Study on the Polarization to Mega-City Regions and the Urban Divide

Abstract

This study aims at the hypothesis verification on the polarization to mega-city regions and urban divide. First, we verify the polarization to mega-city regions focusing on the aspect of concentration of wealth. Second, we pick up Osaka city as the case analysis for the urban divide inside the mega-city region based on the cluster analysis. Finally, we shed light on the type of living with diversity in Airin area, Nishinari ward, Osaka city. By the analysis based on the interview survey to the local real estate company, we discuss the mechanism for the realization of diversity.

Transformation and issues of public housing policies facing aging society: Case review of Osaka City, Japan

“…In addition, development and urban renewal are frequently operated by entities in the private sector, leaving no room for the construction of public housing (Table 2). Some authors (eg Kidokoro et al 2019) 35 have pointed out that such an uneven distribution of public housing and public investment is one of the factors that has accelerated urban fragmentation in Osaka City.…”