Study on the Possibility of Living in Central Area of Single-household

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K14082
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Town planning/Architectural planning
• Research Institution: Nagaoka University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Higuchi Shu 長岡技術科学大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (90293258)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: まちなか居住 / 勤労単身世帯 / 住宅・通勤手当

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to consider the ideal way of living in the central area by single-household worker. Treating 7 local cities, this study clarifies 1) the condition of housing and commuting allowance by the enterprise and 2) the living condition of single-household worker and their possibility to remove in the central area. As a result, we confirm the increasing tendency of the single-household in suburbs from the statistical data. Moreover, we clarify the following. 1) Most enterprises provide the commuting allowance. 2) The place of residence of single-household worker is affected by the public welfare concerning the house and the commuting allowance. To promote the living in central area of the single-household worker in the future, it is necessary to provide the attractive houses in central area by the cooperation with municipality and two or more enterprises, and to advance the review of the commuting allowance provision.

Free Research Field

都市計画