• Land and Housing Review
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.83-90
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• 2010

The purpose of the study is to investigate the degree of improvement in less prosperous index as a result of development promotion zone projects, one of the most representative projects to develop the less prosperous regions in Korea since 1994. Comparing two less prosperous indices between 1995 and 2008, we performed cluster analysis using change values of ranks. Then, we analysed spatial pattern of clusters. The result showed that the extent of improvement of the less prosperous index was higher in Jeollan-do and Chungcheong-do, and slightly lower in Gangwon-do and northern part of Gyeongsanbuk-do.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.73-95
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyze the industrial structural changes and types of specialized in the shipbuilding cities, which are representative sectors of industrial city decline, and explore regional responses. Most cities designated as special areas for industrial crisis response in 2018 are specialized in shipbuilding. While the shift from prosperity to recession since the 2010s is the main factor, each city has responded differently to the industrial crisis. The analysis, targeting seven shipbuilding cities, shows that regions where large shipyards of major corporations with high industrial competitiveness are located have relatively less decline during business fluctuations, and there is a tendency for a decrease in industrial structural diversity during prosperous periods and an increase during recessionary periods. Based on the resistance and recoverability to industrial crises, the industrial paths of shipbuilding cities are classified into four types. Considering regional industrial structure and competitiveness, it is necessary to develop customized support strategies such as maintaining and declining shipbuilding industries and fostering new alternative industries.