Exploring Self-Containment of Discretionary Activities in an Aging New Town of Japan Based on a Destination Choice Model with Social Network Effects

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  • NGUYEN Thi Anh Hong
    Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
  • CHIKARAISHI Makoto
    Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
  • SEYA Hajime
    Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
  • FUJIWARA Akimasa
    Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
  • ZHANG Junyi
    Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University

Description

Across Japan, the rapidly aging population is becoming more visible, especially in “aging new towns”. Since mobility levels usually decline with age, having a self-contained neighborhood could be more important than before. This paper therefore explores the self-containment status of a new town for discretionary activities (shopping, volunteering, recreation, and so on), by using multiperiod (two waves) and multiday (two weeks) panel survey data collected in Koyo New Town located in Hiroshima, Japan. For this purpose, we develop a panel mixed logit model of destination choice with a focus on the impacts of social networks. We also examine whether or not the self-containment contributes to the improvement of residents' subjective well-being. The result reveals that social networks have a positive impact, not only on self-containment of discretionary activities, but also on residents' subjective well-being.

Journal

  • Asian Transport Studies

    Asian Transport Studies 4 (1), 129-139, 2016

    Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390282680341493632
  • NII Article ID
    130005133103
  • DOI
    10.11175/eastsats.4.129
  • ISSN
    21855560
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Article Type
    journal article
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
    • KAKEN
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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