A Study on Characteristics and Changes of the Land Use Clusters in Tokyo Bay Coastal Zone

Abstract

This research employs the land use allocation patterns at the coastal zone in the metropolitan areas, focuses on the land use clusters in the land use allocation patterns, where the differences between coastal and inland areas are most striking. By doing this, we aimed to develop a calculation system, build an evaluation system, and understand the current status of the metropolitan coastal areas. The results of this study indicated that (1) overall , land use clusters were large in coastal areas and inland areas that were 10 km or more from the coast; (2) overall, land use clusters tended to be small-scaled and diversified; (3) cluster separation was observed in areas with large land use clusters, namely, coastal areas and inland areas that were 10 km from the coast; and (4) industrial site clusters, open space clusters, and public site clusters were large in the coastal areas and small in the inland areas. On the other hand, clusters for commercial sites, agricultural sites, and residential sites were small in the coastal areas and large in the inland areas.