A Study on the Transformation of the Spatial Structure of Local Cities from the Perspective of Social Class

Analysis targeting Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture from 2000 to 2020

Abstract

In urban sociology, research into the socio-spatial structure of cities has mainly focused on metropolitan areas. This analysis aimed to capture the changes in the socio-spatial structure of local cities. Analysis of regional data confirmed a spatial structure in which areas with a large white-collar population, areas with a large gray-collar population, and areas with a large number of primary industry workers are located from the core area of the city to its periphery. These areas with a large white-collar population were spread out along transportation networks, but it was also pointed out that in an era of population decline, this characteristic of having a large white-collar population may be latent.