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Osaka Station Redevelopment, Osaka Japan, 2003
Here, we proposal urban revitalization, as a process, is a paradigm for creating attractive and sustainable communities. In this case, both in the station area and the adjacent areas of the Osaka City Center are considered. The most important physical elements of this process - civic plazas near station entrances, pleasant walking environments, diversity in housing, compactness, green belt… function as a "Desire Zone". Such a zone is identified as the purpose and hope of the revitalization movement.
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