A study on the developments of new residential areas and the actual of residents relocation in a local city

This study's aim is to catch the trend of residential area in a case study in Muroran city and to grasp the idea of the plan for compact cities, especially from views point of "new residential area". Results of studies reveal the follows. 1) Muroran city has a lot of new residential areas than other cities. 2) New residential area has high rations of built-up in midtown. 3) High intention to live in midtown is revealed from viewspoints of residents relocation in Muroran city. © 2019 Architectural Institute of Japan. All rights reserved.