| Title |
Residential Mobility and Residential Choice According to the Development Concepts of New Residential Areas in the Middle-Sized City - The Case of the Three Residential Areas in Cheongju & Cheongwon |
| Authors |
Lee Sang-Un ; Park Kyoung-Ok |
| Keywords |
Residential Mobility ; Residential Choice ; Middle-Sized City ; Residential Areas ; Expected Residents |
| Abstract |
This study has the purpose to reveal the differences of the factors influencing residents where to move and to choose. The three new residential areas in Cheongju-city and Cheongwon-gun, with differentiated development concepts, were the fields for the study. In the development projects in the middle-sized cities, the outcomes of the study may supply some criteria on the lot decision or the residential environment considerations. For the study, 663 housewives residing in the three residential areas answered the questionnaire. The 3 residential areas had differentiated development concepts; (1) residential area in the downtown, (2) government-residence compound area in the downtown, and (3) industry-residence compound area in the outskirts. Followings are the results of the study. 1) There exist differences in the household characteristics, so that it is needed to differentiate the development concept according to the needs of the expected residents. 2) The 4 factors (inner environmental, outer environmental, economic, and traffic factors) influencing the residential mobility showed less score than the mean, and the outer environment factor got the highest score. The educational environment element, overwhelming others, was considered as the most important in every residential area, and the fact means that the sufficient supply of educational institutes is prerequisite for the area development. On the other hand, the importance of the traffic factor varied from area to area. 3) In the actual residential choice, they answered more influenced by the 4 factors, showing higher score than the mean. The inner environment factor scored highest in all residential areas, implying that improvement of the inner space is very important. The outer conveniences and educational environment elements showed inconsistent scores, which means that these facilities have to be supplied matching the family lifecycle of expected residents. The unevenness in the traffic factor is mainly from the need of easier access to job, so the systematic traffic should be set in the area or inter-area. |