An Estimation Method of Land Area Available for Housing in Each Zone

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop an estimation method of land area available for housing. In this study, the inhabitable land of every zone is regarded as consisting of land for transportation, government property, land for business use, and land available for housing. The relationship between the ratio of area by land use category and the density of employed persons at work area is analyzed. And the interrelationships among the following measures are theoretically developed. These measures are the residential area per capita, the business land area per employed person, the density of employed persons at work place and the density of population. And an estimation function of the land area available for housing is introduced. In this function, the land areas for transportation and for parks exogenously should be given.