Gao, Xiaolu; Asami, Yasushi; Katsumata, Wataru - In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 24 (2006) 4, pp. 515-532
In Japanese city planning, the effective floor area ratio (FAR) of land lots, or housing density, is delimited by zoning and restrictions on the form of buildings (shape controls). To evaluate this system comprehensively, the authors analyze how the maximum allowable FAR (effective FAR) of...