This paper proposes a restricted randomization test for determining the statistical significance of the relative increase of population in the vicinity of urban facilities. First, we develop a method for simulating realizations of the spatial distributions of change in population under the null hypothesis, which is that there is no relationship between the spatial distribution of change in population and the distribution of facilities. Second, based on the method, we propose a restricted randomization test for determining whether the relative increase in population around facilities is statistically significant. Third, we develop a method for correcting multiple testing problems when the proposed test is repeatedly executed using different parameters. Finally we conclude with suggestions for future study.

The purposes of this paper are (i) to empirically apply the heretofore proposed restricted randomization test for analyzing the increase in population in the vicinity of urban facilities, and (ii) to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the test from the empirical result. The main conclusions are as follows. First, when the test is repeatedly executed using several parameters, it is possible to appropriately avoid the multiple testing problem. Second, the test is useful not only as a method for confirmatory analysis, but also as a method for exploratory analysis. Third, the result of the test is stable to the fluctuation of the parameter required in the analysis. Fourth, there is a possibility that the test falsely determines whether there is significant decrease in population around urban facilities.

In order to mitigate urban heat environment, it is necessary to understand mitigation effect of vegetation as preciously as possible. In this study, firstly, the relationship between seasonal land surface temperatures and ratios of land uses and covers in each calculation mesh were analyzed by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. Secondary, the above relationships were also analyzed by Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model to estimate local parameters of vegetation. Finally, we examined the temporal and spatial characteristics of mitigation effect of vegetation by analyzing the acquired parameters. Overall, this study indicated that it is not only important to apply the OLS method to estimate a global parameter of vegetation, but it is also recommendable to examine local parameters by using the GWR model. This approach will be a strong tool to understand the effect of vegetation to the urban heat environment.

It is thought that the opening to traffic of the public transport has an important influence in cancellation and the city planning of the road congestion to become the hindrance of the city activity. Therefore I grasp the present situation and a change of the land building use in detail and arrest relevance with the land use and the traffic precisely, and what I analyze quantitatively is important, and it is thought that I am tied to important suggestion for regional plan development. In this study, I investigate the land building use of the consideration area for and the change as a case study in the Tama area that assumed Tama Monorail Line of Tokyo an axis in detail and build the result as a database.<br>I investigate the terms of reference for a range of distance 500m from the station where it is thought that a person uses Tama Monorail Line.

In this research, we proposed the method of the operation of flexible lane which can respond at snowfall, and examined possibility to be realized. 1) We investigated the object route in the snowfall days. Pedestrians and bicycles are very dangerous to pass through carriage way, because the snow cover on pavements is not secured. In addition, from the traffic survey data, it is the cause of traffic accident and congestion due to the occupancy rate of the second vehicular lane is equal to or less than 10%. 2) We suggested that exclusive bicycle lane is used as for the place that accumulates snow. 3) We used Macro-Simulation to predict switched traffic volume to the other route. As a result, the influence of the traffic volume to the alternative route showed few things. 4) With Micro-Simulation, we predicted the length of congested traffic flow and the average speed. As a result, the smoothness of traffic was rather improved.

This report discusses the analysis of roles and awareness of fire volunteers (FV) by conducting an interview survey asking their reason of joining, motivation for participating and relationship with local community. FV in Shirakawa village takes important roles since one district called Ogimachi is registered as World Heritage site. In the village, FV is not only an organization in charge of disaster management but also a place where young person who returned to the village was first accepted and make a human relationship with different age groups of the community. Awareness of FV is kept high by practicing for the FV competition, participating in actual fire/flood situation and being a leader of a group. Also, local information is shared during the daily activity and training. This is a part of their tradition and it is recognized that maintaining FV was the same as protecting the village.

In the Edo period, there used to be a lively color scape, the speeding race ships and many crews in red costumes create a beautiful contrast against the riverside whitewashed warehouses in the Port of Osaka. Today, there is a wide variety of colors and designs, but present environmental colors lose the sense of direction. The purpose of this study is to understand landscape elements and its component color such as ships, containers, warehouses, terminals and bridges by focusing on historical transition of color by interview survey. The environmental color which is clarified in this study give clues of the color design process. This survey makes it possible to propose the color planning for the public warehouses in the port.

Using the Huaming new town (HNT) project in Dong Li District, Tianjin, as a case study, this report aims to reveal actual field situation of new urban development parallel with remote village clearances under farmland protection policy in China. We first visited the project office of HNT and interviewed with project officers for issues on development process. We then visited one of the former villages and interviewed with a person in charge of redevelopment project in the site. We found that new town consisted of 300ha high-rise residential and 200ha industrial districts, which were equivalent in total to former villages with an area of 500ha. Most of the redevelopment sites were economically-profitable agricultural facilities such as the large-scale horticultural greenhouses. These redevelopments might be operational field responses which are different from original aim of farmland protection policy for national food security.