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André Sorensen
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 52
Citations - 1537
André Sorensen is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Urban planning & Metropolitan area. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 48 publications receiving 1319 citations. Previous affiliations of André Sorensen include University of Tokyo.
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Taking path dependence seriously: an historical institutionalist research agenda in planning history
TL;DR: In this paper, an historical institutionalist (HI) research agenda for planning history is outlined, with a focus on the understanding of institutions, path dependence, positive feedback effects in public policy, and patterned processes of institutional change.
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The Making of Urban Japan: Cities and Planning from Edo to the Twenty First Century
TL;DR: The legacy of the Tokugawa period and the Meiji period are discussed in this article, with a focus on the development of the 1919 planning system and the post-war Reconstruction and rapid economic growth.
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Land Readjustment and Metropolitan Growth: An Examination of Suburban Land Development and Urban Sprawl in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the role of land re-adjustment (LR) in shaping patterns of urban development in the rapidly growing northern suburbs of Tokyo in Saitama prefecture.
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Land Readjustment, Urban Planning and Urban Sprawl in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of land readjustment (LR) projects in suburban planning and land development in a case-study area in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area is examined, where LR projects have been the most importa...
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Conflict, consensus or consent: implications of Japanese land readjustment practice for developing countries
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the model of the Japanese land readjustment method presented by Japanese scholars and development experts to the international audience, and argued that in the context of attempts by several developing countries to adopt the method, there are several crucial shortcomings of the description of Japanese LR in the existing literature.