A geographical study of delineated area toward compact city in an era of shrinking population

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K01153
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: Aichi University
• Principal Investigator: Komaki Nobuhiko 愛知大学, 地域政策学部, 教授 (60601044)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 立地適正化計画 / 線引き / 都市構造 / 誘導区域 / コンパクトシティ / まちづくり / 空き家 / 都市計画

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of this study can be summarized in four main areas. The first is that we were able to clarify the characteristics of hierarchy and spatial structure based on the status of zoning of urban function-guided zones and residential-guided zones on a national scale. Second, through the analysis of retail concentration trends and tenant recruitment trends, we were able to identify conditions and thresholds for urban revitalization based on geographic distribution and population size. Third, we were able to evaluate and categorize the location of vacant houses based on the perspective of location-appropriate planning. Fourth, through a survey of commercial buildings located in the city center, we were able to clarify that these buildings are expected not only to create liveliness, but also to foster internal power, and even to play a role in passing on the city's history.

Free Research Field

人文地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

全国スケール、都市スケール、中心市街地スケールというマルチスケールにおいて、立地適正化計画のみならず、中心市街地活性化基本計画やその他「線引き」を伴う諸々の計画・プランに対する地理学的視点からの示唆の一つになると考えられる。