Abstract
History provides valuable lessons for the interplay of factors that shape urban growth and development. This study examines changes in land use, socioeconomic indices, and the transportation system of Gifu City during the late 20th century using geographical information system (GIS) methods. The data for the study were historical maps and the population census and economic statistics data from 1950 to 2000, when Japan was in a period of high economic growth. The discussion focuses on the master plan, road construction, land use, the spatial distribution of the population, and socioeconomic indices. It was possible to compare spatial distribution patterns over time using GIS. When policies were created that attached importance to construction of a road network due to the development of motorization and elimination of the city tram, the surrounding suburban area became the focus of land-use development. As a result, Gifu City is plagued by the doughnut phenomenon. It is important to identify the relationships among urban planning factors to provide for future urban and transportation planning.
Highlights
Rapid urbanization and growing economic prosperity have brought a higher rate of motorization to developed and developing countries
This study examines changes in land use, socioeconomic indices, and the transportation system of Gifu City during the late 20th century using geographical information system (GIS) methods
It is important to identify the relationships among urban planning factors to provide for future urban and transportation planning
Summary
Rapid urbanization and growing economic prosperity have brought a higher rate of motorization to developed and developing countries. Willoughby [1] analyzed Singapore’s motorization policies from 1960 to 2000, including fiscal policy, road pricing, transportation and land use, transportation externalities infrastructure, urban development, urban planning, and urban transportation to create a direction for further planning. Cal, Amano, and Lidasan [2] adopted a historical approach to trace urban development in selected urban centers in Asia. In their study, they compared the planning patterns of each study area and conducted historical reviews of development in each area. Because land-use changes are difficult to analyze by inspecting documents, we used a popular computer method (ArcGIS) to create spatial maps to compare urban changes with spatial-distribution patterns over time
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