A Land Use Model for Supporting Redevelopment Decisions in the Osaka Metropolitan Area

Abstract A land use model for Osaka Metropolitan Area is constructed based on the available mesh data. The model describes the mechanism of the transition of land use in a large city with land price as a characterizing index. Commercial, industrial and vacant areas are related to the numbers of people in manufacturing, tertiary industries, residence, etc., and these numbers are related to land price. Detailed equations derived through the cross-sectional regression analysis, are presented. The model is constructed for each mesh of 500 m x 500 m , and is able to draw the spatial pattern of land use in the future under various control policies.