ドーナツ現げん象しょう

noun

doughnut effect; donut effect

Refers to the hollowing out of city centers as residents and businesses move to the suburbs, leaving a less dense core. Often used in urban planning and economics contexts. Also known as ドーナツ化現象.

See also: ドーナツ化現象

• 地ち方ほう都と市しではドーナツ現げん象しょうが進すすみ、中ちゅう心しん市し街がい地ちの空くう洞どう化かが問もん題だいになっている。

  In regional cities, the doughnut effect is progressing, and the hollowing out of central urban areas has become a problem.