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This study examines the determinants of disenfranchisement in criminal cases involving violations of the Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Act. Using 377 first-instance criminal court decisions rendered between 2018 and 2025, a logistic regression model was employed to identify factors affecting the likelihood of disenfranchisement. The results indicate that offenses directly undermining the fairness of decision-making processes, particularly bribery-related offenses, significantly increase the probability of disenfranchisement. In addition, the frequency of violations and the financial scale of unauthorized contracts and borrowings were found to have significant positive effects. Conversely, mitigating factors, such as the absence of actual financial harm to the association and the defendant’s remorse, significantly reduced the likelihood of disenfranchisement. These findings suggest that courts consider not only legal violations but also their severity, financial impact, and post-offense circumstances. This study provides empirical evidence on the determinants of disenfranchisement and improves the predictability of sentencing outcomes in urban redevelopment-related criminal cases.

This study empirically examines the effects of selection attributes on overall satisfaction among landowners participating in trust-based block-unit housing redevelopment projects. Previous studies on block-unit housing redevelopment, trust-based redevelopment, and real estate trust services were reviewed, and focus group interviews were conducted to derive six selection attributes: stability, reliability, professionalism, economic feasibility, convenience, and conflict coordination. A survey was conducted with 140 landowners from three trust-based block-unit housing redevelopment project sites in Daegu, and the collected data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and ordinal logistic regression. The results indicate that stability had a statistically significant effect on overall satisfaction. The test of parallel lines indicated that the proportional odds assumption was not rejected at the 5% significance level. These findings suggest that stable project management, financing capacity, and risk-control capability are important factors in shaping participants' satisfaction. The study contributes by examining trust-based block-unit housing redevelopment as an operational model for small-scale urban regeneration from the perspective of participating landowners.

Recently, concerns about regional extinction have been raised due to low birth rates and population decline in local cities. Based on this situation, the purpose of this study was to identify the living environment factors necessary for women aged 20 to 39 living in local cities to have residential intentions. The analysis results are summarized as follows. First, since the target of the extinction risk index is women in their 20s and 30s, it is necessary to create a differentiated residential living environment that takes them into consideration. Second, in areas with a moderate risk of extinction, satisfaction with jobs and convenience facilities were found to be important. Third, in the case of areas with a high risk of extinction, it was found to be sensitive to overall environmental pollution, so active measures against environmental pollution are needed. Fourth, in areas with a high risk of extinction, leisure activities were found to be important for the intention to settle down, and the use of public transportation was also found to be important. The results of this study can be used as basic data when establishing response measures against regional extinction in the future.

With the designation of leading redevelopment districts in aging planned cities in Korea, understanding residents’ perceived residential experiences has become increasingly important. This study aims to identify the key factors influencing residential environment satisfaction in apartment complexes located in these districts. Resident review data from the online real estate platform Zigbang were analyzed using a Large Language Model (LLM)-based Zero-shot Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA). The extracted aspects and sentiments were further interpreted in conjunction with GIS spatial data. The results indicate that residential environment satisfaction can be categorized into three dimensions: accessibility, management, and residential environment. Accessibility to public transportation and parks showed positive perceptions, while parking shortages and inter-floor noise were identified as major sources of dissatisfaction. This study proposes a mixed-method analytical framework integrating LLM-based ABSA with GIS spatial analysis to better understand residents’ perceptions of residential environments in aging planned cities.

This study examines diverse development patterns of Youth Housing sites in Seoul developed under uniform planning standards. Although Youth Housing projects were largely driven by significant Floor Area Ratio (FAR) increases (averaging 328% across 137 sites), this uniform approach may overlook varying urban contexts and lead to inefficiencies. To address this issue, the study conducts a cluster analysis using three key variables: FAR increase, the proportion of adjacent low-rise residential areas (within a 150 m radius), and adjacent road width. The results identify distinct typologies with significant differences in locational and physical characteristics. Some types show high FAR increases within low-rise residential areas, indicating potential integration challenges, while others display relatively low density increases in high-potential urban centers, suggesting missed development opportunities. These findings demonstrate that uniform standards produce divergent outcomes depending on urban context. The study therefore proposes flexible, context-sensitive density management guidelines for Youth Housing to support more harmonious and sustainable urban development.

This study investigates the factors contributing to social costs arising from the rapid expansion of Micro-Fulfillment Centers (MFCs) in urban areas and derives key strategies for mitigation. Through literature review and expert Focus Group Interviews (FGI), critical variables were identified across three dimensions: urban planning, transportation, and environment. Subsequently, an empirical analysis was conducted using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), based on a survey administered to 30 experts in relevant fields. The AHP results indicate that experts perceive urban planning (0.418) as the most critical factor for reducing social costs associated with MFC integration, followed by transportation (0.306) and environmental factors (0.276). This research contributes by evaluating factor prioritization across stakeholder groups and providing foundational data to support policy-making for the effective reduction of social costs in urban logistics development.

This study aims to investigate market segmentation and precisely forecast 2026 unsold housing levels in Busan across three sizes: small (≤ 60 m²), medium (60–85 m²), and large (> 85 m²). Using monthly unsold households from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as the dependent variable, optimal ARIMAX models were constructed via residual-based CCF analysis. Exogenous variables include supply (housing starts, construction cost index), price (apartment transaction price index), and macroeconomic indicators (CD rates, real residential construction GDP). Results reveal a highly segmented market with disconnected causal mechanisms. Small housing follows a random walk ARIMAX(0,1,0) driven by contemporaneous trends. Medium housing, under an ARIMAX(0,1,3) model, proves highly supply-sensitive, influenced by housing starts (1-month lag) and construction GDP (9-month lag). Large housing (ARIMAX(3,1,0)) displays a 3-month self-correcting inertia mechanism. The 2026 simulation predicts stark submarket polarization: large housing stabilizes, while medium and small segments face escalating risks—particularly a sharp spike in medium-sized units. This highlights the need for proactive monitoring systems to precisely time supply and financial interventions.

In response to worsening population decline in rural areas, the Korean government has expanded policy efforts, including the annual allocation of 1 trillion KRW for the Local Extinction Response Fund since 2022. Local governments are adopting new travel trends—such as “workation” centers— to attract living populations by leveraging the remote work culture accelerated by COVID-19. Travel trends evolve annually with social and environmental changes and are increasingly integrated into regional population policies. Notable examples include Jeju’s “living for a month” trend after the creation of the Olle Trail and the 2019 government initiative for local tourism. This study analyzed the evolution of travel trends from 2014 to 2023 using Textom, collecting data from platforms like Google, Naver, blogs, and news. Through text mining, key keywords such as guesthouse, glamping, hocance, and workation were identified. A pooled OLS regression was conducted focusing on Gangwon Province, using tourism business indicators and regional economic metrics. Travel trend variables (search volume and related accommodation business numbers) were included. Results showed that trends like workation positively impacted economic growth and population stability. The findings suggest that travel trends can be effective tools for local economic revitalization and balanced national development.

When installing vertiports during the commercialization phase of UAM, it is necessary to designate them as overlapping urban planning facilities. This study aims to identify the relative importance of key variables that influence the decision to overlap urban planning facilities. To this end, based on the results of prior research, a Focus Group Interview (FGI) was conducted to derive the key variables affecting the decision to overlap when locating vertiports. As a result of the AHP analysis, safety was found to be the most important factor for all six target facilities. Next, considering the form of the public transportation system, accessibility was highly important, followed by the importance of acceptability and economic feasibility factors. In the case of economic factors, the importance of potential usage demand factors was found to be high. Regarding safety factors, the safety of travel routes was the top priority for all facilities, making the securing of travel routes the most important factor when making overlapping decisions. A characteristic of accessibility factors is that connecting transportation methods for plazas/parks and port facilities appear to be highly important.

This study explores how university students are formed as participatory actors and how their roles change within urban regeneration processes, based on a case study of the Bongmyeong District urban regeneration project in Cheonan, South Korea. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected from official reports, project documents, and participant interviews from 2023 to 2024. Process tracing and content analysis were applied to examine student participation across four stages: preparation, planning, capacity-building, and implementation. The findings indicate that student participation evolves from extracurricular and idea-based involvement into active implementation roles through continuous engagement in consultation, coordination, and field-based activities. However, such participation remains largely limited to the project period and does not sufficiently extend into post-project continuity. This study suggests that university student participation should be understood as a process of actor formation through staged experiences and interactions, and highlights the need for structured operational frameworks and sustainable linkage systems in university–community urban regeneration projects.