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This paper examines the effects of education on the apartment prices. In particular this paper tries to probe interactions between education and other predictors with the hierarchical linear model. The interaction effects are evaluated by the simple slopes technique and the Johnson-Neyman technique. In the case study of Daegu metropolitan city, this paper suggests that the ratio of students entering the prestigious university such as Seoul National University is the primary variable of the education environment. With regard to the interaction effects, it is suggested that the good education performance turns out to be intra-class interaction with the average degree of apartment deterioration and inter-class interaction with the distance to the subway station. This study examines the significance of the focal predictors under the conditional value of the moderation variable, the education performance. This study suggests that the interactions are significant within a particular scope of the values of the focal moderation variables. This study also discusses future research orientations of the interaction effects of education in the context of the hierarchical linear model.

This article discusses the network of local cultural industry in Korea using an unit root from Input-output table. The data source is from Korean Interregional Input-output table of 2005, and it is applied to 7 Economic Regions in Korea including Seoul, Kangwon, Chungchong, Jolla, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang and Jeju. The framework of analysis is Social Network Analysis which enables to find out the structure of key industry and linking relationship between the 7 Economic Regions by assessing the degree centrality and network density. On account of much higher level of in degree centrality than out degree centrality, the growth of cultural industry is able to lead production activity of other industries. The network density of cultural industry reveals thicker than other industries due to advantages to create additional job opportunity and bring a cooperation between other industries. The Seoul Economic Region has the highest value of out degree centrality and of network density that means the Region occupies the highest and the most powerful hierarchy in local cultural industry of Korea. This outcome agrees with the result of structural equivalence via profile similarity in local cultural industry of Korea. On the other side, Jeju Economic Region has the least value of out degree centrality and of network density which implies weak connections between other industries and the 7 Economic Regions.

The purpose of this study is to propose the necessity of system improvement about a Term for Reconstruction Approval of the Urban and Residential Environment Regeneration Law. In particular, focused the comparative analysis on the perception of various members, this study finds development way to housing supply in metropolitan. And the author proposes problems and development of a strengthened term for reconstruction approval. Analysis showed the intergroup perception gap a term for reconstruction approval, but all kinds of group argued this law for deregulation. As a result, this study suggest two implications. First, a term for reconstruction approval has to be modified up to 30 years. Second, the Urban and Residential Environment Regeneration Law must be modified a local government might make the urban and residential environment regeneration plan.

Recently, the study of cities of culture is not only an issue of relevant scientific, but also an extremely current topic in urban development. In Korea, many cities are trying to apply cultural approach for upgrading city quality and increasing city's competitiveness. However, due to the broad definition of culture, so many different development policies have been introduced in many Korean cities. This paper examined the importance of key issues raised in development process of cultural city using the AHP method, in Incheon metropolitan city. Survey techniques were used to gather the data about the importance of key issues in realizing the city of culture, for both professional and citizen groups. Research results show that for cultural planning of city, development goal or objective must be clearly established, and recommend to contribute to set the city identification and enlarge the regional diversity with enforcement of the neighborhood activities for local citizen.

This paper investigates how unequally the research grant is distributed in Korea. We used the actual data of NRF Korea for 2009-2011. We developed some new indices for measuring the imbalance of the government research grants and found the followings. First, smaller number of research grants is provided to the non capital area researchers, compared to the number of researchers. Second, the amount of research fund toward to the local researchers is even smaller. Third, to our surprise, the research performance of the local researchers seems better than those of capital area researchers, in terms of the number of publications per research grant. Last, we added an ordered logit regression to investigate the factors affecting the research grants.

This study is to analyse the intentions and factors of moving to Sejong-City among Daejeon Citizen. To carry out this study, a survey was executed to 629 persons in Daejeon Metropolitan. The following results were obtained. Firstly, 16.6 percent of the surveyed people had the intention of moving to Sejong-City and the main reason for the moving was the expectation for good residential environment. Secondly, the cross-tabulation analysis showed that there were differences in the interest to Sejong-City, the housing types, and the satisfaction in rest and sports facilities between the one group having any intention of moving and the other group. And it was also analyzed that there were differences in age, residence, education level and assets as the aspect of personal attribute between two groups. Lastly, the logistic regression revealed that the major factors effecting the intention of moving were the interest and proximity to Sejong-City. This study has a meaning as a basic research for more sophisticated study in future.

This paper analyzes the effects of industrial agglomeration and compares the effects of those focusing on Capital region and Dongnam-Gwon. The growth rage of GRDP of Dongnam-Gwon have slowed and dropped under the national average after 2000's, because most of industries, especially in the area of information and communication, concentrated in Capital region. The economy of Dongnam-Gwon looks sound superficially but it encounters a deadlock. It needs a middle or long term momentum for its steady-growing economy. To establish policies for enhancing the competitiveness of Dongnam-Gwon, we need to understand what factors affect and how much they contribute to the regional economy. Hence, this study empirically analyzes the effects of industrial agglomeration using the firm level data. Empirical results are summarized as follows. First, the impacts of specialization that is one of the localization economies are statistically significant to the economy of Dongnam-Gwon. Second, the urbanization economies caused by diversities of different industries in one region and the market linkage effects are not observed in the economy of Dongnam-Gwon. Third, however, the economy of Capital region has positive externality effects in the localization economies, the urbanization economies, and the market linkage effects. Fourth, the non-linear regression results show that the marginal impact of specialization in Dongnam-Gwon has decreased with times. Hence, the positive effects can be obtained from further specialization in Dongnam-Gwon is restrictive. Fifth, the economy of Dongnam-Gwon has to be restructured so that the urbanization economies from diversities and the market linkage effects may have positive external impacts on the regional economy. Lastly, the coordination between specializations and diversities is necessary to obtain steady growth in Dongnam-Gwon.

On July 6, 2011 the International Olympic committee chose the city of Pyeongchang to host 2018 Winter Olympics after three times of city's trial. But the Environmental Organizations are warning that Mt. Gariwang where the downhill competitions are scheduled to be held needs to be replaced because of natural resources protection area. 5 alternative places over an altitude of 800 meters using GIS among Pyeongchang and Jungsun areas were discussed at the Uiyoung Forum. We studied those 5 substitutes places to meet the requirements of downhill stadium of International Ski Federation by producing longitudinal profile map using DAS program. First, Mt. Sangwon is inappropriate for the downhill stadium because the easy slope of lower section of the mountain for the beginner's level is too long and doesn't fit the difference of altitude and the level of difficulty. Second, Mt. Baeksuk is also inappropriate for the downhill because over 2 Km of lower section of the mountain is pretty easy and doesn't fit the difference of altitude and the level of difficulty. Third, Mt parkji is inappropriate even though the slope of middle section of mountain is pretty steep, the 1,600 meters of upper and lower section of the mountain has easy slope. Fourth, Mt. Doowi is inappropriate for the downhill because over 2Km of middle and lower section of the mountain shows easy slope of 12% and doesn't fit the difference of altitude and the level of difficulty. Fifth, Mt. Baekduk is also inappropriate because over 2Km of middle and lower section of the mountain has easy slope along the valley after passing steep slope of upper part of the mountain and doesn't fit the difference of altitude and the level of difficulty.

The purpose of this study is to conduct an integrated evaluation of the greenways in Cheongju City in terms of its visual landscape, ecological landscape, and physical connection. For this purpose, the study was conducted in the following four stages. First, evaluation indicators for greenway evaluation were selected based on reviewing previous studies, and field surveys were conducted. Second, findings from the field survey by each evaluation indicator were classified into 5 scales according to a statistical classification system. Third, an expert AHP survey on the evaluation indicators was carried out to calculate the weight of the indicators. Fourth, a greenway integrated-evaluation index was assessed using the findings from the field survey and the weight of indicators. The index was classified into 8 types. The results from the study were as follows. Among the greenways in Cheongju City, two locations (Toad ecological wetland section 2·3) were categorized as visual landscape superiority (type1); three locations (Toad ecological wetland section 1, Uam-mountain section 3, Sangdang Park section 2) as visual & ecological landscape superiority (type2); five locations (Uan-mountain section 1·2, Sangdang Park section 1) as visual & ecological landscape-physical connection inferiority (type3); one location (Jungang Park section 3) as ecological landscape superiority (type4); six locations (Uncheon Park section 2, Janggubong Park section 2, Geumcheon Sports Park section 1·2·3, Jungang Park section 2) as visual landscape-physical connection superiority (type5); two locations (Uncheon Park section 1, Jungang Park section 1) as physical connection superiority (type6) ; three locations (Janggubong Park section 3, Jungheung Park section 2, Sangdang Park section 3) as visual & ecological landscapephysical connection superiority (type7); and two locations (Uncheon Park section 3, Janggubong Park section 1) as ecological landscape-physical connection superiority (type8). The study result indicate that systematic planning is required for the rest of the greenways except of those categorized as type 7 having superior visual and ecological landscape and physical connectivity.

The aim of this paper is to analyze empirically structure of network among regions where progress multi-region tourism development. The sample was drawn from 23 regions which included in Namhaean tourism-belt. UCINET6.0 as social network analysis program was used to analyze density, centrality and structure hole of network among regions. The result of analysis as follows. First, real network emerged from low cooperation stage in the multi-region tourism development. Second, the result of analysis showed that the network was at an early stage. Third, hub region exists in the multi-region tourism development. Forth, The outcome suggested that geographical accessibility was important variable. Fifth, network among regions which have the similar type of resources was very strong. Finally, regions have to contact more various regions for advantageous position in the multi-region tourism development. In conclusion, the result of this paper implies the method how the central government and the local government develop tourism of regions using analysis of network structure in the multi-region tourism development .