Abstract
Over the past two decades, Seoul has been in a transitional period in terms of urban renewal approaches. Housing is a fundamental element of citizens’ lives and the built landscape, thus, it deserves thoughtful scrutiny. As such, this study empirically investigates the dynamics of the spatial and temporal characteristics of housing stock within the context of new urban renewal policies in Seoul. A fine-grained and multifaceted analysis shows that the supply of new apartments has decreased over time, revealing that denser housing redevelopment in the inner city has become more difficult. In addition, an exploratory spatial data analysis indicates that although spatial clustering of old housing units has been reduced, new housing units have become more spatially distributed and outwardly dispersed over time. Since the physical and locational changes of housing stock are closely related to urban renewal initiatives, this study suggests that the city government needs to incorporate the concept of sustainable urban growth management into its housing supply and renewal policies.
Highlights
The topic of restructuring cities has attracted the attention of many urban scholars and planners
The housing census statistics show that the city accommodates approximately three million dwelling units, the total number of housing units has varied over time
54.14% of housing units are occupied by apartment dwellers, with 45.86% remaining for non-apartment dwellers
Summary
The topic of restructuring cities has attracted the attention of many urban scholars and planners. While some cities face a continued population march to peripheral areas [4,5], many others have embarked on large-scale inner-city redevelopment projects in order to upgrade urban environments that can attract new residents and retain old ones via housing reform [6,7,8]. Starting in the early 2000s, government leadership in Seoul initiated inner city redevelopment projects to promote high-rise residential development in urban centers and upgrade old, dilapidated housing units in those areas. These projects often required large-scale clearance of low-rise residential areas and redevelopment into high-rise apartments.
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