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This study examined the spatial patterns of the Tokyo metropolitan area in terms of the occupation structure and its transformation after the collapse of the bubble economy. To overcome technical problems of the previous studies on the urban spatial structure, we adopted grid square unit data and made analysis using spatial autocorrelation indices with geographic information systems. Spatial autocorrelation analysis of the spatial pattern of occupational structure in 2005 confirmed the findings obtained in previous studies. Hence, the basic spatial structure of social areas in the Tokyo metropolitan area has been maintained. However, the conventional finding, obtained from the analysis of administrative unit, that socioeconomic status shows a concentric pattern in the suburbs was not necessarily supported by the analysis of grid square units, which shows a radial pattern along the railroad lines. Particularly in the suburbs, the tendency of occupation groups to vary with the distance from the railroad has been strengthened. This suggests that not only “diversification” but also “polarization” of the suburbs has progressed.
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Koizumi, R., Wakabayashi, Y. (2015). Changes in the Spatial Patterns of Occupational Structure in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area After the Bubble Economy. In: Singh, R. (eds) Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55043-3_18
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