Cities In Korea Research Articles

Disruption of Chemical Communication of Synanthedon tenuis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) by Sex Pheromone Dispensers in Sweet Persimmon Orchards

Pheromone-based techniques are becoming a viable strategy of insect pest management as facilitated by the exponential increase in numbers of pheromone identifications from many insect pests. This is the report on the efficacy of pheromone-mediated chemical communication disruption (PCD) technique against the Korean population of smaller clearwing moths, Synanthedon tenuis (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) using its female sex pheromone component, (Z, Z )-3, 13-octadecadien-1-ol. The PCD trials were carried out four times during 2016 and 2017 in persimmon orchards located at Suncheon and Jinju Cities in Korea, and the PCD efficacy was expressed as the mean differences in the seasonal catches of S. tenuis males in the PCD and control plots. The seasonal male moth catches in monitoring traps installed in the PCD plots were significantly lower as compared with those installed in the control plots. Consequently, the PCD efficacy in the experimental orchards ranged from 95.2-100% with an average efficacy of 98.8 ± 1.2%, revealing a future possibility of pheromone-based management of S. tenuis.

A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Residents in Shrinking City

본 연구는 가까운 미래에 우리나라 인구가 급속하게 감소가 예상되는 시점에서, 축소도시 주민들의 삶의 만족도에 대해서 살펴보고자 하였다. 우리나라의 77개 도시를 대상으로 지속적 축소도시, 일시적 축소도시, 일시적 성장ㆍ안정도시, 지속적 성장ㆍ안정도시 4가지 유형으로 구분한 후, 축소도시 주민들의 삶의 만족도를 현재의 삶의 만족도와 5년후 삶의 만족도 예상 측면에서 실증분석을 수행하였다. 주요한 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 축소도시 유형별 전반적인 삶의 만족도와 5년후 전반적인 삶의 만족도를 기초통계분석으로 살펴본 결과, 전체 도시에서 전반적인 삶의 만족도보다 5년후 전반적인 삶의 만족도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 현재의 전반적인 삶의 만족도를 분석한 결과, 지속적 축소도시에 거주하는 사람에 비해 일시적 성장ㆍ안정도시에 거주하는 사람들의 삶의 만족도가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 5년후 전반적인 삶의 만족도를 분석한 결과, 축소도시 유형별 변수 모두가 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 분석되었다. 즉, 지속적 축소도시에 거주하는 사람들에 비해 일시적 축소도시, 일시적 성장ㆍ안정도시, 지속적 성장ㆍ안정도시에 거주하는 사람들의 5년후 예상하는 전반적인 삶의 만족도가 더 긍정적인 것으로 분석되었다.This study explored the overall life satisfaction of shrinking cities in Korea with a sharpe population decline in the near future. The 77 cities in Korea were classified into four categories: continuously shrinking cities, temporary shrinking cities, temporary growing and stable cities, and continuously growing and stable cities. An empirical analysis was conducted to compare the current life satisfaction and the expected life satisfaction after 5 years. The main results are as follows. First, the descriptive analyses showed that the level of the life satisfaction 5 years was higher than that of the current life satisfaction. Second, with respect to the current life satisfaction, the residents in temporary growing and stable cities were more satisfied with their overall life than those living in continuously shrinking cities. Third, the results identified that the level of the satisfaction in the continuously shrinking cities were the lowest among the four types of the cities in terms of the expected life satisfaction after 5 years.

A single case study of art therapy in a child with Crohn’s disease

This study investigated the potential role of art therapy as treatment for a child with Crohn’s disease. The subject was a 10-year old boy from a city in Korea, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of nine. A 20-session art therapy program was conducted once a week from April to September 2019, with each session lasting 90 min. Through art therapy, we can understand the experience of Crohn’s disease in a child, observe the psychological changes and treatment compliance that occur, and conduct a case study focusing on the experience and meaning that art therapy has on the child. The qualitative analysis showed that art therapy resolved the experiences associated with the child's traumatic hospital experience and negative feelings regarding the treatment, thus solving the problem of internalization and improving his quality of life. Art therapy improved the conformance of the child with the treatment for Crohn’s disease and helped to maintain his health through voluntary health care.

교과내용과 언어를 융합한 초등영어수업의 사례연구

The purposes of this present study are to present a CLIL curriculum for EFL elementary school students, to examine the effects of their vocabulary learning through the CLIL class, and to look into the students’ perceptions of CLIL lessons. For this study, the participants are 11 fifth-graders in a normal class and 18 fourth-graders in a CLIL class in a countryside elementary school near a metropolitan city in Korea. During the first semester of 2019, an experimental group was instructed in a CLIL course focused on English integrated with six subjects; science, social studies, art, music, P.E., and home economics. The study employed a pre-test and a post-test to investigate students’ vocabulary improvement. The participants were assigned to write their reflective notes and fill out the survey with open-ended questions. The results revealed that both groups improved their vocabulary scores, but the CLIL group had a more significant difference statistically on the t-test result. In addition, the CLIL curriculum, based on three competences (3Cs): communication competence, community competence, and knowledge information process competence, enhanced not only students’ English abilities and other subject comprehension abilities simultaneously but also their positive perceptions toward the CLIL class. The CLIL lessons appeared to motivate the students to be very active in many interesting activities.

Needs Assessment for a VR-Based Adult Nursing Simulation Training Program for Korean Nursing Students: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Interviews.

Virtual reality programs are being actively utilized in various education fields, but not many have been developed/used in nursing. This study aimed to explore the essential components and improvements needed in an adult nursing VR-based simulation training program for nursing students through focus group interviews (FGIs). This was a qualitative study. Fourteen nursing students from three cities in Korea who had experienced clinical practice and simulation training participated. They were divided into three FGIs. Data were collected from February–March 2020. We analyzed the data from the FGIs using Colaizzi’s phenomenological methodology. In total, 40 themes emerged, divided into 13 theme clusters and the following four categories. When developing an adult nursing VR-based simulation training program, the development should focus on addressing the limitations of conventional clinical practice, and these should be analyzed; it should also reflect students’ needs, including the following: provide an array of scenarios/skills to be trained; difficulty-specific learning scenarios; immediate feedback (e.g., those in computerized games); simulate emergency situations; simulate clinical cases that are difficult to experience in clinical practice; and allow for the training of patient–nurse communication skills.

AHP를 활용한 중소도시 생활SOC 주요지표의 중요도 평가

This study evaluated the importance between the major indicators of living SOC in small and medium cities. AHP layer analysis was performed on a group of experts and their importance and priorities were evaluated. The results of the assessment are as follows: First, the village(walking) living zone was considered relatively more important than the local hub(vehicle) living zone. Second, the importance of health care in the local hub(vehicle) living area was assessed to be the most important in the comprehensive evaluation. Third, medical care, care, education and convenience in the village(walking) living area were ranked second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Fourth, the relative importance of physical education, learning, physical education, learning, relaxation, culture and village(walking) living areas in the local hub(vehicle) living areas were valued low. It is necessary to seek living SOC policies and directions in consideration of the special nature of urban social structure in small and medium-sized cities in Korea.

A Study on the Delineation of Flushing Sections and Simulation Method to Verify Appropriate Flushing Velocity for Applying Flushing

Recently, water supply networks have experienced deterioration because of various factors, which result in the accumulation of a large amount of scale on the inside surface of pipes. The scale may enter houses when a surge occurs owing to abrupt velocity or flow direction change in pipes, and eventually, water quality accident such as red-water can occur. The scale should be removed by applying pipe-cleaning practices, such as flushing, to prevent this type of accident. Currently, most studies have suggested only the desirable flow velocity to remove the scale through flushing. In our opinion, it will be more critical to develop a method for determining whether it would be possible to achieve the desired flow velocity. Hence, we developed a method to delineate a flushing section and modify a water supply network in considering the minor loss on the hydrant using the head loss-flow rate curve for the hydrant. Next, we simulated a flow condition using the emitter coefficient to achieve the desired flow velocity for flushing each section. The proposed method was applied to a part of the water supply network of a city in Korea. From the results, the pressure head at the primary water source point of the network was sufficient such that each flushing section experienced the desired flow velocity to complete the flushing process. We lowered the pressure head by 20 m at the primary water source point and simulated a flow condition for insufficient pressure head. Under these conditions, some of the flushing sections could not experience the desired flow velocity, and hence, the scale could not be removed as desired. In this case, we believe that the utility authority should decide whether flushing is still a suitable option for cleaning the pipe, or whether other cleaning methods should be considered.

An Empirical Analysis on the Relation of Population Mobility to a Speed of the Convergence between the Four Largest Cities in Korea

An Empirical Analysis on the Relation of Population Mobility to a Speed of the Convergence between the Four Largest Cities in Korea

Long term exposure to fine particulate matter and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly

Background Studies evaluating the role of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development showed inconsistent results and were limited to Western countries. We aimed to determine the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and COPD development in metropolitan cities in Korea, which have higher PM2.5 levels than those in Western country studies. Methods We constructed a retrospective cohort (elderly aged over 65 years who resided in 7 metropolitan cities in 2008) using Korea health insurance data. A total of 687,940 elderlies who had not visited hospitals due to COPD for 3 years (from 2008 to 2010) were followed-up from 2011 to 2016. The first hospital visit due to COPD during the follow-up period was regarded as COPD development. Daily district-level PM2.5 concentrations were estimated by chemical transport model and 60-month moving average PM2.5 were assigned to each subject in time-varying Cox proportional hazard model. Results The mean concentration of modelled PM2.5 in 7 metropolitan cities during the study period (from 2006 to 2016) was 28.0 μg/m3 and 259,700 subjects newly visited the hospital due to COPD. COPD hospital visit hazard ratio for a 10 μg/m3 increase in 60-month moving average PM2.5 concentration was 1.09 (95% confidence interval: 1.07, 1.11). Risks remained unchanged following different PM2.5 exposure levels (48-month moving average, and average PM2.5 concentrations for 2008 and 2008-2010) and in subgroup analysis by subject characteristics (sex, age, and income groups). Discussion By following-up 687,940 elderly subjects who resided in metropolitan cities in Korea for 6 years, long-term PM2.5 exposure showed association with COPD development.

Short term effects of air pollution on hospital admission for respiratory diseases among the pediatric and elderly populations, a time-series study

Background: PM2.5 can cause a variety of diseases, such as respiratory diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Although studies have been conducted between hospital admission due to ultra-fine dust and respiratory diseases in Korea, there are limitations in applying the results to Korea as it wasis performed limitedly to some regions.Methods: National Health Insurance by Uusing the Health Insurance Data Sharing Service, among the registered persons to the National Health Insurance in 7 large cities from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2016, tThe number of patients hospitalized for COPD, asthma, and total respiratory disease was obtained. The air pollution information was used for PM2.5 concentrations estimated by chemical transport model. Using the generalized additive model, time series analysis was carried out between hospital admission for air pollutants and respiratory diseases in each of the 7 cities, and the results of each cities were analyzed.Results: Ultrafine dust on the day was significantly associated with COPD and total respiratory disease in the pediatric population, and asthma in the elderly population.Conclusions: There is a significant association between ultrafine dust exposure and respiratory disease in the pediatric and elderly populations in seven large cities in Korea. In the future, it isexpected that research will be conducted to identify factors that explain the difference in the size of associations between cities.Keywords: pm 2.5; respiratory disease; asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; National Health Insurance data

Moderating Effect of Resilience on the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Academic Burnout of University Students

본 연구에서는 대학생의 지각된 스트레스가 학교생활소진에 미치는 영향에서 적응유연성의 조절효과를 살펴보고자 하는데 목적이 있다. 연구대상은 D시 소재 A 대학교에 재학중인 남녀 학생 559명들이다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 대학생의 지각된 스트레스와 학교생활소진 간에는 유의한 정적상관이 있으며, 적응유연성과 학교생활소진 간에는 유의한 부적상관이 나타났다. 둘째, 적응유연성은 대학생의 지각된 스트레스와 학교생활소진 간의 관계를 의미있게 조절하는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 적응유연성은 높은 스트레스가 생활소진에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 완충해 주고 있음을 알 수 있다. 연구결과에 근거하여 대학생들의 스트레스와 생활소진을 해결하는데 있어서 적응유연성의 개인차를 고려하여 프로그램을 개발하고 처치할 필요가 있음을 논의하였다.The purposes of this study are to examine the relationship among perceived stress, resilience and academic burnout, and to explore the moderating effect of resilience on the relation between perceived stress and academic burnout. A structured questionnaire was administered to a total of 559 male and female students attending to the university at D cities in Korea. The results of this survey are as follows. First, perceived stress is positively correlated with academic burnout. also resilience is negatively correlated with academic burnout. Second, resilience have a moderating effects on the relations between perceived stress and academic burnout. These results suggest that when we develop programs it is necessary to take into account the resilience on solving higher level of stress and academic burnout.

A Study on the Recognition of Problems in Urban and Residential Environment and the Management Alternatives of Neighborhood Units in Korean Government Officials

본 연구에서는 도시특성에 따른 생활권계획 수립방향을 도출하고자 도시 입지와 규모에 따라 22개 지자체에서 도시관리 업무를 경험한 공무원을 대상으로 도시ㆍ주거환경의 문제와 생활권 관리방향을 조사하여 도시특성별 도시ㆍ주거지 관리의 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 생활권계획의 수립은 도시기본계획의 하나의 쳅터로서 상세히 작성하는 방법, 도시기본계획의 별권으로 작성하는 방법, 정비기본계획의 일환으로 작성하는 방법 등 다양하며 도시기본계획 용역발주시 지자체에서 정할 수 있는 부분으로 본 연구는 구체적인 실현방법보다는 도시특성에 따른 계획차별화 방향에 초점을 두고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구는 도시특성별 생활권관리 방향의 구체화를 통해 궁극적으로 도시여건에 맞는 도시ㆍ주거환경의 관리가 이뤄지는데 기반이 되는 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구의 연구문제는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 도시특성에 따라 어떤 도시ㆍ주거환경 문제가 심각한지 파악한다. 둘째, 생활권관리를 통해 비수도권 지역과 중소도시는 어떤 도시ㆍ주거환경 문제 개선이 가능한지 파악한다. 셋째, 도시특성에 따라 생활권관리가 필요한 주요 분야와 세부방안을 파악한다. 조사대상 지자체는 입지에 따라 수도권과 지방, 인구규모에 따라 광역시, 대도시, 중소도시로 구분하여 22개 지자체 446명의 공무원에게 조사를 수행하였다.The purpose of this study was to investigate the recognition of problems about urban and residential environment and the management alternatives of neighborhood units in Korean government officials. A cross-sectional survey was used and the data were collected in 2015. Participants were total 446 government officials who represented 22 local governments including metropolitan cities and small and medium-sized cities in Korea. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, in the aspects of problems in urban and residential environments, the larger the size of the city, the more serious the problem of poor living conditions, and the smaller the city, the more serious the problem of poor management of buildings and land, and the lack of public and convenience facilities. According to the location, all housing environment problems were worse in the metropolitan area, and in the non-metropolitan area, the only problem with the lack of new housing supply was found to be more serious than in the metropolitan area. Second, the historical and cultural assets and ecological and landscape resources were city problems that could be improved by the neighborhood unit management. In particular, the management of historical and cultural resources was highly demanded in large cities and in the metropolitan areas. Third, the management of neighborhood unit was the most needed in the ‘city center and residential area’ areas. Specifically, by the city size, ‘city center and residential area’ and ‘infrastructure and transportation’ were highly needed in neighborhood unit planning at the metropolitan and the small and medium-sized cities. Otherwise, ‘regional resources’ and ‘farming and rural areas’ were highly needed in neighborhood unit planning at the large cities. By location, ‘industry’ and ‘infrastructure and transportation’ were highly needed in the metropolitan areas, and ‘farming and rural areas’ in non- metropolitan areas.

Importance of Urban Green at Reduction of Particulate Matters in Sihwa Industrial Complex, Korea

The utilization of urban green areas has increased, but it is unclear whether urban green areas can decrease the concentration of particulate matter at an industrial complex city in Korea. We measured the extent of particulate matter (PM) reduction at a buffer green area in the Sihwa Industrial Complex. PM was measured at the industrial complex, the urban green area, and a nearby residential area from April to October 2019. PM reduction rates were highest at the urban green area in August and October, which is related to increased atmospheric mixing height and the active west wind blowing from the industrial complex to the residential area. Reduction rates of PM10 and PM2.5 at the urban green area showed the lowest values, namely 14.4% and 25.3%, respectively. The air temperature, wind speed, and humidity could affect the PM reduction rate by influencing the movement and dispersion of PM at the micro-spatiotemporal scale. These results indicated that PM concentration could be reduced by the structural change of a forest layer at a micro scale in urban green areas.

Differences in antibiotic usage patterns for acute pyelonephritis according to hospital type and region in the Republic of Korea: A population-based study.

This study aimed to determine the differences in antibiotic usage patterns in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis according to hospital type and region in Korea.The claims database of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in Korea was used to select patients with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision code N10 (acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis) or N12 (tubulo-interstitial nephritis, neither acute nor chronic) as the primary discharge diagnosis in 2010-2014. Usage of each class of antibiotics was expressed as the defined daily dose (DDD)/event.The average antibiotic usage per inpatient event was 11.3 DDD. The average antibiotic usage was the highest among patients admitted to tertiary hospitals (13.8 DDD), followed by those admitted to secondary hospitals (11.5 DDD), clinics (10.0 DDD), and primary hospitals (9.8 DDD). According to the geographic analyses, third-generation cephalosporins were highly prescribed in some southern regions; fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides were highly prescribed in some centrally located regions of the Korean peninsula. The hotspots for carbapenem usage included Seoul and Gyeonggi province cluster and Busan cluster: these regions include the capital city and the second biggest city in Korea, respectively.In conclusion, the antibiotic usage patterns for acute pyelonephritis in Korea differ according to the hospital type and region.

Writing letters to characters in bullying-themed stories: An approach to educating about bullying in early childhood

In spite of increasing international concern and the long-term effects of bullying on children’s development, bullying in early childhood has been overlooked and underestimated, with both children and adults having difficulties in recognizing and understanding it. This study explores how young children respond to bully-themed stories, what and how they expressed in writing letters to characters from the stories, and how their attitudes towards and understanding of bullying have changed through a series of reading, discussing and writing about bullying. Drawing from social-constructivist theory, this study was conducted in a classroom of 20 5-year-old children in a metropolitan city in Korea using a qualitative study approach. The children were involved in a large group reading about bullying and follow-up letter-writing activities led by their teacher. The findings show that the approach used in this study helped children clearly understand and recognize bullying. Specifically, the letter-writing activities after reading and discussing bully-themed stories enhanced their understanding of bullying and helped them empathize with the characters. The children also showed various ways of solving problems/issues and practised getting along with other children. Approaches to more meaningful and effective planning and implementing activities for bullying education in the early childhood classroom are discussed.

Critical Continuous Rainfall Map for Forecasting Shallow Landslide Initiations in Busan, Korea

In recent years, precipitation patterns in Korea have shifted to be characterized as short and intense rainfalls. In consideration of shallow landslide initiations primarily governed by heavy rainfalls at short-time scales that diminish drainage effects, the concept of critical continuous rainfall is proposed as a single-rainfall-variable threshold for shallow landslide forecasting. To generate a critical continuous rainfall map for hillslope areas in a city of Korea (Busan), this study designed and applied a systematic modeling process. As a preparatory stage, input datasets of geo-hydraulic properties and geotechnical properties were assembled using estimation techniques based on experiment data of field samples. The inherent and fixed critical continuous rainfall values for hillslope areas in Busan were derived through one-dimensional infiltration analysis coupled with infinite slope stability calculations. As a result of a detailed analysis of historical rainfall records in a case study area over a period of 11 years, three false forecasting cases were recorded, whereas all landslide-triggering rainfall events were correctly captured with no missed forecasting cases. The results of the case study indicate that the proposed critical continuous rainfall may be useful as an effective and straightforward indicator for forecasting the initiation of shallow landslides.

Urban traffic accident risk prediction for knowledge-based mobile multimedia service

Traditional accident prediction models have been mostly designed with statistical analysis that finds and analyzes the causal relationships between traffic accidents and a variety of human, road geometry, and environmental factors. However, these statistical methods have limitations in that they are based on assumptions about data distribution and function type. Therefore, this study suggests an accident prediction model using deep learning. This newly suggested risk prediction model is for predicting risk by reflecting static features of the road, such its length and the speed limit on it, and dynamic features of the road, such as traffic volume when driving on it, and the altitude and azimuth of the sun. For this purpose, 4470 accident cases, collected over 5 months from August to December 2018 in Seoul—the most complex, high-traffic, and accident-prone city in Korea—were analyzed. As a result of testing the model using such data, it was found to have an accuracy of 75% and recall of 81%. Based on testing results for the suggested risk prediction model, a system was developed to guide not only accident-prone regions predicted using statistical data but to also guide a risk level for the road. This level of risk is estimated based upon each given situation, so it can change even for the same road. This guide system can be used to provide a level of risk for each road segment and region but also to improve roads with recommendations, such as installation of safety features. In addition, it could support a mobile system that provides a driver with the optimized driving path for safety.

The mediating role of interpersonal needs on attitude towards ageing and its relationship with community sense and depression among community-dwelling older adults.

This study aimed to determine the impact of community sense, depression and interpersonal needs on attitude towards ageing among older adults. This is a cross-sectional and correlational study. From December 2018 to June 2019, 211 community-dwelling older adults from a mid-sized city in Korea participated in the study. The results showed a significant interpersonal needs path from depression and community sense to attitude towards ageing. When interpersonal needs were mediated, the indirect effect of both depression and community sense on attitude towards ageing was significant. Interpersonal needs had a significant mediating effect on the relationships between attitude towards ageing and community sense and depression. The results of this study showed the effects of socio-psychological factors on attitude towards ageing, which is a known indicator of successful ageing and quality of life improvement in older adults. Based on this study, we suggest that the development of programs to promote successful ageing should include strategies to improve community sense, interpersonal needs fulfilment and interventions to reduce depression.

Big Data Strategies for Government, Society and Policy-Making

The paper aims to facilitate a discussion around how big data technologies and data from citizens can be used to help public administration, society, and policy-making to improve community's lives. This paper discusses opportunities and challenges of big data strategies for government, society, and policy-making. It employs the presentation of numerous practical examples from different parts of the world, where public-service delivery has seen transformation and where initiatives have been taken forward that have revolutionized the way governments at different levels engage with the citizens, and how governments and civil society have adopted evidence-driven policy-making through innovative and efficient use of big data analytics. The examples include the governments of the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and India, and different levels of government agencies in the public services of fraud detection, financial market analysis, healthcare and public health, government oversight, education, crime fighting, environmental protection, energy exploration, agriculture, weather forecasting, and ecosystem management. The examples also include smart cities in Korea, China, Japan, India, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. This paper makes some recommendations about how big data strategies transform the government and public services to become more citizen-centric, responsive, accountable and transparent.

The Impact of Population Characteristics and Government Budgets on the Sustainability of Public Buildings in Korea’s Regional Cities

Public buildings, such as community centers, public libraries, police stations, and fire departments, reflect residents’ quality of life. In order to be sustainable, public buildings must reflect regional demographic characteristics and use financial resources effectively. Despite difficulties in tax revenues due to the country’s aging and decreasing population, as well as concerns regarding regional extinction, public buildings are being revitalized in Korea’s regional cities. Accordingly, this study analyzes the influence of changes in demographic characteristics—particularly in terms of population aging and decline—and regional finances on public buildings in regional cities in Korea. Results show that regions with a lower risk of population decline have a larger area of public buildings, confirming that public buildings reflect changes in population size and the provision of public services. By identifying the impacts of demographic and financial characteristics on public buildings, the findings of this study can facilitate the sustainability of public buildings in regional cities. Based on its findings, this study proposes that regions expand elderly welfare facilities in light of their changing demographic structure. This study’s results also underscore the need for the careful consideration of local finances and dependent funding when constructing public buildings.