Abstract
This study presents a new survey and modeling approach for the health-promotion urban planning and management. First, a comprehensive health behavior survey, consisting of health-related QOL indicators with physical, mental and social aspects, and their influencing factors (i.e., daily life habits, health activities, and travel behavior, etc.), is first proposed. Next, a two-stage modeling approach based on a decision tree approach and a structural equation model is developed. A web-based survey was conducted to residents living in Japanese cities in 2010 and 1,172 valid samples were collected. A cause-effect analysis of health-related QOL is empirically examined. It is confirmed that realizing compact cities with residence, city hall, education facilities, hospitals and/or parks, and public transportation systems in the centers (urban structures are different between megacities and other cities) is effective to the health promotion.
