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Japan, one of the most developed countries in Asia, is recognized for having well-managed infrastructure and for its living environment. This apparent utopia is collapsing amid the ever-growing risks posed by climatic disasters and the unsustainability of natural resources. This chapter looks back at the development path of urbanization in Tokyo, reveals the vulnerabilities of massive urban development, and raises concepts that could help remake the city to be more resilient and adaptive to climatic and social changes in the twenty-first century.
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This chapter was based on the work of the M-NEX project, under a grant from the JST/Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Area: Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (No. 11314551). Local governments, companies, and communities were involved in the activities of the national teams. We are grateful to JPI Europe Urban for initiating the Sustainable Urbanization Global Initiative—Food-Water-Energy Nexus and making the M-NEX project possible.
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Yan, W., Kishimoto, K. (2024). Understanding Change in Tokyo Through Food, Energy, and Water Security. In: Yan, W., Galloway, W., Shaw, R. (eds) Resilient and Adaptive Tokyo. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3834-6_1
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