High-technology diffusion process focusing on utilization: Case of automobile diffusion

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K13155
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: Yamagata University
• Principal Investigator: HONDA Hiroki 山形大学, 人文社会科学部, 准教授 (30844196)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 次世代自動車 / 充電インフラ / 普及 / アクセス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to elucidate the diffusion process of high technology within the context of automobile diffusion and usage. First, the study delved into the infrastructure essential for automobile travel, especially the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. By analyzing adopters of charging infrastructures, focusing on their type, timing of adoption, and groups, this study delineated the diffusion pattern of charging infrastructures across all regions within the study area.
Second, to elucidate the utilization process, this study focused on the daily movements of people and the subsequent changes therein. High technology serves not only to improve residents’ accessibility but also facilitates accessing institutional functions without the need for physical visits. As a result, both the subjects in motion and the means of transportation have undergone diversification.

Free Research Field

都市地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は，様々な種類の採用者が存在する先端技術について，各採用者の意思決定とその時期に着目し，地域内での普及プロセスを分析することで，普及パターンを考察した．加えて，通時的な分析を通して先端技術の普及，活用による地域の変化を，人々の移動という観点から考察した．これらの研究では，自動車による移動を中心としてきた地域が，新たな先端技術の普及，活用によってどのように変化したかが明らかになった． こうした知見は，住民の移動に関する地域課題の解決に寄与し得るという点で社会的な意義があると考えられる．