Lee, G.; Jeong, B.; Go, S. Exploring Urban Amenity Accessibility within Residential Segregation: Evidence from Seoul’s Apartment Housing. Land2024, 13, 824.
Lee, G.; Jeong, B.; Go, S. Exploring Urban Amenity Accessibility within Residential Segregation: Evidence from Seoul’s Apartment Housing. Land 2024, 13, 824.
Lee, G.; Jeong, B.; Go, S. Exploring Urban Amenity Accessibility within Residential Segregation: Evidence from Seoul’s Apartment Housing. Land2024, 13, 824.
Lee, G.; Jeong, B.; Go, S. Exploring Urban Amenity Accessibility within Residential Segregation: Evidence from Seoul’s Apartment Housing. Land 2024, 13, 824.
Abstract
Residential segregation refers to the phenomenon where people of different socioeconomic backgrounds live in spatially separated areas. It is essential to ensure equitable access to urban amenities for all residents in pursuit of the normative values in urban planning. To achieve this planning goal, the disparity in accessibility to urban amenities needs to be appropriately diagnosed. Private apartments and public rental apartments are representative types of residences where residential segregation is likely to occur in the context of South Korea, since these two types show considerable differences in the education, income, and occupations. The objective of this study is to develop an analysis framework for diagnosing the difference in accessibility to urban amenities between the two residential types, and to empirically demonstrate their utility in the planning process. The empirical analysis conducted on Seoul revealed that not only were there significant local variations in accessibility between the two segregated residential areas, but the overall differences across the entire area were also pronounced. The proposed framework is useful in supporting decision-making processes for locating new public facilities or identifying regional priorities for guiding the placement of private amenities, with the aim of mitigating differences between segregated residential areas.
Keywords
Residential segregation; Urban Amenity Accessibility; Segregation index
Subject
Social Sciences, Urban Studies and Planning
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