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A study on the relationship between the social changes in population and the urban functions in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08650624
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 交通工学・国土計画
Research InstitutionOkayama University

Principal Investigator

ABE Hirofuni  Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Associate professor, 環境理工学部, 助教授 (10144320)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TANIGUCHI Mamoru  Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Lecturer, 環境理工学部, 講師 (00212043)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1997
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1997)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
KeywordsHuman migration / Urban function
Research Abstract

This study aims to identify the relationship between the social changes in population and the urban functions in Japan. The urban function is represented by the employment opportunity by industry, which is defined by the number of jobs per labor force population. The main hypothesis in the study is that the disparities of employment opportunities had been a major determinant factor on social changes in population during the post-war period in Japan.
The study is divided into three main parts. First, the trends in population and migration in Japanese regions are examined for the years 1955-95. Second, the industrial structure and the growth disparities in twenty-six Japanese cities with populations of more than 300,000 are examined by applying the rate-share analysis and the multiple regression analysis for the years 1980-90. Third, the multidimensional scaling method is applied to interregional migration data for 1960-90 to identify the structure of interregional migration as well as to estimate the hidden distance between regions. The study also estimates the interregional migration model based on the logistic model using factors on employment opprtunity by industry and regional distance derived from the multidimensional scaling method.
The main findings in the study have revealed that the social changes in population during the postwar period had a close relationship with the employment opportunities in advanced tertiary industries, such as wholesale, finance and insurance, real estate and advanced services. Referring the findings in the study, the promotion of advanced tertiary industries in local regions is necessary to redress the concentration of population and migration in metropolitan regions.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1997 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All Other

All Publications (11 results)

  • [Publications] 阿部 宏史: "地方中枢・中核都市における産業特化構造と都市成長に関する研究" 日本都市計画学会学術研究論文集. 第31号. 79-84 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 阿部 宏史・小川 正義: "地域間交流データを用いた潜在的地域間距離の推定に関する研究" 土木計画学研究・論文集. No.14. 175-182 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 阿部 宏史: "就業機会の地域間格差と地域間人口移動" 日本地域学会・第34回年次大会論稿集. 193-200 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hirofumi, Abe: "Trends in Industrial Structure and its Relation to Employment and Population Growth in Local Center Cities in Japan" Papers on City Planning. No.31. 79-84 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hirofumi, Abe and Masayoshi Ogawa: "Estimation of the Hidden Distances between Japanese Regions Using Data on Interregional Interaction" Infrastructure Planning Review. No.14. 175-182 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hirofumi, Abe: "Regional Disparities in Employment Opportunities and Interregional Migration in Japan" Abstracts of the 34^<th> Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of RSAI. 193-200 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1997 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 阿部宏史・小川正義: "地域間交流データを用いた潜在的地域間距離の推定に関する研究" 土木計画学研究・論文集. No.14. 175-182 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 阿部 宏史: "就業機会の地域間格差と地域間人口移動" 日本地域学会・第34回年次大会論稿集. 193-200 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 阿部宏史: "地方中枢・中核都市における産業特化構造と都市成長に関する研究" 日本都市計画学会学術研究論文集. 第31号. 79-84 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 阿部宏史,小川正義: "地域間交流データを用いた潜在的地域間距離の推定に関する研究" 土木計画学研究・講演集. No.19. 193-196 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 小川正義,阿部宏史: "宿泊観光移動に基づく地域間交流パターンの分析" 土木学会第51回年次学術講演会講演概要集第4部. 762-763 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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