Study on Intentions of Relocation for Residents Living in a Suburban Apartment House

A case study of Wakayama City

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to consider how to increase new residents in urban area. We asked the residents living in suburban apartment house about the intention of moving to urban area, the housing environment and the needs of facilities such as supermarkets, bus stops, parks and so on. We also tried to evaluate whether the facilities and the housing environment in urban area meet the needs of residents in suburban area. According to our survey, the facilities in urban area adequately satisfy the resident's needs. However, their needs for single-family house are not being met in urban area because of high land values and parking fee. There are economic and residential problems that have to be solved in order to increase new residents in urban area.