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.

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.