A Study on the Criteria for Selection of the Vacant Houses for Improvement Using the Fuzzy-ANP

Abstract

The problem of increasing vacant houses in Korea is more and more severe every year. In order to solve the problem of increasing vacant houses, the Korean government is carrying forward various projects. However, it is difficult due to various reasons to expect that such projects would be effective. For an vacant house improvement project, huge public funds and administrative efforts should be used. Hence, it is important to select the vacant houses for improvement in consideration of the fitness in public purpose and effects of the project. Nevertheless, it is still to see the guidelines for selection of the vacant houses for improvement as well as the relevant researches. Thus, this study used the Fuzzy-ANP to select the indicatives that should be examined first for selection of the houses for improvement and thereby, determined their relative importance, and thereupon, suggested some guidelines for selection of the vacant houses for improvement. As a result, it was found necessary to select the vacant houses for improvement in consideration of the fitness in public purpose, the risk of being collapsed or outbreak of fire, and the easy improvement not opposed by the owners. Summing up the results of the study, the following policy suggestions are put forward. First, central and local administrations should check the safety of the vacant houses periodically. Secondly, a P.R program should be operated continuously for the owners of the vacant houses regarding the risks and relevant support projects. Lastly, the government and the people should join efforts for a periodic monitoring or managing & checking of the vacant houses, beginning from the local communities featuring their members’ stronger attachment.