2023, Vol.117, No.

The Korea Spatial Planning Review 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.2

pISSN : 1229-8638
https://journal.kci.go.kr/krihs

This study intends to examine the short-term effects of demand regulation policies on housing markets of Seoul and the Southeastern and Northeastern subregions during the overheated housing market period. Using a regression discontinuity model, it was found that the December 16th policy in 2019 decreased the prices of both houses under KRW 900 million and houses over KRW 900 million in Seoul, but the effect was larger on the latter than on the former. In the Southeastern subregion, the effect was not significant regardless of the group of housing prices. In the Northeastern subregion, however, the effect was only significant for houses under KRW 900 million. After a certain period of the implementation of the December 16th policy in 2019, the short-term effect decreased. The June 17th policy in 2020 did not show a significant price drop in most models. This study indicates that the short-term effects and duration of demand regulation policies may vary depending on the characteristics of submarkets in Seoul and both the Southeastern and Northeastern subregions. This study suggests that it is necessary to establish sophisticated regulatory policies based on a detailed understanding of the characteristics and changes of housing submarket

The Cambridge region in the UK has been considered to be one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial areas of the world. While many industrial areas of the UK and many other advanced economies have lost their dynamics, Cambridge has been growing with new industries, including those in the digital, semiconductor, instrument, and biomedical fields. A core element of the region’s innovativeness and entrepreneurship is the University of Cambridge, which has been there for over eight centuries since 1209. The university in fact has been playing a key role in making the region dynamic, innovative, entrepreneurial, and liable. This paper attempts to articulate core elements contributing to making the university entrepreneurial, based on the theory of the entrepreneurial university. To collect the data and information required to examine the issue, interviews were conducted in the Cambridge area twice in 2017, along with a subsequent review of the existing literature, statistical sources, and web-pages related to the subject

Korea has seen an increase in the number of shrinking cities, resulting from population loss, economic downturn, employment decline, and social problems. Policy responses have been aimed at promoting entrepreneurial environments by creating the hard infrastructure specifically designed to support the appropriate soft infrastructure. Developing coworking spaces for young entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers is one of these policy responses. In order to understand the roles of coworking spaces in these shrinking cities, a five-month study (October 2021 - February 2022) of coworking spaces in twelve small and medium-sized cities was conducted using two interrelated methods: 1) an online survey of users of coworking spaces in their 20s and 30s and 2) semi-structured interviews with managing staff/owners of coworking spaces. This paper concludes that coworking spaces in small and medium-sized cities play the following roles: 1) ‘hard and soft infrastructure providers’ that provide hard infrastructure, including office spaces, service facilities and office supplies, while simultaneously acting as third-party locations offering emotional and professional support in a friendly environment, 2) ‘local contact points’ where both newcomers and local residents can meet and develop business opportunities, 3) ‘knowledge and cultural disseminators’ that offer services related to education, business tutoring, training, culture, art, and leisure, and 4) ‘creative hubs’ that attract young, talented, knowledge workers who together develop further creative clusters, which in turn brings about an increase in the local population, local jobs, improved standards of living, and revitalized local areas.