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20180427 the Seoul Institute Research Abstracts 2017.Hwp 2018-OR-03 The Seoul Institute Research Abstracts 2017 Chang Yi CONTENTS Editor’s Note ················································································· 9 Urban Planning The Issues and Implications of Commercial Gentrification in Seoul ·· 11 Improvement of the Privately Owned Public Space in the District Planning Area ························································································· 13 Improvement of the Current Evaluation System of Sustainability and Infrastructure for Citizens’ Well-Being ········································· 14 A Study on the Actual Status and Improvement Plan of the Special Zone Policy in Seoul ············································································ 15 Current Condition and Policy Direction for Low-Rise Residential Areas in Seoul ······················································································· 18 Analysis and Support Plans for Micro Enterprises in Urban Revitalization Areas ··············································································· 21 Housing Support Centre’s Evaluation System for Advances in the Quality of its Service and Consistency in Service ··························· 23 Improvement of Building Use Management Policy in the Hanok Conservation Areas: Focusing on the Hanoks inside of the Seoul Wall ········································································································ 25 Affordable Rented Housing Strategies in Seoul ·································· 29 A Study on Improvement Strategies for Seoul Inter‐Regional Cultural Exchange and Cooperative Projects for Mutual Regional Development ··························································································· 32 CONTENTS Transportation Planning A Study on Application of Big Data for Transportation Policy Development and Improvement ··························································· 34 Estimation of Operation Capacity on the Exclusive Median Bus Lane ········································································································ 36 Establishment of Standards for Constructing a Pedestrian Wayfinding System Considering the Public Interest with regard to Large Complex Facilities ····································································· 38 Analysis of Behavior Change in Passenger Car Users due to Road Space Reorganization in the CBD of Seoul ··························· 43 Improvement Strategies for Transfer Walking Environment for Urban Rail-Arterial Bus System ························································· 45 Effectiveness of Taxi App Operational Patterns and Management of Taxi Call Industry ··········································································· 47 Evaluation of Car Mileage Program and Establishment of Policy Direction ································································································· 49 CONTENTS Environmental Planning A Plan for Building Data for Earthquake Risk Assessment of Constructions in Seoul ········································································· 51 A Study of Developing Disasters and Incidents Scenarios Based on Emergency Responses ····································································· 52 Activating Management for Creation of the Waterway in Seoul ··· 54 A Study on Integrated Environmental Pollution Management for Small Businesses in Seoul ································································· 58 Emergency Response Capacity of the Fire Service by Fortifying It with the Necessary Resources: A Study Focused on Responding to Fire-Related Accidents ····································································· 59 A Study of Conservation Plan of Farmland in Seoul ····················· 61 A Study on Establishing the Infrastructure for Safe Chemical Management in Seoul ········································································· 63 Distribution Characteristics of Alien Plants in Seoul and Their Management Plan Ⅲ ············································································ 64 Basic Design for Seoul Animal Center (SAC) ································· 67 A Study on the Management the Odor Emission of Public Environmental Facilities in Seoul ······················································· 68 A Study on Urban Safety Indicators for Seoul ································ 70 CONTENTS Social Policy The Analysis of Operating Status and Improvement Task of the Seoul Innovative Education Zone Project ·········································· 73 A Study of Urban Health Indicators in Seoul ································· 75 Framework of the Inclusive City Indicators and the Inclusiveness of Seoul ································································································· 77 Risks and Safety: Citizens’ Perception and Regional Attribute ····· 84 The 2015 Seoul Welfare Survey: An In-depth Analysis Report ·· 85 Supporting Strategies for the Free Semester System in Seoul: Focus on Activities of Career Exploration ······································ 86 The Real Condition of Labour in Seoul Immigrant Workers and the Protection Method for Labour Rights ········································· 88 Policy Suggestions for Invigorating Living Cultural Art Clubs in Seoul ······································································································· 90 A Study on Improvement of the Public Arts in Seoul ·················· 93 Policy Evaluation of Family Dentist System for Students and Children of Low-Income Households and Its Suggestions ·············· 95 Analysis of the Current Situation and Suggested New Direction for the Seoul Healthy City Project ···················································· 96 Social Welfare Expenditure of the Autonomous Districts of Seoul Metropolitan City and Its Financial Crisis: A Typological Analysis ································································································ 100 CONTENTS A Study on Improvement of Policies for ‘Seoul Cultural District’ ································································································ 102 The Educational Support for Multicultural Adolescents in Seoul ····· 104 Determinants of Obesity for Adults in Seoul ································· 106 A Study on Minorities in Seoul ······················································· 108 Urban Administration Enhancing the Role of Internal Audit in the Public Sector of Seoul ··································································································· 109 Establishing a Collaborative Governance-Based Evaluation System in Seoul, South Korea ·························································· 111 Strengthening Urban Planning and Design Functions in Seoul Metropolitan Government ··································································· 113 Issues and Improvements of Risk Management System in Local Finance-Focused on Emergency Financial Management System ····· 115 A Study on Monitoring and Evaluation System for Inter-Regional Exchange and Cooperative Development Projects of Seoul ·········· 117 The Seoul Guidebook for Regular Organizational Diagnosis ······· 119 Seminar Series on Local Decentralization and Mutual Cooperative Regional Development ········································································ 121 CONTENTS A Study on the Rational Arbitration of Fiscal Resources in Autonomous District of Seoul ··························································· 123 Retrospect and Prospect of Elected Local Autonomy of Seoul Metropolitan Government in 20 Years: Roles and Challenges to Realize Citizen-Oriented Decentralization ········································ 125 Strengthening the Policy Capacity of Seoul Metropolitan Council ···· 127 Building a Collaborative Governance Model for Local Community ·· 129 An Introduction and Operation Plan for the Collaborative Governance Budgeting System in Seoul ·········································· 131 New Policy Discourses about the Seoul Metropolis ···················· 133 Economy Employment Effects of the Community Support Program in Seoul ···· 135 Shopping Tourism in Seoul ······························································· 137 A Study on Spatial Distributions of Different Manufacturing Processes of Major Manufacturing Industries in Seoul ················· 139 A Study on Supervision of E-commerce Companies in Seoul ···· 141 Current Status of Tourist Information Centers in Seoul, and How They can be Improved ······································································· 142 CONTENTS Seoul City’s Activation Plan for the Sharing Economy: Focusing on Shared Accommodation ································································ 144 Proposals for ‘New Manufacture Seoul’ ·········································· 146 A Study on Performance Monitoring of a Living Wage in Seoul ···· 148 Measurement and Analysis of Outcomes of Social Enterprises in Seoul ····································································································· 149 A Study on the Promotion Strategy and Specialization Plan of R&D in Seoul ····················································································· 150 Nurturing Creative Class in Multimedia Industry ··························· 152 A Study on Illegal Money Lending and Crack‐down ··················· 153 A Study on Policies to Promote the
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