Long-term changes of inter-regional personal living activities
Case study of shopping behaviors in Ibaraki prefecture over 40 years
2016 Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 270-275
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2016 Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 270-275
Autonomous and sustainable societies are currently demanded in rural towns. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate changes of residents' inter-regional behaviors over time. Data collected since 1970 have revealed long-term changes of people's shopping destinations in Ibaraki prefecture, which has many regional characteristics. Results derived from those data show that numerical disparities related to shopper numbers increased among municipalities. One municipality once had a prominent position for residents' shopping behavior, but it declined as new municipalities attracted shopping behavior. Results derived from actual behavior of people clarified that regional structures of behavior have changed dramatically during the last 40 years.
