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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2015.35.1.0203

A Study on Classifications and Characteristics of Declined Rural Area in Chungcheong Region  

Jo, Jin-Hee (Chungcheong Regional Infrastructure Technology Management Center)
Park, Hyung-Keun (Chungbuk National University)
Mo, Hye-Ran (Chungcheong Regional Infrastructure Technology Management Center)
Lee, Han-Soo (Chungbuk National University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.35, no.1, 2015 , pp. 203-215 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study aims to identify the degree and types of spatial recessions in Si/Gun and Eup/Myun units within Chungcheong region in South Korea to contribute to the efforts being made to diagnose the rural recession and the potentials. To this end, we analyzed 27 Sis and Guns to identify the degree of recession and potentials of rural areas in Chungcheong region. We also carried out the diagnosis and K-Means Clustering on 274 Eups and Myuns, smaller administrative units, to figure out the types and characteristics of the rural recessions. In case of the analysis targeting the Sis and Guns, a relatively high degree of rural recession was found in Cheongyang, Seocheon and Taean for Chungcheongnam-do, and in Danyang and Goisan, as well as in Boeun, Okcheon and Youngdong - which are collectively called as 'Southern 3 Areas in Chungcheongbuk-do' as they are conventionally known by their high degree of rural recession. According to the results of the clustering analysis carried out on the 166 Eups and Myuns, there were five outstanding clusters. They were; areas with housing deterioration (29), areas with poor economic foundation (16), areas with poor accessibility to central areas (42), areas with poor residential environment (51) and areas with aged population (28). The findings and results of the present study are likely to serve as a basis for the design and enforcement of forthcoming rural area activation policies. Also, it would be highly recommended that a more comprehensive diagnosis is taken from a community-level perspective and policy suggestions and strategies tailored for rural communities are further discussed.
Keywords
Rural area; Depressed classifications of rural area; Depressed characteristics of rural area; K-Means clustering;
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