Effects of Urban Regeneration on the Changing Housing Structures in South Korea

One of the keys to successfully facilitating urban regeneration projects is to encourage resident participation, because participation produces more than just outcomes. However, few studies have examined whether the residents’ participation in urban regeneration projects also increases residents’ neighborhood satisfaction. Seeking to address this gap, our study examines the relationship between urban regeneration projects and residents’ satisfaction, focusing on ‘Amichojang’ in Busan, South Korea. We collect 292 valid survey data and then geocode them based on their specific home address to consider spatial characteristics of their residential locations. We also employ an ordered probit model to account for our dependent variable measured as a five-point Likert scale. Our empirical results show that resident participation in urban regeneration projects is positively associated with improvement of neighborhood satisfaction. This result suggests that encouraging local resident participation in urban regeneration projects is significant for the success of these projects. However, there exist gender and age differences in the relationship between participation and neighborhood satisfaction. Therefore, various programs that can encourage more participation in urban regeneration projects should be designed for different demographic groups.

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How Vulnerable Are Urban Regeneration Sites to Climate Change in Busan, South Korea?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12104032 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 4032 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Youngeun Kang ◽

Keonhyeong Kim ◽

Jeahyun Jung ◽

Seungwoo Son ◽

Eujin-Julia Kim

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

South Korea ◽

Climate Change Impact ◽

Urban Regeneration ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Risk Indicators ◽

Climate Change Risk ◽

Graphic Information System ◽

Change Impact ◽

Adaptation Policies

Research on the risks of climate change to urban regeneration projects has been insufficient to date. Therefore, this study aims to compare and analyze the degree of risk of climate change impact on areas with and without urban regeneration projects (for Eup, Myeon, and Dong regional units) in Busan, South Korea. In this study, (1) climate change risk indicators were extracted based on the concept of risk (hazard, vulnerability, and exposure), (2) a spatial analysis was performed using a graphic information system (GIS), and (3) the primary influencing factors were derived through a logistic regression analysis. The principal results show that urban regeneration areas have a higher risk of climate change impact than other areas. The results indicate that urban regeneration areas have a higher population density per area and more impermeable or flooded areas can increase the risk of climate change impacts. We also discuss strategies to develop resilient cities and climate change adaptation policies for future urban regeneration projects.

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