| Title |
Effects of Changes in Pedestrian Environment on the Sense ofCommunity by the Wall Removal Project |
| Keywords |
담장허물기 사업 ; 그린파킹 ; 보행환경 ; 커뮤니티 의식 Wall Removal Project ; Green Parking ; Pedestrian Environment ; Sense of Community |
| Abstract |
This study examines how the Wall Removal Project influences residents’ sense ofcommunity as a result of the changes in pedestrian environment. The Wall Removal Project isa kind of parking policy that encourages the use of individual lot as parking place byremoving the wall. It is a policy of the Seoul city to resolve the parking problem, improvepedestrian environment, and thereby revitalize the whole community. Surveys conducted inSiheungsam-dong which have promoted the Wall Removal Project, and nearby Siheungbon-dong, support the hypotheses that (1) the qualities of neighborhood’s pedestrian environment,(2) the sense of community will be higher in Siheungsam-dong, (3) the qualities ofneighborhood’s pedestrian environment will significantly contribute to this sense ofcommunity. |