This paper intends to examine the hidden dimensions of the Korean urban system in the 1990s by using factor analysis on 37 variables from 1990 to 2000. The urban population size is the most important dimension in explaining the urban system in the 199...
This paper intends to examine the hidden dimensions of the Korean urban system in the 1990s by using factor analysis on 37 variables from 1990 to 2000. The urban population size is the most important dimension in explaining the urban system in the 1990s, followed by contrasted features between new urban places and old urban places, urban service functions, urban infrastructure, and urban environment as new emerging urban dimensions. It is hard to clearly mention the establishment of urban network system in Korea because of the high concentration toward Seoul Metropolitan Region and weak horizontal connection between major provincial centers, concerning hihgway network, airtraffic network and internet infrastructure.