Evaluation of Regional Transportation System by the Sen's Capability Approach

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530284
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Shokei Gakuin College
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI KOMEI 尚絅学院大学, 総合人間科学部, 名誉教授 (10007148)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 住民の幸福 / 地域交通システムの評価 / 潜在能力 / 生活満足度 / 交通弱者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We proposed to evaluate regional transportation system from the viewpoint of residents’ happiness by the Sen’ capability approach where the data on satisfaction-with various activities are analyzed. A large difference from the previous research on residents’ welfare lies in the fact that our research is intrinsically micro analysis with formulating an individual capability. Without such micro analysis it is impossible to clarify the capability of vulnerable transportation users such as residents who are aged, or don’t have driver’s license ,or can’t ask others to drop and pick up, or have difficulty in walking. This capability model was applied to four municipalities where the satisfaction level of activities were measured based on the questionnaire survey to residents.

Free Research Field

都市経済学