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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Mobility, Land Use, and Destination Selection? Lesson from Seoul, Korea

  • Lee, Jiwon (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Gim, Tae-Hyoung Tommy (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Major in Regional Studies and Spatial Analytics, Interdisciplinary Program in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul National University ) ;
  • Park, Yunmi (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chung, Hyung-Chul (Department of Urban Planning and Design, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) ;
  • Handayani, Wiwandari (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Diponegoro University) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Chung (Department of Urban Planning and Design, University of Seoul) ;
  • Yoon, Dong Keun (Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Pai, Jen Te (Department of Land Economics, National Chengchi University)
  • Received : 2023.06.08
  • Accepted : 2023.08.27
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant social changes through government prevention and control measures, changes in people's risk perceptions, and lifestyle changes. In response, urban inhabitants changed their behaviors significantly, including their preferences for transportation modes and urban spaces in response to government quarantine policies and concerns over the potential risk of infection in urban spaces. These changes may have long-lasting effects on urban spaces beyond the COVID-19 pandemic or they may evolve and develop new forms. Therefore, this study aims to explore the potential for urban spaces to adapt to the present and future pandemics by examining changes in urban residents' preferences in travel modes and urban space use due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found that overall preferences for travel modes and urban spaces significantly differ between the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic periods. During the pandemic, preferences for travel modes and urban spaces has decreased, except for privately owned vehicles and green spaces, which are perceived to be safe from transmission, show more favorable than others. Post-pandemic preferences for travel modes and urban spaces are less favorable than pre-pandemic with urban spaces being five times less favorable than transportation. Although green spaces and medical facilities that were positively perceived during the pandemic are expected to return to the pre-pandemic preference level, other factors of urban spaces are facing a new-normal. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on urban residents' preferences for travel modes and urban space use. Understanding these changes is crucial for developing strategies to adapt to present and future pandemics and improve urban resilience.

COVID-19 팬데믹은 정부의 예방 및 통제 조치, 사람들의 위험 인식의 변화, 그리고 생활 방식의 변화를 통해 상당한 사회적 변화를 가져왔다. 특히, 정부의 방역정책과 도시공간의 잠재적 감염 위험에 대한 우려는 교통수단과 도시공간에 대한 선호를 크게 변화시켰다. 이러한 변화는 COVID-19 팬데믹이후에도 도시 공간에 지속적인 영향을 미치거나 새로운 형태로 변화할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 코로나19 범유행에 따른 도시민의 이동수단 선호와 도시공간 이용 변화를 분석하여 도시공간이 현재와 미래의 감염병에 적응할 수 있는 회복탄력성과 잠재력을 탐색하고자 한다. 본 고는 이동 수단과 도시 공간에 대한 전반적인 선호도가 팬데믹 이전, 팬데믹 중, 팬데믹 종료에 따라 유의미하게 차이가 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 팬데믹 기간 동안 안전하다고 인식되는 개인 소유 차량과 녹지 공간을 제외하고는 전반적인 이동수단과 도시 공간에 대한 선호도가 감소하였다. 특히, 이동수단과 도시 공간에 대한 유행 중 선호도는 팬데믹 전에 비해 5배 가량 낮게 나타났다. 팬데믹 당시 긍정적으로 인식되었던 녹지 공간과 의료시설이 팬데믹 이전 선호도 수준으로 돌아올 것으로 예상되나, 다른 도시 공간 요소들은 뉴노멀을 맞이한 것으로 보인다. 본 결과는 코로나19 팬데믹이 도시민의 이동 수단과 도시 공간 선호에 큰 영향을 미쳤음을 시사한다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by Seoul National University Research Grant in 2020 and the framework of international cooperation program managed by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF-2020K2A9 A1A01095494, FY2020)

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