In the latter half of the 1980s, comprehensive community building in Japan took off in a new direction; communities no longer sought to attract foreign investment, but focused instead on putting local talent and resources to work for the cause of community building.
一九八○年代後半段，日本社區總體營造走出另外一條路──外資不要再進來，而是強調活用當地人才、資源來進行社區營造。