The most extensive change in Korean housing environment recently, is the increase of single households caused by changes in household structures due to aging and increase of unweddedness and late marriage. Housing act was revised in may 2009, to meet ...
The most extensive change in Korean housing environment recently, is the increase of single households caused by changes in household structures due to aging and increase of unweddedness and late marriage. Housing act was revised in may 2009, to meet the increasing demand for small houses and to provide pleasant and safe housings. Despite the number of Urban living homes constructed has increased due to easing of construction standard and real estate selling procedures and rovision of various mortgages, Urban living homes constructed so far has not been settled well and causing many problems as side effect of easing construction standard which led to lack of parking spaces and deterioration of houses. This has led to revision of relevant laws and measures for activation from the government. Reckless provision of Urban living homes has led to many problems. Under these circumstances, this study seeks to attain effectiveness of the Urban living homes by providing houses that satisfy the demand through surveying the habitants of Urban living homes about factors considered in choosing houses and satisfaction of current housing. Thus this study focuses on Kwanak and Geumchun district where Urban living homes are constructed in large numbers and are continuing to be
constructed for provision of materials and policy implication to improve the system. First, Urban Residential real factor is the emphasis on the selection of resident housing size and efficiency of the size of the storage space and the convenience of the size of the bathroom adult side of the structure and functional aspects of housing and housing ventilation and lighting, inter-noise, external noise and the use of public facilities and the convenience of neighborhood living in a residential environment aspects, such as the accessibility of public transport, such as security and safety analysis are into. Second, Urban Residential satisfaction for internal factors and external factors, the analysis revealed that the convenience of public transportation, medical facilities, amenities and cultural facilities, public convenience
facilities. Configured as external factors such as safety for the survey were analyzed with high satisfaction. In addition, the structural and functional aspects of housing satisfaction research was also higher. The monthly rental of housing, such as the internal factors rather than economic aspects of the residential environment, external factors, mainly to show that the relative priority that need improvement. Third, analysis of general characteristic of habitants showed that age, income, floor area of house, amount of deposit and type of housing did show significant difference in choosing Urban living homes, while gender, size of family, level of education, occupation and monthly rent did not. Fourth, the younger the habitant of Urban living homes are, the more they are satisfied of it. In short, young Urban living homes habitants of Kwanak, Geumchun district are satisfied with houses with accessible public transportation, good parking conditions, good interior facility, ventilation, lighting and without privacy intrusion. Also, internal factors and external factor in choosing Urban living homes were analyzed and its effect on satisfaction
of habitants were surveyed. First, survey has shown that among the internal factors, satisfaction of overall living space, insulation, sound proof, parking spaces, building management and low monthly rent had high influence on overall satisfaction of the housing. Thus, these factors must be systematically considered in providing Urban living homes. Second, survey has also shown that among the external factors, convenient public transportation, public facility, medical clinics, amenity of surroundings and safety had high effect on satisfaction. These factors must also be systematically considered in providing Urban living homes. To sum up, though partially, this study had rationally diagnosed effectiveness of Urban living homes from the point where the system have been put to practice for four years and provided efficient and significant material for future policy makings. Further in-depth study can contribute to improving residential environment and housing satisfaction.