A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION

Abstract

At present, the population of Japan is concentrated in Tokyo, and the degree of concentration in Tokyo is very high compared to other advanced countries in the world. The concentration of the population has the negative effects of local decline, vulnerability to disasters in the capital, etc. It is thought that Tokyo's concentration should be corrected. In order to correct the over concentration, it is first necessary to examine the factors of the over concentration. In the domestic and international past researches, researches have been made on factors of concentration, but empirical research based on quantitative analysis has not been sufficiently performed. Therefore, in this study, in order to clarify the influence of railway development on the population concentration, we conducted an empirical analysis using domestic and international data. As a result, it is suggested that uneven distribution of railway infrastructure affects population migration, and that over concentration of railway improvement in Tokyo area may bring over concentration of population in Tokyo area.