This study has focused on the urbanization of Jumchon town, which Iocates on the north-eastern part of Kyungbuk Province. Jumchon town has town has been steadly grown and become a regional center of North Kyungbuk Province.
This area produces coal a...
This study has focused on the urbanization of Jumchon town, which Iocates on the north-eastern part of Kyungbuk Province. Jumchon town has town has been steadly grown and become a regional center of North Kyungbuk Province.
This area produces coal and limestone. The mine industries have brought non-basic industries such as commerce and transportation. For measuring the urbanization, two variables, population and land prices, have been adopted. Size and structure of population show a rapid urbanization. The change of the land price during 1970 to 1982 has jumped up 11 times and Jumchon-ri, Heungduk-ri, and Mojun-risurrounding the urban center become high land value areas, which prove urbanization process of the areas.
Intra-structure of the city does not functionally divided, but land uses in a view of landscape can classify into: Commercial District between Jumchon station and No.34 national road; Residential District surrounding the commercial district; Industrial District apart from the urban center; and Non urban District.
Economic activities of Jumchon on the analysis of occupational population fall functionally into mining city. In addition to this function of the town takes a role of commercial function and transportation. However, industrialization of the city still stays in poor stage, which causes slow growing of the city. Industrial sector is required in order to develope the urban center. Communication network of Jumchon by the analysis of the telephone calls is dominant over four towns and fifteen countries.