The Metropolitan Governance (Metro Labs) & Quality Infrastructure Technical Deep Dive
Jan 30 to Feb 3, 2017, Tokyo, Japan
World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Introduction
The World Bank’s Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program is organizing the Metropolitan Governance (Metro Labs) & Quality Infrastructure Technical Deep Dive (TDD) from January 30th to February 3rd, 2017 constituting the eighth peer learning event of the Metro Lab Community of Practice (CoP). The TDD will be held immediately prior to the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment which will focus on Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) in metropolitan regions. Delegations attending the TDD will also be invited to join the QII conference, with the two events integrated to provide a seamless program of learning and knowledge exchange.
Background
Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented pace and scale in developing world and globally, metropolitan regions are becoming the predominant form of human settlements. The worldwide urbanization in both developed and developing countries is occurring with geographically extended metropolitan regions. Local governments in agile metropolitan areas are expected to provide a sufficient infrastructure and services while local governments often need to overcome multijurisdictional coordination, sounding financing.
Among countries that have experienced rapid growth and urban sprawl, Japan presents many lessons to learn from. Having faced massive urbanization as early as the mid‐20th century, and world largest and one of the largest Metropolitan Areas, Japan offers unique experiences in Metropolitan Governance, some are based on administrative area decided by the National Capital Region Planning Act defining the Greater Tokyo Area as Tokyo and its surrounding area by government ordinance, while others are on public broadcasting region and commuting patterns.
The Greater Tokyo Area, consisting of Tokyo Metropolitan Government and six prefectures (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa) in Kanto Region and often including Yamanashi Prefecture in Chubu Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The population estimate of the area is 37.8 million populations in area of 13,500km2 with population density 44 million per one kilo square meters. The population of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) alone is 13.6 million persons. Tokyo is not a city but a metropolitan prefecture which has characteristic of both city and prefecture.
The Kansai Metropolitan Region or Keihanshin, including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe is the second‐most‐populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo are. The region has population of 19.3 million in the area over 13.033 km2.
Organizers and Partners
The conference will be organized under the auspices of the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program, a partnership of the Government of Japan and the World Bank. TDLC supports and facilitates strategic WBG and client country collaboration with select Japanese cities, agencies and partners for joint research, knowledge exchange, capacity building and other activities that develop opportunities to link Japanese and global expertise with specific project‐level engagements in developing countries to maximize development impact. The program is global in reach and thematically focused on urban planning, urban service provision, urban management, social development, disaster risk management, municipal finance. The mainstreaming of Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) is an emergent area of focus for TDLC.
The following organizations/local authorities/agencies cooperated with us in delivery of this TDD:
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Government of Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
Union of Kansai Governments
Kobe City
Hyogo Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
New York City – Regional Plan Association (RPA)
Paris – Advancity The Smart Metropolis Hub
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Photo: WB TDLC
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The Metropolitan Governance (Metro Labs) & Quality Infrastructure Technical Deep Dive
The Metropolitan Governance (Metro Labs) & Quality Infrastructure Technical Deep Dive
Jan 30 to Feb 3, 2017, Tokyo, Japan
World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Introduction
The World Bank’s Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program is organizing the Metropolitan Governance (Metro Labs) & Quality Infrastructure Technical Deep Dive (TDD) from January 30th to February 3rd, 2017 constituting the eighth peer learning event of the Metro Lab Community of Practice (CoP). The TDD will be held immediately prior to the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment which will focus on Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) in metropolitan regions. Delegations attending the TDD will also be invited to join the QII conference, with the two events integrated to provide a seamless program of learning and knowledge exchange.
Background
Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented pace and scale in developing world and globally, metropolitan regions are becoming the predominant form of human settlements. The worldwide urbanization in both developed and developing countries is occurring with geographically extended metropolitan regions. Local governments in agile metropolitan areas are expected to provide a sufficient infrastructure and services while local governments often need to overcome multijurisdictional coordination, sounding financing.
Among countries that have experienced rapid growth and urban sprawl, Japan presents many lessons to learn from. Having faced massive urbanization as early as the mid‐20th century, and world largest and one of the largest Metropolitan Areas, Japan offers unique experiences in Metropolitan Governance, some are based on administrative area decided by the National Capital Region Planning Act defining the Greater Tokyo Area as Tokyo and its surrounding area by government ordinance, while others are on public broadcasting region and commuting patterns.
The Greater Tokyo Area, consisting of Tokyo Metropolitan Government and six prefectures (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa) in Kanto Region and often including Yamanashi Prefecture in Chubu Region is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The population estimate of the area is 37.8 million populations in area of 13,500km2 with population density 44 million per one kilo square meters. The population of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) alone is 13.6 million persons. Tokyo is not a city but a metropolitan prefecture which has characteristic of both city and prefecture.
The Kansai Metropolitan Region or Keihanshin, including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe is the second‐most‐populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo are. The region has population of 19.3 million in the area over 13.033 km2.
Organizers and Partners
The conference will be organized under the auspices of the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program, a partnership of the Government of Japan and the World Bank. TDLC supports and facilitates strategic WBG and client country collaboration with select Japanese cities, agencies and partners for joint research, knowledge exchange, capacity building and other activities that develop opportunities to link Japanese and global expertise with specific project‐level engagements in developing countries to maximize development impact. The program is global in reach and thematically focused on urban planning, urban service provision, urban management, social development, disaster risk management, municipal finance. The mainstreaming of Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) is an emergent area of focus for TDLC.
The following organizations/local authorities/agencies cooperated with us in delivery of this TDD:
Photo: WB TDLC