1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Structural Changes of Urban Systems in Japan
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03301097
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
MORIKAWA Hiroshi Hiroshima Univ. Fac. of Letters Prof., 文学部, 教授 (70040706)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJII Tadashi Univ. of Osaka Prefecture College of Integrated Arts and Science Lecturer, 総合科学部, 講師 (20165335)
HINO Masaki Tohoku Univ. Fac. of Science Assoc.Prof., 理学部, 助教授 (30156608)
HAYASHI Noboru Nagoya Univ. Fac. of General Arts Prof., 教養部, 教授 (10097686)
NISHIHARA Jun Nagasaki Univ. Fac. of Education Assoc.Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (30136626)
TOMITA Kazuaki Yokohama National Univ. Fac. of Education Assoc.Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (90116228)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1992
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| Keywords | Urban systems / Metropolitan areas / Central managerial function / Urban hierarchy / Migration / Urbanization / Life space / Comany town |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to clarify the recent changes of cities of each order in national, regional and daily urban systems of Japan. The counterurbanization which occurred in the 1970's in Western countries cannot be recognized in Japan by analyzing the population changes and migration of cities, although the causes are not brought light. The concentration of population and urban functions of higher order to Tokyo metropolitan area also continues still after 1985 as well as the previous period. The urban hierarchy is more and more developing. And the order of Tokyo metropolitan area becomes higher in three metropolitan areas. Especially in the function of business services the disparity of city size has become more evident. In the studies of the distribution of branch offices in Tohoku district and Hokkaido it was affirmed that Sendai as well as Sapporo are strengthening their position as a regional capital based on the agglomeration of branch offices. At the same time, prefectural capitals become more clothly connected with Sendai by the advance of branch offices from head offices in Sendai. The structural changes of urban systems also are in apperance as the expanding and overlapping commuting areas in nonmetropolitan regions. As a result the great changes of mountain villages can be seen in the vicinity of Hiroshima city as well. The restructuring of industries is reflected in the regional structure of metropolitan cities. In Nagoya the new tendency of urban structure has been found evidently. In Osaka metropolitan area it is noticed that new nodal points in suburban areas are developing independently from the central city.
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