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This study clarified the sustainability of residential suburbs with a progressively aging population via the elucidation of the characteristics of community activities in Narita new town in the Tokyo metropolitan area. We conducted a questionnaire survey and interviews, resulting in the clarification of the following points. Many residents of Narita new town were employed by companies in neighboring areas, particularly the Narita International Airport and its affiliated businesses, which enabled close proximity between workplaces and residences. Regarding the age composition of heads of households, roughly half were classified as family households, although there were greater numbers of elderly households in districts that residents had entered prior to the 1980s. In this new town, the main community activities are those chiefly conducted by residents of each district, i.e., by community and neighborhood associations in coordination with public authorities for purposes such as enhancing the convenience of everyday life in each district, and also hobby and group activities that utilize facilities within this town. Male residents participated in community activities from their working-age periods onward, and female residents actively participated in group activities. We can consider that Narita New Town’s livability has increased, and a town in which residents of diverse age structure and income brackets can live comfortably has been formed.
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This study is a revised version based on Kubo et al. (2010a, b). A part of this paper was presented at the general meeting of the AJG 2009 at Ryukyu University in October 2009. This research is financially supported by the Grant-in-Aid for the Scientific Research A, JSPS, 2012–2016, 24242034, (Chief Researcher: Masateru Hino, University of Tohoku).
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Kubo, T., Matsui, K. (2015). Characteristics of the Community Activities in Narita New Town in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. In: Singh, R. (eds) Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55043-3_19
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