The Effect of Intra-urban Polycentricity on the Level of Urban Amenity

Kyusang Kwon

doi:10.22776/kgs.2021.56.3.311

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The Effect of Intra-urban Polycentricity on the Level of Urban Amenity 도시 내 다중심성이 도시 어메니티 수준에 미치는 영향

30 June 2021. pp. 311-323

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Abstract

This study examines the effect of intra-urban polycentricity on the quantity and diversity of urban amenities in Korea. Previous studies on the relationship between polycentricity and economic performance paid little attention to the consumption side rather than production side of urban economic performance. By identifying urban centers through an exploratory spatial data analysis and measuring the level of intra-urban polycentricity, this study finds that there is also a trade-off between intra-urban polycentricity and urbanization economies measured by urban population size whereas a degree of polycentricity is positively associated with the quantity and diversity of urban amenities. Sensitivity analysis shows that the results above were consistent with the different measurements of polycentricity and urban amenities. This study can contribute to the debate on the relationship between urban spatial structure and urban amenities by providing new empirical evidence in Korea.

Keywords

polycentricity

urban amenity

agglomeration economies

urban spatial structure

이 연구는 다중심성과 경제적 성과 간의 관계에 관한 기존 연구들이 간과했던 소비측면의 검토가 필요하다는 문제의식 하에서 우리나라를 대상으로 도시 내 다중심성이 도시 어메니티의 양과 다양성 수준에 미치는 영향을 검토한다. 탐색적 공간데이터 분석방법을 통해 도시 내 중심지를 도출하고 다중심성의 수준을 측정한 결과, 다중심성은 도시 어메니티의 양과 다양성에 정의 상관관계가 있지만 다중심성이 증가할수록 도시 규모에 따른 도시화경제 효과는 감소하였다. 민감도 분석 결과 다중심성과 도시 어메니티의 다양성에 대한 측정방법이 달라지더라도 그 결과는 동일하였다. 이 연구는 도시공간구조와 도시 어메니티 간 관계에 대한 논의에 새로운 경험적 증거를 제시하였다는 점에서 그 의의가 있다.

키워드

다중심성

도시 어메니티

집적경제

도시공간구조

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Publisher :The Korean Geographical Society
Publisher(Ko) :대한지리학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :대한지리학회지
Volume : 56
No :3
Pages :311-323
Received Date : 2021-06-07
Revised Date : 2021-06-30
Accepted Date : 2021-06-30
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22776/kgs.2021.56.3.311

Journal of the Korean Geographical Society ISSN:1225-6633(Print) 대한지리학회지

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