SUBURBANITES' PREFERENCE OF HOUSING TYPE AND NEIGHBORING ENVIRONMENT OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AREA IN KANAZAWA : Fuzzy analysis between photos preference and ambience of townscape applying pairwise comparison

Abstract

This study aims to clarify suburbanites' preference of living environment of the central district area in Kanazawa. This study is based on the results of an investigation of the suburbanites of Kanazawa. This investigation is composed of two parts: a) "the photos preference" in regards to pairwise comparison of prepared 6 photos, b) evaluation of "ambience of townscape" with 5 criteria. We combined these variables and analyzed their relation applying Fuzzy Analysis, based on a "Choquet Integral Model." The results revealed that there was a close relation between the evaluation value of traditional ambience and the degree of photos preference, but when the evaluation of traditional ambience was combined with other criteria, the degree of relation became low.