A study of large-scale residential development by private railway enterprises; the case of Tama Den'en Toshi.

Abstract

Analyzes the development process and characteristics of large-scale residential estates developed by a private railway enterprise, in order to clarify the problems accompanied with such large-scale residential development. For this purpose, the author has investigated Tama Den'en Toshi (Tama Country Town) developed by the Tokyo Electric Express Railway, Ltd., focusing especially to the behaviour and policies of the developer. These findings focus attention on the development process and characteristics of a large-scale residential estate, which reflects the behaviour and policies of the developers.-from Author