Introduction
Evelyn Schulz and Hiroshi Okano
I. General Thoughts and Approaches
1. Creativity and Mass Production in Urban Context: In Search for New Vocabulary 6
Mathias Hamp
2. Employment Opportunity through Cultural Creativity and Social Inclusion in Japan-from a Perspective of Creative City 16
Masayuki Sasaki
II. Case Studies
3. From the Alps to the Adriatic Sea – Alpine Idylls: Examples of New Building Techniques and Styles in the Mountains 32
Anthusa LÖffler
4. Munich’s Reaction to Disparities in Knowledge and Standard of Living 40
Walter Buser
5. Homelessness in Urban Centers of Japan and Creative Strategies to Escape Homelessness 50
Julia Obinger
6. Green Isles around the Corner: The Role and Design of Small Local Parks in Sapporo, Japan 64
Christoph Rupprecht
7. An Aspect of Osakan Modernist Culture: A Focus on the Activities of Kawai Dance 70
Eri Shibata
8. Institutional Transformation and Managerialism in Cultural Heritage: Heritage Malta 80
Maria Lusiani and Luca Zan