Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to make clear the tendency of the relocation of establishments in the Central Business District of Fukuoka City. Hayashi's Quantification Theory is accepted as optimal method for this purpose. Establishments are classified into three groups in C.B.D.; the first group is establisnments which take to another place within C.B.D., the second is establishments which remove from the external area to C.B.D., and the third is establishments which is newly located in C.B.D., It is discussed on the way of contact between each establishments, the factors on the reason of removal and the evaluation to the present place of establishments. Finally, three types being concerned in the relocation of estabilshments were shown. 1) The first type is establishments of which are were insufficient for extension of business, and which relocated in the superior place of contact condition, and thereafter again hope the change of place because of small area of office. 2) The second type is establishments which moved in pursuit of accesibility to city core and relocated in the superior place of contact condition, and thereafter again hope the removal because of small area. 3) The third type is establishments which were newly established by the cause of integration of business in C.B.D., or distributed with removal of allied enterprise.
