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In Seoul, a metropolitan city, affordable housing is a major issue. Since 2012, social housing has been implemented as a means to solve housing shortages in the South Korean capital. Various policies in different times have been applied, and Seoul came up with a unique form of social housing: providing housing to those in need. The purpose of this paper is to review the development of social housing in Seoul and to discuss policy implications. First, this paper defines the concept of social housing in Seoul by comparing that of social housing in Western countries. The major differences in the concept of social housing between Seoul and Western countries lies in the provider of social housing. The providers of social housing in Seoul are social economy actors, including non-private organizations and cooperative unions that work as agencies to pursue the public interest. In addition, this paper presents an overview of the historical development and specific features of social housing. Finally, a discussion is presented on the implications for social housings, including the need for the allocation of social housing throughout the city, the extended length of residence, and reliable financial support to social housing providers.
Sang-Hyun Chung; Seung-Je Kim; So-Youn Park; Jun Kim. Past, Present, and Future of Social Housing in Seoul: Where Is Social Housing Heading to? Sustainability 2020, 12, 8165 .
AMA StyleSang-Hyun Chung, Seung-Je Kim, So-Youn Park, Jun Kim. Past, Present, and Future of Social Housing in Seoul: Where Is Social Housing Heading to? Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):8165.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSang-Hyun Chung; Seung-Je Kim; So-Youn Park; Jun Kim. 2020. "Past, Present, and Future of Social Housing in Seoul: Where Is Social Housing Heading to?" Sustainability 12, no. 19: 8165.
As the low birthrates in Korea intensify, the average school-age population is showing great reduction and the resources used for admission to the university are gradually decreasing as well, due to the continuing economic downturn. Therefore, in order for the university to remain competitive and keep up with the fast paced changes, it is very significant that they induce qualitative growth of university education and facilities through extensive and thorough analysis on the university facility management (UFM) for students who are the main users of university facilities. However, research done on university facilities in Korea has been focused mainly on space management, while the effective UFM reflecting in-depth opinions on the user class has been quite inadequate. Therefore, in order to improve student satisfaction and improve the efficiency of UFM, it is crucial to understand the importance and status of the UFM items. This way, an initial plan for improvement of UFM considering the priorities that actively reflect the opinions of the students is prepared in this research. For the UFM items, the eight classifications of UFM, which can be evaluated by users, and the details of the classifications are used for this research. For the UFM strategies, the first 176 performance indicators (PIs) are collected, consolidated, and deleted. Finally, eight UFM strategies are derived. In order to find out which UFM items need more focus on, importance–performance analysis (IPA) is conducted. The priority of management is determined by where each factor is located on the grid. Additionally, multiple linear regression analysis is conducted to examine the effect of the importance value on the UFM items on the importance value on the UFM strategies. Finally, the average values of importance for the strategies of UFM of two groups are compared and analyzed. As a result of the stages listed above, this research attempts to provide basic data on preparing the UFM plan. Therefore, it is possible to apply the method that reflects the needs of actual users in preparing future UFM plans throughout the research methods proposed in this research.
Min Soo Kim; Jun Ha Kim. Effective University Facility Management Plan Proposal Reflecting the Needs of the Main Users. Frontiers in Psychology 2020, 11, 219 .
AMA StyleMin Soo Kim, Jun Ha Kim. Effective University Facility Management Plan Proposal Reflecting the Needs of the Main Users. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020; 11 ():219.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMin Soo Kim; Jun Ha Kim. 2020. "Effective University Facility Management Plan Proposal Reflecting the Needs of the Main Users." Frontiers in Psychology 11, no. : 219.
Purpose This paper aims to reveal and compare the characteristics of the facilities management (FM) education programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea (i.e. the Four Asian Dragons) and makes suggestions for their future development. Design/methodology/approach A team consisting of academics from the Four Asian Dragons held a face-to-face meeting to discuss and define the scope and framework of the review, followed by an extensive search to identify literature and information germane to the study. Individual parts of reviews, prepared by the team members for their respective places, were cross-reviewed before refinement and consolidation into the current paper. Findings The term “facility (or facilities) management” appears in most of the programs reviewed, but terms such as “environment” and “property” also appear in some programs’ titles. The programs reviewed range from certificate level to doctorate level; those between diploma level and master level are more common. Most of the programs have obtained professional accreditations, but some are accredited by FM-related rather than FM-specific professional bodies. Research limitations/implications Further research should investigate issues such as the performance of the programs reviewed, extent to which they have met the market needs and how they compare with the counterparts in other regions (e.g. Europe, America). For such research, the process of the study reported here and its findings about the status quo of the programs can serve as references. Practical implications To strengthen FM as a well-established discipline, it is imperative to have the programs accredited by FM-specific professional bodies. Originality/value Providing the first-ever international review on the major FM programs in Asia, this paper is useful to program planners, educators and researchers in the FM field.
Joseph Lai; Kung-Jen Tu; Jonathan K.M. Lian; Jun Ha Kim. Facilities management education in the Four Asian Dragons: a review. Facilities 2019, 37, 723 -742.
AMA StyleJoseph Lai, Kung-Jen Tu, Jonathan K.M. Lian, Jun Ha Kim. Facilities management education in the Four Asian Dragons: a review. Facilities. 2019; 37 (11/12):723-742.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoseph Lai; Kung-Jen Tu; Jonathan K.M. Lian; Jun Ha Kim. 2019. "Facilities management education in the Four Asian Dragons: a review." Facilities 37, no. 11/12: 723-742.