1991Journal of the City Planning Institute of JapanOpen access

A Study on Depopulation in the Downtown Area of a Local City

Katsuya Amano, Naoji Matsumoto

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IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER TO ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEPOPULATION PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF NAGANO CITY , OBSERVING THE PHYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARASTERISTICS OF INHABITANTS CONCERNING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. THE RESULTS OBTAINED MAY BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS : INHABITANTS WHO HAVE SOME LIVING ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS AND ARE NOT CAPABLE OF IMPROVING THEM AT THE SITE TEND TO MOVE FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO SUBURBIA DUE TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

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IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER TO ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEPOPULATION PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF NAGANO CITY , OBSERVING THE PHYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARASTERISTICS OF INHABITANTS CONCERNING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. THE RESULTS OBTAINED MAY BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS : INHABITANTS WHO HAVE SOME LIVING ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS AND ARE NOT CAPABLE OF IMPROVING THEM AT THE SITE TEND TO MOVE FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO SUBURBIA DUE TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

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IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER TO ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEPOPULATION PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICTS OF NAGANO CITY , OBSERVING THE PHYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHARASTERISTICS OF INHABITANTS CONCERNING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. THE RESULTS OBTAINED MAY BE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS : INHABITANTS WHO HAVE SOME LIVING ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS AND ARE NOT CAPABLE OF IMPROVING THEM AT THE SITE TEND TO MOVE FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO SUBURBIA DUE TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

Key concepts: Downtown, Central business district, Geography, Environmental planning, Socioeconomics, Regional science, Environmental protection, Economic geography

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