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From: Japan’s transport planning at national level, natural disasters, and their interplays
No | Year | Govt. agency | Main objectives | Target year | Key development method / strategy |
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1 | 1962 | EPA | Developments balanced among regions. | 1970 | Decentralizing industrial locations, developing new industrial centers |
2 | 1969 | EPA | Creating enriched environment | 1985 | Large projects such as Shinkansen and Expressways to adjust regional balance |
3 | 1977 | NLA | Creating comprehensive and integrated environment for human lives | “Approx. 10 years since 1977” (1987) | Regional developments to realize balances among the regions and to create comprehensive and integrated living environments |
4 | 1987 | NLA | Building multi-polar decentralized land | “Approx. 12 years later” (around 2000) | Networking within and among regions by (1) infrastructures, (2) national development for transport and communication infrastructures, and (3) providing various networking possibilities. |
5 | 1998 | NLA | Basis for forming multi-axis land structure | 2010–2015 | (1) nature-rich living environments, (2) Urban renovation of large cities, (3) Clusters among regions, (4) Extensive internationally networked area. |