2020 Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 282-283
In carrying out comprehensive city planning, it is necessary to confirm the income distribution in each region and to grasp the income situation. In this paper, using Housing and Land Survey data, we categorized municipalities in the Tokyo metropolitan area based on their income distribution and showed the characteristics of the income situation in each region. It revealed areas with high incomes and areas with low incomes. In addition, “polarized areas” with many high-income and low-income people also became apparent, indicating that social polarization has progressed in these areas and economic inequality has increased. The importance of comprehensive urban planning, which provides a living environment according to income distribution, has been shown.
