Provision of Allotment Gardens and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Tokyo, Japan

Hua Zheng, Noriko Akita, Shoko Araki and Masayo Fukuda
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Hua Zheng: College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Noriko Akita: Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo 271-8510, Japan
Shoko Araki: Faculty of Regional Design, Utsunomiya University, Yoto 321-8585, Japan
Masayo Fukuda: Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo 271-8510, Japan

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-23

Abstract: Allotment gardens (AGs) are widely used in metropolitan areas around the world to offer agricultural opportunities to urban residents. However, there are not enough individual plots for residents to rent for urban gardening, and research on AGs from a city-wide perspective is ongoing. In addition, AGs have a long history in Tokyo, yet few international studies on the current situation of AGs have addressed Asian cities. Thus, this study intends to analyze the provision of AGs and its influencing factors in Tokyo. Using ArcGIS combined the 472-points dataset created by geo-coordinate mapping with urban GIS data to reveal spatial characteristics in four dimensions. Results demonstrate that most AGs are in the urbanization promotion area; most municipalities have AGs; AGs are concentrated within 20 to 30 km from the center of Tokyo; the AGs’ clusters are located at the municipal boundaries. We conducted multiple regressions to determine the influencing factors at the municipal level, with the provision that AGs are related to population density, land price, and the ratio of productive green space. The policy implication of this study is that policymakers need to consider the siting strategy of AGs based on spatial characteristics of AGs.

Keywords: urban agriculture; spatial planning; distribution characteristics; land use; GIS; regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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