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Zoning on a national level in the US would be horrible. I bet it can have some draw backs in Japan when you are trying to get something rezoned.
by sfall 12y ago
Zoning on a national level in the US would be horrible. I bet it can have some draw backs in Japan when you are trying to get something rezoned.
- azernik 12y agoPossibly, but probably outweighed by the flexible nature of the zoning system, where more is allowed for a given zoning classification and there are fewer classifications. i.e. developers probably end up dealing with the zoning bureaucracy and politics less than they would in the US.
- themodelplumber 12y agoJapan is notorious for bureaucracy. Just entering a government center and asking a simple question is sometimes enough to start a (figurative) three-ring circus.
- esfandia 12y agoSee Ikiru by Kurosawa for an admittedly fictional and old example.
- twic 12y agoWhy would it be horrible? How about zoning at the state level?
- sfall 12y agoa regional or state level would be much accurate comparison.