TY - JOUR
T1 - Population changes in residential clusters in Japan
AU - Sekiguchi, Takuya
AU - Tamura, Kohei
AU - Masuda, Naoki
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency ERATO Grant Number JPMJER1201, Japan [https://www.jst.go. jp/erato/en/](TS) and Japan Science and Technology Agency CREST Grant Number JPMJCR1304, Japan [https://www.jst.go.jp/ kisoken/crest/en/](NM). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Population dynamics in urban and rural areas are different. Understanding factors that contribute to local population changes has various socioeconomic and political implications. In the present study, we use population census data in Japan to examine contributors to the population growth of residential clusters between years 2005 and 2010. The data set covers the entirety of Japan and has a high spatial resolution of 500 × 500 m2, enabling us to examine population dynamics in various parts of the country (urban and rural) using statistical analysis. We found that, in addition to the area, population density, and age, the shape of the cluster and the spatial distribution of inhabitants within the cluster are significantly related to the population growth rate of a residential cluster. Specifically, the population tends to grow if the cluster is "round" shaped (given the area) and the population is concentrated near the center rather than periphery of the cluster. Combination of the present results and analysis framework with other factors that have been omitted in the present study, such as migration, terrain, and transportation infrastructure, will be fruitful.
AB - Population dynamics in urban and rural areas are different. Understanding factors that contribute to local population changes has various socioeconomic and political implications. In the present study, we use population census data in Japan to examine contributors to the population growth of residential clusters between years 2005 and 2010. The data set covers the entirety of Japan and has a high spatial resolution of 500 × 500 m2, enabling us to examine population dynamics in various parts of the country (urban and rural) using statistical analysis. We found that, in addition to the area, population density, and age, the shape of the cluster and the spatial distribution of inhabitants within the cluster are significantly related to the population growth rate of a residential cluster. Specifically, the population tends to grow if the cluster is "round" shaped (given the area) and the population is concentrated near the center rather than periphery of the cluster. Combination of the present results and analysis framework with other factors that have been omitted in the present study, such as migration, terrain, and transportation infrastructure, will be fruitful.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0197144
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0197144
M3 - Article
C2 - 29742156
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SN - 1932-6203
VL - 13
JO - PloS one
JF - PloS one
IS - 5
M1 - e0197144
ER -