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Division of Urban Planning and Transportation

Research Areas

Urban and Regional Planning

  • Analysis of and forecast for the urban structure and land use changes
  • Urban management system and implementation strategies
  • Growth management of Seoul metropolitan area
  • Strategies for balanced development, inter-regional cooperation and co-prosperity

Housing Policies

  • Management of housing supply and demand
  • Policies on housing stability and national rental housing for low-income households
  • Housing maintenance projects and settlement of original inhabitants in urban renewal areas

Urban Renewal

  • Renewal and regeneration strategies of deteriorated residential areas
  • Regeneration and new community development for urban neighborhood
  • Implementation strategies of new town projects
  • Creation of diverse urban redevelopment methods

Urban Design

  • Improvement and revitalization of pedestrian environments
  • Management and maintenance of the urban landscape
  • Planning and management of large-scale development projects
  • Preservation and conservation of historical areas and cultural heritage

Public Transportation

  • Strengthening the function of urban railways, intra-city buses, and local buses
  • Establishing an integrated public transportation service

Roadway Planning and Maintenance

  • Establishing efficient road networks
  • Developing street furniture management systems

Transportation Operation

  • Establishing and managing intelligent transportation systems
  • Developing an intelligent road safety system

Travel Demand Management and Survey

  • Establishing travel demand management policies to reduce traffic congestion
  • Surveying national travel demand and developing a database
  • Establishing travel demand management goals

Transportation Systems Sustainability

  • Developing public transportation services for sustainable welfare
  • Establishing public transportation service strategies for mobility of the disadvantaged
  • Materializing an eco-friendly transportation system

Taxi and Urban Logistics

  • Revitalizing the taxi industry and improving taxi services
  • Reorganizing the metropolitan logistics system
  • Introducing a greener urban logistics system

Position Name Research Area Phone E-mail
Director/Research Fellow Sang Hyeok Jeong Urban Design, Urban Landscape Management +82-2-2149-1093 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Senior Research Fellow Jae-Seob Yang Urban Planning and Management, Urban Regeneration, Public Participation +82-2-2149-1049 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Senior Research Fellow Joo-Il Lee Spatial Structure, Growth Management, Metropolitan Planning, Climate Change +82-2-2149-1085 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Senior Research Fellow Hee-Ji Lim Urban Design & Urban Architecture +82-2-2149-1055 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Senior Research Fellow Hyun-Suk Min urban design, heritage, participation +82-2-2149-1057 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Research Fellow Seongil Shin Transportation Engineering, ITS, Public Transportation System +82-2-2149-1099 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Research Fellow Chang Yi Transportation Planning, Urban Planning +82-2-2149-1076 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Research Fellow Wonseok Nam housing policy +82-2-2149-1177 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Associate Research Fellow Han,Youngjun Transportation Engineering, Traffic Operation, Smart Transportation +82-2-2149-1092 이메일 보내기 아이콘
Associate Research Fellow jae Hwan Yang Associate Research Fellow +82-2-2149-1417 이메일 보내기 아이콘