2010.4-2011.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Research center For Land and Construction Management

Reference Number Y101103
Title A study of social structural change in functional regions
Start-End Date 2008.4-2011.3
Division Construction Economics Division
Author Senior Researcher, Asako YUHARA
Researcher, Sachiko OHASHI
Summary Various social and demographic changes including population decline with ageing society have occurred in Japan. Thus, a clear vision and plan for national land management are needed. This study aimed at understanding how the country has changed from the perspective of transition of gfunctional regionsh. In this study, we used two types of functional regions. The first one is the area of movement of people and business enterprises. Another one is the sphere within the reach of its centre.