The mental image of residents in a certain community means the result of which residentS have mentally judged on their region through the long period , Identifying the community image means the appreciation of mental structure ;therefore this intention includes actively complying with the citizen opin めn in the planning process . However , the judging result of metal cognition has not been identi丘ed in terms of spatial structure ;the mental result cguld not play an important rDle f (〕r planning utilization . Hereupon , this study suggests the method of spatia 旦cognition and contemplates the utilization scheme ft 〕r community planning . The analyses have operated through out the Spatial Statistics and GIS based on the questiennaire over three site of Tokyo Metropohtan Area from September to December in 2002 . Consequently , the 血rst result reveals the regional characters by spatia 且 distribution . Secondly , the mentally homogeneous area could be identified as an important planning element through out investigating the distribution scale of spatial cognition by using
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