抄録
Recently, increase in under-utilized or unused land like parking lots and vacant houses has become a problem in the central areas of the local cities. The objective of this study is to clarify the awareness of the land and building owners conceming land use in the central district of Toyohashi city. Therefore, this study explores the realities of land use through investigation of property tax ledgers and analyzes future land use intentions from a questionnaire survey. This article describes the factors leading to under utilization of land based on the owner awareness and the realities.