How Vulnerable Are Urban Regeneration Sites to Climate Change in Busan, South Korea?

Youngeun Kang, Keonhyeong Kim, Jeahyun Jung, Seungwoo Son and Eujin-Julia Kim
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Youngeun Kang: Research Department, Site Planning Co. Ltd., Busan 48505, Korea
Keonhyeong Kim: Research Department, Site Planning Co. Ltd., Busan 48505, Korea
Jeahyun Jung: Research Department, Site Planning Co. Ltd., Busan 48505, Korea
Seungwoo Son: Water and Land Research Group, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong 30147, Korea
Eujin-Julia Kim: Department of Landscape Architecture, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Research on the risks of climate change to urban regeneration projects has been insufficient to date. Therefore, this study aims to compare and analyze the degree of risk of climate change impact on areas with and without urban regeneration projects (for Eup, Myeon, and Dong regional units) in Busan, South Korea. In this study, (1) climate change risk indicators were extracted based on the concept of risk (hazard, vulnerability, and exposure), (2) a spatial analysis was performed using a graphic information system (GIS), and (3) the primary influencing factors were derived through a logistic regression analysis. The principal results show that urban regeneration areas have a higher risk of climate change impact than other areas. The results indicate that urban regeneration areas have a higher population density per area and more impermeable or flooded areas can increase the risk of climate change impacts. We also discuss strategies to develop resilient cities and climate change adaptation policies for future urban regeneration projects.

Keywords: urban regeneration; climate change risk; climate change adaptation; resilience; regional policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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