An Analysis of the Influence Factors on Accessibility of Urban Living Area Park in Cheongju City

Abstract

In this study, the current status of the shortage of urban living area parks and the relation to the quality of life of urban residents was investigated and analyzed through buffer analysis and network analysis. The results showed that there was a relative shortage of small parks in the commercial area of the residential, which is the main living area for Cheongju citizens. The results of the network analysis of the accessibility of the Cheongju-si living area park showed the use population and the number of grids (area) at 49.2% and 30.5%, respectively, of the corresponding buffer analysis results. The influence of access to living social overhead capital (SOC) facilities was found to have the greatest impact on the access to urban living area parks in the order of accessibility to kindergarten, elementary school, police stations, clinics, access to senior citizens, parking lots, hospital, and sports facilities. This result suggests that if the accessibility to urban living area parks improves, the accessibility to SOC facilities located in the neighborhood living area of residents can also be improved. In addition, the better the accessibility to elementary schools, hospitals, and sports facilities, the lower the accessibility to living area parks, and these facilities can be seen as alternatives to the facilities offered by urban living area parks.