2015, Vol.24, No.2

Journal of Regional Studies and Development 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.4

pISSN : 1738-3846 / eISSN : 2765-4028
https://journal.kci.go.kr/jrsd_ipaid

A social-mixing policy has been widely adopted as an alternative that mitigates social exclusion problems. However, this policy sometimes reduces residents` satisfaction. Against this backdrop, this paper aims to examine the effects of various social-mixing indicators on residents` housing and neighborhood satisfaction using path analysis. Key findings are as follows: (1) Housing/building mix index augments residents` trust, indirectly leading to higher neighborhood satisfaction; (2) However, it directly reduces neighborhood satisfaction; (3) Sum of both effects is negative; (4) Neighborhood satisfaction increases housing satisfaction, but the opposite direction does not. Namely, housing/building mix index also reduces housing satisfaction; (5) These trends are dominant for the socially-disadvantaged households. Shortly, Housing/building mixing has serious and negative side effects, despite of its benefits. Thus, we need to reject social-engineering approaches that lead physical mixing, and encourage careful community planning that considers the socially-disadvantaged.

This study aims to conceptualize ‘Eup-Myeon-Dong Community Social Security Council’, which is imposed by Social Security Benefits Acts. It also tries to build an implications for constructing the council and provide prescriptions for its institutional design. For the purpose of analysis, BuchunSi, NowonGu and SungdongGu are selected as outstanding regions. Eup-Myeon-Dong Community Social Security Council is human network for seeking and supporting the lack of social security in local. It has three functions that are private-public welfare resource linkage, providing welfare service and case management aid. The key factors in the case study are welfare resource linkage system, level of resource links, the configuration of the council members and its program. This study recommends cooperating with Si-Gun-Gu Community Social Security Council, supporting case management at community center, working together with welfare facilities, seeking regional equality, difference resident autonomy and council as general principles to sustain growth.

This research has its purpose on evaluating limitation of creating network and effectiveness and factors of NGO network by referring case of NGO in Cheonan and Asan region. For this, interviews were conducted to employee of NGO in Cheonan and Asan region regarding reason why network is created and the effectiveness of the creation and why network can not be created. This research evaluated factors and effectiveness of NGO network and limitation of creation in perspective of resource dependence theory and systemic interaction theory. Here is summary of the research. First, the main reason why NGO of Cheonan and Asan region creates network is for certain issue and business. Second, Cheonan and Asan region NGO focuses on performance, consideration of influence and possibility of success among effects of network. Third, the reason why NGO in Cheonan and Asan region can not create network is that they lack of internal resource and human resource. In summary, Cheonan and Asan region NGO only focuses on maximization of performance and does not actively utilize resources of other organization through network. Therefore, it does not utilize benefits generated from network, such as cost reduction and securing resource. Also, creating network is effective on conducting certain issue and business, it shows the problem that it can not contribute to development of their own network and vitalization. In this point, the change of perspective that how Cheonan and Asan region NGO sees network must occur. The importance of network in perspective of foundational level regarding why network must be created, must be recognized and expand the network.