Chapter 1. Statistical multi-dimensional scaling under the geographical constraints: The development of Bayesian Multi-dimensional Scaling and its application to time-space mapping -- Chapter 2. Structure of Place Attachment, and Relationship with Predictors and Consequences of Place Attachment in Japan -- Chapter 3. Demand-supply relationship in the resale housing market in the Tokyo's suburbs -- Chapter 4. Efficient population size for public services considering intermunicipal cooperation -- Chapter 5. Socio-economic segregation and its structural factors in Japanese metropolitan areas -- Chapter 6. Redefinition of "disadvantaged shoppers": quantitative approaches to evaluate their inconvenience -- Chapter 7. Setback distance and density of buildings and roads -- Chapter 8. A Method of Visual Analytics and Data Visualization in Design Context -- Chapter 9. Living Environment Score - a comprehensive index of residence satisfaction -- Chapter 10. The effects of working spaces for teleworking on urban structures -- Chapter 11. Factors affecting residential solar photovoltaics installation in housing estates in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

This book presents research in the field of housing and urban analysis in Japan. It features carefully selected English translations of peer-reviewed articles published in journals in Japan, especially by authors involved in the laboratory supervised by Professor Yasushi Asami. The topics covered include economic analysis of the housing market, analyses of residential environment and human behaviour/psychology, analyses related to urban policies such as intermunicipal cooperation, teleworking and solar photovoltaics installation, spatial analyses of urban entities and effective visualization. Housing and urban analysis has developed using theory and methods in the fields of economics, regional science, geography, statistics, spatial psychology and urban sociology. Even though the methods of analysis differ from chapter to chapter, the ultimate goal of the research is the same. Namely, the target of the research is a better understanding of urban phenomena and effective improvement of urban space and society. The academic contributions in this collection of work are helpful for academics, practitioners and policy makers not only in Japan but also in other Asian countries. .