2023 Volume 58 Issue 3 Pages 1328-1335
IIn order to clarify the way of strengthening effectiveness the location normalization plan, this paper clarifies the actual location change and consciousness of the developer or the building owner. From the survey in Akita City, the result of the analysis shows followings. The locational normalization plan does not work well in Akita City. That is due to the lack of understanding the plan by the developer or the building owner, influence of various specific past factor at the location decision, and the end-user evaluation against the inducing area defined by the plan. From these things, to make plan work well, it is necessary to strengthen public relations of medium to long term merit of the locating in the inducing area, and introduce a mechanism for coordinating location change at an early stage prior to the legally mandated notification date.
