TY - BOOK ID - 78143485 TI - The Japanese City AU - Stapleton, Kristin Eileen. AU - Karan, Pradyumna P. PY - 1997 SN - 0813159342 9780813159348 0813185327 PB - Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, DB - UniCat KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) KW - City planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Cities and towns UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78143485 AB - Japan is one of the most crowded countries on earth, with three-fourths of its population now living in cities. Tokyo is easily the most populous city on the planet. And yet, though closely packed, its citizens dwell together in relative peace. In America, inner-city violence -- often attributed in part to overcrowding -- is frequently emphasized as one of the great social problems of the day. What might we learn from Japan's situation that could be applied to our own as we approach the twenty-first century?In this collection an interdisciplinary group of international scholars seek to underst ER -