일본의 지역관리제도와 민간조직의 지역관리활동에 관한 연구- TMO제도와 오사카 에리어매니지먼트제도의 비교분석

A Study of the Area Management Systems and the Management Activities of the Private Organizations in Japan - Comparing the TMO systems and the Osaka area management system -

This study analyzes the area management systems and management activities of private organizations in Japan. The area management activites in Japan have been organized voluntarily in the private sector for long. However, without management systems, it has been difficult to maintain these activities continuously, and it has also been difficult to secure financial resources. Due to these limitations, there have been attempts to implement area management systems in Japan since late 1990s. Among them are the TMO system and the Area Management System in the City of Osaka. The former was established in 1998 and abolished in 2006; the latter was implemented in the City of Osaka in 2014. The two are similar in that management activities are run by the private sector, but they are clearly distinguished in terms of participants and financing. This study analyzes how these differences are related to the outcomes of the area management activities. We conclude that property owners must take part in the management activites and that in order to secure stable financial resources, it is crucial to maintain profit-making business as well as imposing management fees, rather than overly relying on government subsidies.