Meenchel Jung, Jihye Han, Ilkyu Park, Kabsung Kim

(Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea)

 

 

Abstract: Recently, ubiquitous cities, which are known as “U-cities” or “Smart Cities”, have emerged as the post-city paradigm in South Korea. U-cities aim to provide multiple services in various areas. Among these services, the importance of disaster prevention is highlighted because of the current threat posed by North Korea as well as natural and man-made disasters. Research was conducted on the disaster prevention services in Gangnam-gu, which has the highest resident and floating population in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Gangnam-gu would not normally be considered for U-service benefits because these features are focused primarily on newer municipalities. However, this service is considered essential to this locality. Research and subject data were confined to Gangnam-gu and emergency shelters located in this area. ArcGIS was used to analyze the network service and buffer data. Results indicated that in the event of a disaster, Gangnam-gu has sufficient shelters, although spatial accessibility was not. To correct this discrepancy, this research recommends the implementation of a U-disaster prevention service for Gangnam-gu.

 

 

Key words: U-city; U-disaster prevention; emergency shelter; integrated management center

 

JEL Code: R1