Posterior Evaluation of the Use Regulation and Development Incentive for the Land around an Interchange of Expressways

Abstract

THE LOCATION OF AN INTERCHANGE HAS AN IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE OF LAND AROUND IT. THIS PAPER PRESENTS A METHOD OF EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF LAND USE REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE ON THE EXISTING USE OF LAND WHITHIN 3 KILOMETERS FROM AN INTERCHANGE, AND APPLIES THE METHOD TO THE THREE INTERCHANGES IN NIIGATA PREFECTURE. IT MAKES A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUILD-UP AREAS AND THEIR APPROPRIATE USE TO THE AIM OF ZONING REGULATION. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAND READJUSTMENT, ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER INCENTIVES IS ALSO ASSESSED.