[city study, asia]

Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo, in what was formerly part of the old Musashi Province. It is now the capital of Japan and the largest metropolitan area of the world.

TOKYO
JAPAN

Location and City map

Area of the city

2,187.66 km2(844.66 sq mi)

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TOKYO

Velyne Ingti Katharpi A/1982/07 Aditi Gupta A/2030/08

Anushri Kumar A/2191/9 Rimeka Dora A/2075/8

Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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Urban Design
Shibuya Station district In June 2009, the TMG (TokyoMetropolitan Government) decided on urban planning for the area that included the station square, roads and railroads; and in cooperation with the central government, Shibuya ward, and railway companies, is proceeding with initiatives aiming to reorganize and develop features such as railroad facilities, station squares, and station buildings in an integrated manner. Furthermore, this area will also be turned into one that bets its position as a hub for new culture bustling but pleasant to stroll around in by properly guiding developments by the private sector.

Open space Landmark

Kiyosumi Garden a traditional Japanese stroll garden located in Fukagawa, Tokyo. It was constructed along classic principles in 1878-85, during the Meiji Period, by the shipping financier and industrialist Iwasaki Yatar. By subtle hints in path construction and placement the visitor is led on a walk around the lake. The garden covers an area of about 81,000 square metres.

Architectural Landmark
The Imperial Palace the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo close to Tokyo Station and contains several buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the imperial family, an archive, museum and administrative offices. It is built on the site of the old Edo castle. The total area including the gardens is 3.41 square kilometres (1.32 sq mi).

The Tokyo Tower - modelled after the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but it is taller and lighter than its French counterpart, making it the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world. Higashimurayama City Honcho district project

Approximately 10 hectares of land generated from reconstruction of metropolitan housing (total land area: approx. 24 hectares) are used to promote development centering on the construction of detached houses. The project includes a total of 280 detached houses and facilities such as daycare centers, welfare facilities for the elderly, and commercial facilities, as well as roads and parks.

Kaminari Gate - is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sens-ji (a Buddhist temple) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It stands 11.7 m tall, 11.4 m wide and covers and area of 69.3 m2.

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Velyne Ingti Katharpi A/1982/07 Aditi Gupta A/2030/08

Anushri Kumar A/2191/9 Rimeka Dora A/2075/8

Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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Perception/ Image of the city

people, people and more people Modern architecture

Socio economic
largest metropolitan economy in the world. major international finance centre hub for Japan's transportation, publishing, and broadcasting industries. Tourism in Tokyo is a major industry.

Most expensive city

a thriving, ultramodern megalopolis

GDP USD 1.479 trillion

HEADQUARTERS OF 51 FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 COMPANIES

Progressive architects

Occupation

Technology based

Major tourist destination

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TOKYO

Velyne Ingti Katharpi A/1982/07 Aditi Gupta A/2030/08

Anushri Kumar A/2191/9 Rimeka Dora A/2075/8

Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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Ecological footprint
Tokyo had 8,460 ha (20,900 acres) of agricultural land as of 2003. 36% of its area covered by forest.

Administrative setup
designated as a metropolis. 23 special wards , which until 1943 constituted the city of Tokyo, now separate, self-governing municipalities, each having a mayor, a council, and the status of a city. also includes 26 more cities , five towns, and eight villages , each of which has a local government. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is headed by a publicly elected governor and metropolitan assembly. they govern all of Tokyo, including lakes, rivers, dams, farms, remote islands, and national parks

Conclusions
Population density is the greatest at the core of the city and decreases outwards
Economy has greatly shifted towards IT and services and there are rarely any fishing activities happening Tokyo having a high population density, there is lack of space, hence land values are high

Area required for food production is 0.2 ha per person. For Tokyo, this will be a total of 5,320,000 ha
The forest area required by Tokyo for wood products is 0.109 ha per person. Tokyo's value is 2,899,400 ha Land area that would be required for carbon sequestration (=fuel production) is 1.5 ha per person This is 74,214,000 ha for Tokyo The total of 1, 2 and 3 is 108,528,000 ha - 2.14 times the land area of the whole of Japan

EVOLUTION

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Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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[city study, europe]

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It is situated on the River Seine, in the north of the country, at the heart of the le-deFrance region. The Haussmann Plan, was a modernization program of Paris commissioned by Napolon III and directed by the Seine prefect, Baron Georges-Eugne Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870.

PARIS
FRANCE

Location and City map

Area of the city

105.4 km2

Figure ground

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Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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Urban Design

Open space Landmark

Tuileries Garden - a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667, and became a public park after the French Revolution. In the 19th and 20th century, it was the place where Parisians celebrated, met, promenaded, and relaxed.

Architectural Landmark
Eiffel Tower an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

The Arc de Triomphe de l'toile honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces

Boulevards, angled across existing streets and linked together at diagonals, served many different functions. They connected the city's new train terminals more efficiently, allowed the quick deployment of troops in case of revolts and "disembowelled" the troublesome neighbourhoods. more expedient transport of goods and services around town as the local economy shifted from small artisans working near their homes to an industrialized system spread over a wide area. eight new arrondissements added around the periphery of Paris set up an extendible matrix for future growth.

Opra Bastille - a modern opera house in Paris, France, it was inaugurated in 1989. Designed by Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, it is located at the place de la Bastille, and houses a 2,700seat theater as well as smaller concert hall and a studio.

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PARIS
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Anushri Kumar A/2191/9 Rimeka Dora A/2075/8

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Perception/ Image of the city

city's beauty rests in its dignity and consistency, its symmetry and order. To others, the architectural pleasures of Paris lie far from Haussmann's grand boulevards lined with long stretches of grey, elephantine buildings. No other great city has so little modulation of colour, material, texture and scale as Haussmann's Paris.

Socio economic
France's premier economic activity centre of important manufacturing powerhouse of Europe, especially in industrial sectors such as automobiles, aeronautics, and electronics.

Administrative setup
the city of Paris is a single political unita commune governed by an elected mayor and council, like any other French commune down to the smallest village.

Finance

IT services

The suburbs consist of more than 1,200 separate communes, large and small, which together with the city of Paris form the administrative region of le-de-France. The municipal Council of Paris is elected by the people every six years.

Bicycle friendly city

High value added services

HEADQUARTERS

Conclusions
Cut wide avenues created public squares public gardens Developed standards for sanitation street sweepers Boulevards radiated from the centre of the city

OF 33 City of Light FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 COMPANIES

Capital of Fashion cosmopolitan capital of France most beautiful and romantic of all cities

Economy

Large open streets crowd control

created vistas and

perhaps

GDP 607 bn
Electronics

High tech manufacturi ng

Buit up area is very dense as observed in the figure ground There are many nodes around the city that branch out and intersect with each other forming even more nodes

Optics

Aerospace

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PARIS
FRANCE

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Velyne Ingti Katharpi A/1982/07 Aditi Gupta A/2030/08

Anushri Kumar A/2191/9 Rimeka Dora A/2075/8

Mbaya Guy Davis A/2188/09 Vishal Jayan A/2029/08

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