Table of Contents
Preface Yasushi Asami Yukio Sadahiro Toru Ishikawa ix
Future Directions of Spatial Analysis Atsuyuki Okabe xi
About the Contributors xv
Section I Urban Analysis and Planning Theories Yasushi Asami
Chapter 1 Characterization of Ratio-Type Indices for Evaluating Residential Environment Yasushi Asami 5
Chapter 2 A Compound Simulation Model of Land Use Patterns and Its Implications Hidenori Tamagawa 15
Chapter 3 Optimal Hierarchical Transportation System with Economies of Scale Tsutomu Suzuki Daisuke Watanabe 29
Chapter 4 A Study of the Route-Memorizing Mechanism: Experiments through Computer-Aided Walking Simulation Teruhisa Kamachi Yasushi Asami Atsuyuki Okabe 51
Chapter 5 Artificial Neural Network Model Estimating Land Use Change in the Southwestern Part of Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture Fumiko Ito Akiko Murata 65
Section II Urban Analysis in the Social Sciences Toru Ishikawa
Chapter 6 Empirical Analysis of the Evaluation of Judicial Precedents of Compensation Fees for the Surrendering of Lease Premises Yoshiaki Kume 85
Chapter 7 Qualitative Analysis of Two-Dimensional Urban Employee Distributions in Japan: A Comparative Study with Urban Population Distributions by Means of Graph Theoretic Surface Analysis Satoru Masuda 115
Chapter 8 An Empirical Analysis of Consumers' Evaluation of Department Stores Ikuho Yamada Yukio Sadahiro 133
Chapter 9 An Experimental Analysis of the Perception of the Area of an Open Space Using 3-D Stereo Dynamic Graphics Toru Ishikawa Atsuyuki Okabe Yukio Sadahiro Shigeru Kakumoto 159
Section III Spatial Analysis Yukio Sadahiro
Chapter 10 Inverse Distance-Weighted Method for Point Interpolation on a Network Shino Shiode Narushige Shiode 179
Chapter 11 Analysis of the Similarity between Spatial Tessellations: Method and Application Toshinori Sasaya Yukio Sadahiro 197
Chapter 12 A New Method of Facility Location Using a Genetic Algorithm Based on Co-Evolution Locational Optimization of Facilities by Co-Evolution of Their Locations and User Allocation Akio Hori Tohru Yoshikawa 213
Chapter 13 Hierarchy of System of Urban Facilities: Focusing on the Relationship between Administrative Systems and Population Agglomerations Kei-ichi Okunuki 235
Author Index 247
Subject Index 249
