Location Analysis of A Collective Consumption Facility with GIS: The Location of Gu-Office and Its Administrative District in Ulsan, South Korea

GIS기법을 이용한 도시공공서비스 시설의 입지분석 -울산시 구 관할구역과 구청입지를 중심으로-

This research adoptes a spatial analysis function of the Geographic Information System[GIS] to analyze the location and the service district of a collective consumption facility, to discover the optimal location, and to redefine the service district. The location and spatial district of a collective consumption facility strongly influences the quality of life of residents. This research studies administrative offices and districts, especially Gu-offices in Ulsan. Ulsan would be raised to the status of Kwangyokshi in 1997; so that, the status of four Gus would be changed from a general administration into a self-governing administration. The summary of this research focuses on five significant points. First, the districts of four Gus were strongly required to be redefined to obtain the maximization of the degree of potential development as well as of the efficiency and equity of administring services. The spatial range of residents in a Gu was not in accord with its administrative district. The administrative districts of four Gus in Ulsan were not balanced in terms of area and population, and the high degree of disparity among Gus existed the efficiency and equality of a collective consumption service. Second, the current gu-offices were located based on security of land and accessibility of a main route; so, there was difficult to find the creteria and the principles of selections of the location of Gu offices. The social disparity of an administrative service existed in the accessibility into Gu-offices. Third, the administrative districts of Gus were redefined with spatial analysis tool of ARC/INFO. It was recommended that Ulsan maintain four Gus under the condition of five Kwangyokshi in South Korea. The redefined districts of administration reduced the disparity among four Gus in terms of area and population. improved the degree of harmony between the spatial range of residents of Gus and the administrative district of Gus, and increased the efficiency and equity of administrative service. Fourth, within the redefined adminis trative district of a Gu, the centroid reduced the maximum distance and mean distance; so, the efficiency and equity of public service provided by the Gu-office were improved. Last, the spatial analysis function of GIS helped to select the optimal location and to delineate the district of public service with more speedly and objectively. The function of spatial analysis of GIS was very useful to minimize the conflict in the determination of the location of a collective consumption facility and of the service district. To improve location analysis with GIS. non-spatial data base such as budget, thought of residents, and development policy and program, should be constructed.

본 연구는 GIS기법을 이용한 도시공공서비스 입지 분석의 시론적 연구이다. 연구내용은 공공서비스의 효율성과 형평성 측면에서 울산시 구청입지와 그 관할구역의 문제점을 밝히고 그 대안으로 기존 관할구역을 재조정하고 구청의 최적입지를 선정하였다. 기존의 구청입지와 그 관할구역은 앞으로 울산시 개발 잠재력을 극대화하고 행정서비스의 효율성과 협평성을 극대화함에 있어서 한계가 있음을 밝혔다. 구관할구역을 재구성하여, 기존의 울주구 강동면과 중구 염포동 및 양정동을 동구로 편입하고, 울주구 농소면을 중구로 편입하는 한편 중구 태화동과 남부 무거동 및 옥동을 울주구로 편입하였고, Centroid에 의해 구청의 최적입지들 선정하므로서, 공공서비스의 효율성과 형평성을 재고할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 구청간 격차를 줄일 수 있다.