Implementation of a Regional Location Normalization Plan for Regional Cooperation

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While regional cooperation led by a central city reduces the burden on surrounding municipalities in formulating location optimization policies, the resulting individual municipal plans often lack unified rationales and measures, highlighting the need for concrete cross-boundary discussions on public facilities and transportation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Hayato YOSHIDA; Yuka Okai

doi:10.11361/reportscpij.25.2_309

September 9, 2026Toshi keikaku hokokushu/Toshi keikaku houkokushuuOpen Access

Implementation of a Regional Location Normalization Plan for Regional Cooperation

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To examine how regional compact city frameworks are established and integrated into municipal location normalization plans across cooperating jurisdictions in Japan's Chuban urban planning area.
Assessed the administrative framework of inter-municipal cooperation led by Himeji City alongside Tatsuno City, Taishi Town, and Fukusaki Town.
Analyzed the alignment between the overarching regional policy and individual municipal location normalization plans, focusing on zone designation criteria and implementation measures.
Centralized leadership by Himeji City reduced administrative burdens for surrounding smaller municipalities during the formulation of regional compact city policies.
Designated urban induction zones and associated policy measures lacked uniform regional criteria, remaining fragmented across individual municipal plans.
Concrete cross-border collaboration regarding shared public facilities and integrated regional transit networks has not yet been achieved.

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Policy analysis reveals municipal zoning discrepancies despite collaborative regional compact city planning in Chuban districts, highlighting the need for cross-border transit integration.

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