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This paper focuses on probabilistic risk assessment of detached houses in Hino city of Tokyo, and analyses the probabilities that a detached house would be abandoned with respect to the categorical data of geographical and demographical condition. We use not only

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A study of countermeasures of vacant properties and distressed areas in the City of Baltimore, New Jersey and Massachusetts States revealed that 1) countermeasures vary by city and state, 2) small municipalities need supports of State Governments for implementation of countermeasures, 3) there are several tools to transfer vacant properties from a municipality to a rehabilitation entity faster, more assured, and cheaper, 4) a municipality with less vacant properties addresses in an individual manner, while that with more addresses in an area-wide manner, 5) rebuilding of a distressed area requires a committed neighborhood organization and a community development corporation, an authorized rebuilding plan, supports of a municipality, financial resources, and potential of real estate market.

This study considers an agricultural land use plan using multi-agent simulation in the agricultural area of Nakhon Pathom Prefecture, Thailand, where small-scale croplands of various products exist. In formulating the simulation, interviews with farmers were conducted and a research index of the area was used so that the opinion of the stakeholders will be reflected in the plan. This study is comprised of the following research and analysis. 1) Interviews with farmers concerning future land use 2) Field study of the size of the croplands and the kinds of products 3) Construction of the simulation 4) Calculation of the transportation distance, transportation cost and impact on the environment As a result of the simulation to integrate the croplands of the same products, it was found that pursuing integration to the end does not necessarily reduce the transportation cost and environmental impact. It is effective to conduct integration while paying attention to the cost effectiveness.