Evaluation Method for Maintenance and Renovation Costs of the Future Infrastructure in the Metropolitan Area

Abstract

 This study suggests an evaluation method for infrastructure maintenance and renovation costs at metropolitan scale, which is basic information for a compact city. According to applying this evaluation system to Nagoya Metropolitan area, the per capita cost for the outside Urbanization Control Area is high, while the cost for Nagoya City is especially low. In addition, it takes several decades to have an effect on reducing the whole cost by relocation from high cost areas to low.