Applying livability ranking data to city planning strategy

Abstract

Japan's population in many areas has already begun to decline, and there is increasing competition among municipalities to acquire residents. However, some municipalities must decline, as it is impossible for all of them to increase their population. There is also a competition for acquiring residents even within a municipality that may have succeeded in increasing its population, if viewed by subregion. It is therefore necessary to decide objectively which municipality has comparative advantage, also which subregion within the municipality has comparative advantage. In fact, as a result of conducting an analysis using a livability ranking data from one certain municipality - and discussing it with that municipality - we can assert that livability ranking data is useful basic information for municipal management and town planning.