Demographics and Gentrification associated with Urban Redevelopment Projects

Case Study targeting Setagaya Ward, Tokyo

Abstract

In this analysis, I used data to confirm the extent to which urban redevelopment projects in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, have caused changes in population and social class, such as occupational class, educational background structure, and income class. As a result, it was confirmed that the population is increasing due to urban redevelopment projects. Furthermore, in two of the areas where data were obtained, the occupational class, educational background structure, and income class were moving upwards, and it was confirmed that gentrification was occurring. In addition, it was confirmed that while areas close to the city center are experiencing an upward shift in the occupational class, areas away from the city center are not.