Social Network Approach to the Study of Neighborhoods in the “Rurban” Region

Nakamura, Akifumi

doi:10.4157/grj.77.695

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“…Onjo (1992) has presented a similar analysis of community in urban space through an investigation of a traditional festival sustained by the urban residents in central Fukuoka in northern Kyushu. At the same time, concerning social network of urban residents, Hara (1994) has focused on their localization processes in a case study in a suburb of Osaka, and Nakamura (2004) has analyzed characteristics of socialization of residents in a town in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, using a social network approach. For retirees local behavior, Kimura (2006) has examined their involvement process in community activities in the suburbs of Tokyo.…”

Section: Urban Society and Political Mattersmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Critical Review of Recent Urban Social Geography in Japan

Taira

2008

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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This article aims to explore the progress and the agenda of urban social geography in Japan. Urban geography in Japan has a long history , but studies of cities fromsocial aspects have increased in earnest, rather recently. One factor is that Japanese geographers have been attracted mainly by changing patterns of the urban landscape and its economic functions. However, recent decades have seen a diversification of themes of research from gentrification , socio-political movements and social stratification, community restructuring with demographic changes , lifeworld of ethnic minorities to gender matters. The future agenda of urban social geography in Japan would be to deepen the research contents and to explore new frontiers along with theoretical advancement.

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Section: Urban Society and Political Mattersmentioning

confidence: 99%