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Analysis of the Sense of Community in Apartment and Non-apartment Housing - Focused on the Community in Gongduk-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul -

아파트와 비(非)아파트 거주자의 지역공동체의식에 미치는 영향요인 분석 - 서울 마포구 공덕동을 중심으로 -

  • Kang, Soon-Joo (College of Architecture Major of Housing Environment, Konkuk. Univ.)
  • Received : 2016.12.19
  • Accepted : 2017.02.20
  • Published : 2017.02.25
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Abstract

The goal of this study is to identify the sense of community that is present in people based on different housing types and to devise methods for a sustainable community by comparing and contrasting the factors affecting the sense of community between apartment residents and non-apartment residents. The data for the analysis was collected using the questionnaire survey method from July 23~30, 2015, and the sample consisted of 225 respondents living in Gongdukdong, Mapo-gu, in Seoul. The results were as follows: (1) The attitude and sense of community in both groups turned out to be near the middle range without showing a significant difference. (2) All the variables related to the attitude towards the community that have impacts on the development of sense of community show significant positive correlations in both groups. (3) Determining factors of the sense of community are -in the order of importance- frequency of interaction, community awareness, and satisfaction level of community facilities. This result indicates that developing customized programs to enhance community interactions and making people aware of policies and support available are more effective in building a strong sense of community than expanding and refurbishing community facilities.

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