Urban Type Classification and Characteristic Analysis through Time-Series Environmental Changes for Land Use Management for 31 Satellite Cities around Seoul, South Korea

Jin-Hyo Kim, Oh-Sung Kwon and Jung-Hwa Ra
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Jin-Hyo Kim: Division of Forestland Spatial Planning, Korea Forest Conservation Association, Daejeon 35262, Korea
Oh-Sung Kwon: Department of Ecology and Environment, Gyeonggi Research Institute, Suwon 16207, Korea
Jung-Hwa Ra: Department of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: The objective of the present study was to determine changes in land coverage for 31 satellite cities surrounding Seoul and changes in values of MSPA (Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis) for a time period of about 30 years (from 1988 to 2018). Cities that showed similar environmental changes were grouped utilizing a hierarchical cluster analysis. The results of this study are summarized as follows: First, as a result of analyzing changes in land coverage, urbanized areas in all 31 cities greatly increased, whereas areas of forest, grassland, farmland, wetland, etc., greatly decreased. Second, as a result of carrying out MSPA for green areas in each city, the number of Cores, Islets as stepping-stone green areas, and Branches greatly decreased. As a result of analyzing factors in cluster analysis, 12 variables were classified into four groups. After performing a cluster analysis, the 31 cities were classified into six clusters. Cluster-6 showed the biggest decrease in wetland areas. These results could be used as basic data for establishing differentiated environmental policies for clusters of cities that show similar environmental changes, and for establishing policy priorities that break away from uniform environmental policies at the local level.

Keywords: land-cover change; MSPA; cluster analysis; land use management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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