Residential Choice Process of Households Living in Chiba New Town

ITO Shuichi

doi:10.4157/grj1984a.74.10_585

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千葉ニュータウン戸建住宅居住世帯の居住地選択
千葉ニュータウン戸建住宅居住世帯の居住地選択--夫と妻の意思決定過程への関わり方を中心として
チバニュータウンコダテジュウタクキョジュウセタイノキョジュウチセンタクオットトツマノイシケッテイカテイエノカカワリカタオチュウシントシテ
夫と妻の意思決定過程への関わり方を中心として
The Role of Husbands and Wives in the Residential Choice Process

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of husbands and wives in the residential choice process. The study area is Chiba New Town in Inzai City, which is regarded as a typical suburban housing estate developed by public corporations. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey and interviews. The 107 sampled households mainly consisted of married couples with their child (ren), who mainly moved from Chiba Prefecture in the early 1990s. The main findings of this study are summarized as follows:<br> 1. It was necessary for the sampled households to search for vacancies sold by public corporations, since acquisition of their own houses was very difficult because of the rise in land prices during the bubble economy in the late 1980s. Hence, they searched for new residences mainly in Chiba Prefecture where land prices were relatively lower than in the Tokyo metropolitan area.<br> 2. The location of the previous residence and the husband's and wife's workplaces had a major influence on the residential choice. For example, if the wife wanted to continue her job, then she and her husband emphasized the nearness of their prospective residence to her workplace in the residential choice process. As a result, they searched for vacancies near their previous home and their workplaces.<br> 3. In evaluating new residences, wives tend to emphasize housing conditions more than their husbands. This discrepancy is caused by the difference between husbands and wives in their daily behavior and involvement with the residential place.<br> 4. Sampled households decided to move to the present residence because of the reliability of housing of public corporations, but their residential choice was restricted by the lottery system. In addition, many husbands and wives were not satisfied with the present residence, because of budget limitations in purchasing their preferred house.

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Geographical Review of Japa,. Ser. A, Chirigaku Hyoron

Geographical Review of Japa,. Ser. A, Chirigaku Hyoron 74 (10), 585-598, 2001

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