This study suggests that in order to create an industrial complex where young people want to work, it is necessary to improve the industrial space according to the preferred spatial environment of young people, and this improvement of the industrial s...
This study suggests that in order to create an industrial complex where young people want to work, it is necessary to improve the industrial space according to the preferred spatial environment of young people, and this improvement of the industrial space environment will contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the industrial complex by attracting young people. To this end, this study aims to identify and improve the perception of industrial complexes among young adults and to verify the influence factors on the demand for space improvement according to the perception of industrial complex space and preferred space type among young adults. To solve this research problem, an online survey was conducted from September 23 to October 15, 2023, using NAVER Online Survey and a specialized research company for young adults and the general public who are familiar with Namdongdan. A total of 274 responses were received, and the final 244 were used as primary data for the survey analysis. The collected valid data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 statistical program in the following steps. First, frequency analysis and descriptive statistics were conducted to understand respondents' personal characteristics and major variables, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to verify reliability. Then, independent samplet-test, one-way ANOVA, and post-hoc test (Scheffe) were conducted to examine the differences in perceptions among variables according to respondents' general characteristics. In addition, correlation analysis was conducted to measure the relevance of each variable, and multiple regression analysis was applied to identify the influence factors of industrial complex space perception on space improvement needs and the influence factors of space improvement needs according to space preference to verify the results.
This study compared and verified the direct effects of how perceptions of industrial complex space and space preference types affect the improvement of youth-friendly spaces by dividing the sample of 244 into total, young adults, and non-young adults, and adopted the results of the test for young adults as a hypothesis for the verification of influencing factors for the improvement of youth-friendly spatial environment. In this study, the youth-friendly spatial environment was defined as a space for work-life balance, a space for growth learning, and a space for local sensitivity, and the results of the verification of influencing factors for improving the youth-friendly space were as follows. First, we found that there were significant differences in the perception of industrial complex space according to respondents' personal characteristics: age group, education level, occupational group, and experience in visiting industrial complexes. As a result of verifying Hypothesis 1, which states that young adults' space improvement needs will vary depending on their perceptions of industrial complex space, we found that higher perceptions of the landscape environment increased space improvement needs for work-life balance spaces and growth learning spaces, but had no effect on the improvement needs of local sensitivity spaces. In the space for growth learning, it was confirmed that the awareness of park greenery had a positive effect on the improvement of the space for growth learning. The results of the study verified Hypothesis 2, which states that young adults' space improvement needs will vary depending on the type of space preference of young adults, and confirmed that accessibility and diversity have a positive effect on work-life balance space improvement, which increases the need for local sensitivity space improvement. For growth learning spaces, sustainability and place were found to have a positive effect on improving growth learning spaces. In the local sensitivity space, we found that the preference for continuity, place, and diversity increased the demand for space improvement for local sensitivity desired by young adults. In conclusion, industrial complex space perception and space preference type are influential factors for youth-friendly space improvement, and based on this study, they can be used as basic data to improve industrial spaces into youth-friendly spaces. Based on this study, it will contribute to the policy formulation of an integrated view and approach that can consider the minimum spatial environment conditions from the creation of new industrial spaces to the revitalization of sustainable industrial complexes by improving the spatial environment preferred by young people. This study has important implications for drawing implications for improving the quality of the spatial environment to activate the influx of youth in addition to the physical infrastructure in order to foster youth-friendly spaces in industrial areas. Therefore, research on the improvement of youth-friendly spatial environment in terms of spatial environment of industrial space is very necessary to propose policy measures for the revitalization of industrial space.