EIJS Working Papers Series
No 107:
Building Innovative Communities: Lessons from Japan's Science City Projects
Bruce Henry Lambert ()
Abstract: Japan's Science City projects are examined in this paper
to find the extent that they promote catalytic mechanisms within their
communities. It is arguable that the concept of a Science City is little
more than a theme for funneling public funds into infrastructural
development in support of select high-technology industries. Is this the
situation in Japan? Attention focuses on cumulative causation, resource
sharing and the shifting mix of private sector initiative and public policy
in the evolving cases of Tsukuba and Kansai Science Cities. Regional
technopolis projects are also discussed. Can we expect any of these areas
to fulfill the promise, detailed in the Kansai Science City Second Stage
Plan Report, of being a "pilot model city" deploying "innovative and
experimental community development"?
Keywords: technopolis; regional planning; development; cumulative causation; catalytic mechanisms; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: A10; (follow links to similar papers)
24 pages, November 1, 2000
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