An analysis on urban shrinkage trends of all Japanese cities by detecting relative densely inhabited districts – Changes in urban form of Japanese cities in an era of shrinking population, part 2

Abstract To analyze the method of urban shrinkage in Japan, a densely inhabited district (DID) has been applied in some previous studies as an index of urban areas or city centers. The problem with this method is that shrinkage in cities where no DID exists cannot be analyzed. Therefore, a relative...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Kawabe, Shun Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-07-01
Series:Japan Architectural Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12227