Changes of the Land Use Pattern of Hachinohe before Its Industrialization

Changes in the Urban Structure of Joetsu City after Municipal Amalgamation

“…These analyzed the actual situa tion of amalgamated cities, but he did not men tion the process of changing urban structure after amalgamation. Yokoo (1995) described such a process in his study on the city of Hachi nohe, which amalgamated before World War II and integrated five historical centrally built-up areas.…”