Aging of Population and Housing Renewal in the Inner Areas of Tokyo

Naganuma, Sae

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“…Kaneshiro (1983) confirms the existence of an aging phenomenon in suburban neighborhoods developed in the early 1960s. The aging process resulted because the younger generation of the residents moved out of suburban neighborhoods as key life-events occurred, while the existing residents became older (Kagawa 1987;Naganuma 2003). The children of the present residents determine the sustainability of a suburban neighborhood, as well as the process of generational transition (Nakazawa et al 2008).…”

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Mixed Development in Sustainability of Suburban Neighborhoods: The Case of Narita New Town

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This study aimed to discuss the effectiveness of mixed development, which generates a socially mixed community, in avoiding the neighborhood aging problems that can arise in Japanese suburban neighborhoods. Discussions on social mix in Japan would contribute to the development of sustainable and inclusive communities. We examined the case of Narita New Town, which consists of diverse housing types, and clarified how and why socially mixed neighborhoods have been developed and sustained for decades. Hypotheses of this study on the relationship between mixed development and sustainability of an area were described: 1) mixed development can generate constant housing supply in the area, and it may cause substantial housing demands for both newly built and secondhand houses in the area; 2) supply of secondhand houses promotes movement of existing residents within the area; and 3) these active movements work efficiently to avoid the aging problem of the whole area, thus the area and their community can be sustainable for a long time. As a result, the elderly population rate of Narita New Town remained lower than that of Narita City. Within Narita New Town, the elderly population rate was higher in the old detached-house districts and luxury residential districts, and the residents tended to be white-collar. On the other hand, most of the rented house districts and detached house areas with blue-collar residents showed a lower rate. Therefore, a mixture of housing types and socioeconomic status work efficiently to maintain the sustainability of the town as a whole. In addition to the mixed development, adjacency to Narita Airport with its personnel turnover and support of community helped to maintain a pleasant residential environment in the town, and stimulated inflows of new comers and moves within the town, and thus sustainability was maintained in the town.

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“…One typi-cal changing character in the way of living along with urbanization and later with the aging of society is an increase of single dwellers. Concerning population structure and its changes, Naganuma (2003) has examined the relationship between residency changes and aging population in Tokyo, claiming that unrealistic land-related restrictions and the difference in life styles between the first and second generations make it difficult to perform effective housing renewal. Nishi (2005) has examined aging processes of single elderly persons and their housing issues in her case study in central Tokyo.…”

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A Critical Review of Recent Urban Social Geography in Japan

Taira

2008

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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This article aims to explore the progress and the agenda of urban social geography in Japan. Urban geography in Japan has a long history , but studies of cities fromsocial aspects have increased in earnest, rather recently. One factor is that Japanese geographers have been attracted mainly by changing patterns of the urban landscape and its economic functions. However, recent decades have seen a diversification of themes of research from gentrification , socio-political movements and social stratification, community restructuring with demographic changes , lifeworld of ethnic minorities to gender matters. The future agenda of urban social geography in Japan would be to deepen the research contents and to explore new frontiers along with theoretical advancement.

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A Problem of Vacant Housing in Local Cities: Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Case Study

Nishiyama

2019

Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences

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Aging of Population and Housing Renewal in the Inner Areas of Tokyo

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

Mixed Development in Sustainability of Suburban Neighborhoods: The Case of Narita New Town

Mixed Development in Sustainability of Suburban Neighborhoods: The Case of Narita New Town

A Critical Review of Recent Urban Social Geography in Japan

A Problem of Vacant Housing in Local Cities: Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Case Study

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