| Title |
A Study on the Cultural Space Recording Systems for Data-Driven Cultural City Planning |
| Authors |
김경환(Kim, Gyeong-Hwan) ; 유해연(Yoo, Hae-Yeon) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2026.42.10.223 |
| Keywords |
Cultural Space; Cultural City Planning; Spatial Data; Cultural Accessibility; Spatial Equity; Activity-Based Recording |
| Abstract |
Data driven analysis has become an important basis for urban planning and policy decisions. However, cultural city planning still relies
largely on qualitative concepts such as identity, creativity, and community, while spatial data on locations where cultural activities occur
remain limited. This study examines the limitations of existing cultural space recording systems and proposes directions for improvement.
Focusing on Seoul, the study reviews official cultural space datasets in Korea, which are mainly organized around legally designated public
cultural facilities. These datasets often exclude private, commercial, temporary, and informal spaces that support everyday cultural activities.
To address this limitation, facility based and activity based recording systems are compared in terms of their definitional scope, classification
criteria, and analytical purposes. Cultural space recording practices in London, New York, Tokyo, Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto are also
reviewed. The framework is then used to illustrate how facility based and activity based classifications can produce different interpretations of
a culturally active district in Seoul. The comparison suggests that an activity based system provides a broader and more realistic
understanding of cultural spaces. The study concludes that cultural space data should be reorganized around actual activities and patterns of
use to improve the assessment of cultural accessibility and spatial disparities and to support more responsive cultural city planning. |