Table 2 Definition of neighbourhood characteristics and summary of data.

From: Effects of neighbourhood characteristics on the distribution of vacant houses in Toda city, a satellite city of Tokyo metropolis of japan

Neighbourhood characteristics

Data perspective

Influencing factor

Abbreviation

Type of Data

Living convenience

Service range

Houses outside a 300-meter service radius of all public facilities in each town

300 F/N*

Numerical ratio

Service area

Ratio of the total residential floor area of a supermarket to residential floor area in each town

S/F**

Area ratio

Ratio of the total residential floor area of the park area in each town

P/F

Area ratio

Ratio of the total area of a convenience store to residential floor area in each town

C/F

Area ratio

Proportion of houses within a 200-meter service radius of a bus stop in each town

B/N

Numerical ratio

Housing supply

Access conditions

Proportion of houses with adjacent roads in each town

A/N

Numerical ratio

House area

Proportion of residential floor area in each town between 15 and 64 square meters

15–64/N

Numerical ratio

Proportion of residential floor area in each town between 65 and 99 square meters

65–99/N

Numerical ratio

Proportion of residential floor area in each town between 100 and 150 square meters

100–150/N

Numerical ratio

Policy support

Policy perspective

Residential-induced regional planning

RPD

Numerical ratio

  1. * N is the sum of the number of houses in Toda City;.
  2. ** F is the sum of floor area in Toda City.