Social Network Analysis of the Jangwi Urban Regeneration Community

Hwanbae Kim, Jae-Kyoung Chung and Myeong-Hun Lee
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Hwanbae Kim: Department of Frontier Architectural and Urban Environment Engineering, Graduate School of Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
Jae-Kyoung Chung: Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea
Myeong-Hun Lee: Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: The administrative turn to urban regeneration in South Korea prompts an examination into the social aspects of sustainability for project areas. This retrospective study used social network analysis (SNA) to compass the 2015–2018 formation of Jangwi urban regeneration community, with average degree, centralization, and efficiency for network level and degree for individual level. The study aimed to identify the network’s structural characteristics in terms of relationships and social linkage. Average degree results note a rise in social exchange (2015: 0.609; 2018: 4.060), while the 2018 centralization value (<0.5) and community efficiency indicate how such network communication is dependent on key influencers. Introduced is a visual and quantitative analysis method for community networks that may warrant urgent attention in the field of Korean urban regeneration, as it provides potential strategies for governments and administrations to accomplish sustainable and strategic goals.

Keywords: social network analysis; urban regeneration; community; sustainable social development; new deal policy; social relation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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