Editors
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Ari-Veikko AnttiroikoAri-Veikko Anttiroiko, PhD, is Adjunct Professor at Tampere University, Finland. His main research interests lie in the areas of local governance and local economic development. Anttiroiko has collaborated with academics and government agencies in different parts of the world. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals. He has published extensively on various topics in internationally distributed publications. His latest books include The Political Economy of City Branding (Routledge 2014), New Urban Management (Palgrave 2015), Wellness City (Palgrave 2018), and The Inclusive City (Palgrave 2020).
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Hiroyuki MoriHiroyuki Mori is Professor of Economics at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He received his BA and MA from Osaka City University and his PhD in Policy Science from Ritsumeikan University. He was previously assistant professor at Kochi University and associate professor at Osaka Kyoiku University. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Japan Institute of Public Finance, the Japan Association of Local Public Finance, and the Japan Association for the Study of Local Government. For decades he has contributed to research on public finance, urban policy, and industrial disaster.
1. The Age of Urban Visions: From Global Cites to Civic Cities
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Tomohiko YoshidaTomohiko Yoshida is a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He received his BE, ME, and Doctor of Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan. He began his career as a research associate at Toyohashi University of Technology and moved to the University of Tsukuba as an assistant professor. He is a member of the Association of Urban Housing Science, the City Planning Institute of Japan, and the Architectural Institute of Japan. For decades he has contributed to the policy development process in City Planning Councils, Vacant House Strategy Committees, and Development Investigation Committees of municipal governments.
4. Practices of Japanese Local Cities Coping with Population Decline