• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.151-156
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• 2016

Making a learning city which allows unlimited accessibility to a chance of learning plays an important role to accomplish individuals'self-realizaton and advance quality of life so that improve whole competition of the city. Although securing enough space is necessary to realize the learning city, our reality has an imbalanced city structure which could hamper it. The purpose of this study is to examine the way to resolve the spatial imbalance by utilizing unused facilities located in elementary schools. The resulting conclusions provide implications that current low effectiveness is originated from passive participation of schools and leading better participation is needed to improve it.

• The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.1-14
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• 2020

This study is to make suggestions on the type and operation of community life SOC projects suitable for the use of idle facilities in elementary and secondary schools. To this end, we analyzed the types and operation of desirable utilization facilities according to regional characteristics through the analysis of cases utilizing Japanese idle classrooms and closed schools. As a result of the study, in areas with excellent accessibility to residents such as old downtowns and towns, libraries, entrepreneurship counseling and exhibition spaces, and lifelong education centers were desirable as part of the residents' convenience facilities. It was found that the facilities that could be used with families, such as an experiential training center, were being utilized.