| 요약2 |
Globally, many factors, such as changes of transportation infrastructure, urban sprawl, change of industrial structure, have caused urban decline. Cities experiencing such urban decline have enforced urban revitalization policies. Also, most Korean cities have recently experienced urban decline which results in enacting urban regeneration policies at the national level. While existing studies on urban decline have focused on identifying major factors associated with the decline, few studies have attempted to measure spatial diffusion of decline in Korea. As urban decline is characterized as spatial problems, not only finding the factors but also predicting its spread is important to prevent future urban decline. In this context, the purposes of this study are to examine urban decline areas of Seoul in Korea and to measure the spread of urban decline through analysis of spatial autocorrelation and a spatial regression model. The results show that there exists spatial diffusion of urban decline in Seoul, and urban decline on districts in terms of population, establishment, and dwelling unit is influenced by some variables of its nearby areas. This implies that we need to consider neighboring areas of the declined districts when urban regeneration policies are developed at the district level. |