| Title |
The Effects of Compact City Planning Strategies on Commuting Distance of Different Income Levels: focused on Seoul, Korea |
| Keywords |
압축도시 ; 고밀개발 ; 용도혼합 ; 직주근접 ; 소득계층 ; 통행거리 ; 위계선형모형 Compact City ; Density ; Mixed Land Use ; Job-Housing Proximity ; Income Levels ; Travel Distance ; Hierarchical linear mode |
| Abstract |
Compact city theory has emerged as a sustainable urban planning concept, which it suggests high-density, mixed land-use, and job-housing proximity as major planning strategies. This study aims to provide empirical evidence on the effects of Compact city planning strategies on travel behavior of different income levels. For this purpose, a hierarchical linear model which is one of multi-level analysis models was used to analyze it. The results show that increase of density, mixed land-use and regional accessibility reduces commuting distances. Such results supports the compact city concept that travel distance should be reduced with high density, mixed land use development and job-housing proximity. The results across income levels indicate the increase of density, mixed land use and regional accessibility for the lower income group reduce, while only increase of regional accessibility for the higher reduces commuting distances. the influence magnitude of regional accessibility on commuting distance is more greater in the higher than the lower. Hence, it is necessary to consider diverse strategies across income levels when developing compact city planning elements on Seoul. |