The Intensity of Land-use in the Central Zone of the City

Abstract

In the central zone of the metropolis, the agglomeration of urban functions and the construction of high-rise building have proceeded rapidly in recent years. The author examined the intensity of land-use in the central zone of the city, Sapporo and Sedai, with relation to the functional and morphological features, by using multiple regression analysis.One index of the intensity of the land-use is represented by the land value. The central zone is the district which is surrounded with 10 % line to the highest land value of streets, and the number of the areal units is 45 in Sapporo, and 60 in Sendai respectively.The high-rise building ratio, the face-to-face contact (distance from a center of office location), and the retail-amusement employee density are common factors influencing the intensity of land-use. In Sapporo where the construction of high-rise building has proceeded rapidly since 1960, the high-rise building ratio is the most important factor. On the other hand, in Sendai, adding to those three factors, the population density and total employee density also influence it. Therefore, the construction of high-rise building in Sapporo and the agglomeration of urban functions in Sendai are related to the intensity of land use in the central zone of the city.