英文摘要 |
This paper examines the internal structure of Taipei Municipality and its changes from an ecological perspective. Changes in population composition and commercial and industrial activities for the 16 districts are analyzed in terms of population and housing censuses (1956, 1966 and 1980) and industrial and commercial censuses (1954, 1971 and 1981). A factorial ecological analysis is conducted using the 1980 census data of the 780 li (the administrative unit under the district). Since our data are insufficient to allow a factorial ecological analysis for the city in other periods, we can only trace the historical roots of the 1980 ecological pattern based on the findings for the 16 districts. The ecological structure of the municipality can be understood in four dimensions: stage of area development, socio-economic status, family status and commercial activities. The municipality can be differentiated into the old, the newly developing and the peripheral areas, reflecting neighborhood life cycles. Although upper class areas have emerged in certain peripheral zones, the dominant upper class areas are located in the middle zones of certain sectors. The decentralization of the upper class population is not as clear as the western pattern indicates. The data on family status shows that familism gets stronger as we move from the center toward the periphery, a pattern that fits the western model. Nevertheless, this does not reflect a preference for desirable housing types. Rather, it is the result of both the aging of native or first generation residents in the inner and middle zones and the demand of young adults for cheaper housing in the periphery. An analysis of commercial activities shows a mixture of residential and nonresidential activities. The degree of the mixture declines from the center to the periphery. Finally, it is found that the interaction of the upper class residential preference and the newly developing commercial activities results in new central business districts. The author explains the spatial pattern of the four dimensions in terms of the impact of the Japanese colonial heritage, the political structure and economic development after 1945, residential preference and the expansion of high density housing. |