Abstract
According to the national census in 2010, there are 38 prefectures where population is decreasing in Japan. Therefore, the measure for building of a sustainable regional society is required. In the urban and regional planning field, there is a pressing need to manage urban layout towards realization of “Compact city”. However, on the other hand, about how urban layout is changing, the actual condition is not analyzed from the compact city viewpoint. Therefore, we analyzed population change of district level in Okayama city from the compact city viewpoint. In addition, the district-based national population census data of 1995-2000-2005-2010 was used for analysis. It became clear from the analysis result that the measure which controls the sprawl population change in the suburbs is required towards realization of the compact city.
