2017 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 54-60
The population of Toyama prefecture has been declining since the peak in 1998. Furthermore, decreasing birthrate and aging society in Toyama prefecture are also serious situations. In order to recognize such problems and to aim for the development of the region, it is necessary to promote the location of commercial facilities, enhance medical facilities corresponding to the aged society, and grasp elementary and junior high schools that respond to the declining birthrate. In order to examine these problems, it is necessary to fully consider the future social situation. In this study, targeting on entire Toyama prefecture, we estimated population, number of households, demand of houses and its lifecycle. Then based on the above estimation results, we analyzed future land use in Toyama prefecture and examined the required number of commercial facilities, medical facilities, and schools in some major cities.
