A Study of Changes in Structure and Characteristic of Urban Regeneration Projects in Japan: Focusing on Urban Regeneration Projects in Sapporo

The purpose of this study is to suggest implications for sustainable urban regeneration projects. The Korean Government enacted the law -The Special Act on the Promotion and Support of Urban Regeneration- for supporting urban regeneration projects which has been in the works since 2013. The Korean urban regeneration system is much newer than any other countrys system. It is important to study foreign systems of urban regeneration to run the new policy effectively. This study suggests policy implications of urban regeneration in South Korea from urban regeneration systems in Japan. Japan has had active urban regeneration projects and laws related to urban regeneration ten years longer than South Korea. As a result, they could implement policies under the integration management framework. We study the laws, plans and projects related in urban regeneration and analyze changing in structure and characteristic of urban regeneration projects in Japan. This study shows what make regeneration projects in Japan sustainable and have implications for Korean regeneration projects.