, a collective effort is required, with actions coming from Tokyo to Kumamoto, from Yokohama to Sapporo, and throughout dozens of smaller and bigger Japanese urban structures. This book addresses the key issues that have emerged or may emerge in various Japanese cities that are pursuing smart energy initiatives. The authors examine several issues, including international cooperation, heating decarbonisation, foreign direct investments, city planning, housing policies, and technology-related risks in the context of Japan's energy transition.
Drawing on case studies from different regions of Japan and sectors of Japanese economy significant for reaching carbon neutrality, this book will be a valuable resource for all interested in energy transition, climate action, and smart cities, where Japan and Japanese smart cities serve as excellent benchmarks.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Smart Cities and Japan’s Energy Transition: Connecting Yesterday with Tomorrow
- 2 Japanese Smart Cities in the Context of Local Decarbonisation and International Cooperation
- 3 The Role of Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment in Sustainable Smart Cities
- 4 “Smart” Cities and Dumb Solutions: The Risks of Technology-Reliant Solutions for Decarbonisation in Japan
- 5 Deepening the City-Region Gap in 21st Century Japan: Smart Cities as a Tool to Achieve Administrative Neoliberalisation
- 6 Learning the Characteristics of Vacant Houses: Smart Solutions for Japanese Municipalities
- 7 Legal System and Public Policy of Smart Cities in Energy Transition: Germany – Japan Contexts
- 8 Heat Decarbonisation: A Solution for the Future Smart Compact Cities in Japan
- 9 Satellite Applications for Sustainable Urban Energy
- 10 Energy Transition in Japan’s SDGs Future Cities: Toyama, Sapporo, and Kumamoto
- 11 Smart City Development Underway: Lessons from Shin-Sapporo’s Smart City
- 12 Democratic Legitimacy of the Smart City: A Case Study of Yokohama
- 13 Sustainable Smart City Tokyo: Between Problems of the Past and Chances of the Future
- Index