The land use pattern and the determining factors in city centers

The case of Mito city and Maebashi city

Abstract

In recent years, the disaggregated data of micro scale are increasing such as housing map, digital phone book, etc. The resolution level of these data is high in space and time. Therefore, it is effective to use these data in the city center where the variety of land use is dominant. The aim of this study is to clarify the pattern of land use and the determining factors based on land use adjacency, distribution property and distribution of land use cluster with land use data using micro geo data in the city center.