Abstract
This study deals with residents needs for housing and living environment in down town of Osaka Metropolis. First, the characteristics of the down town area are explored through the analysis of the mesh map data on population and land use indices. Accordingly, five residential districts are extracted as typical patterns. Then, based on the result of the questionnaire survey addressed to the householders living in these districts, it is argud that residential districts in down town area fall into two main groups, the one is namely“territorial connection type” and the other, “living service type”. Condition for habitability in down town area lies in keeping a sustained community, or arranging a set of amenities. The result of the survey also indicates that very few districts maintain stability as residential area.
