@article{ART003282843},
author={Lee Chahee and Kim Youngjin},
title={Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline},
journal={The Korea Spatial Planning Review},
issn={1229-8638},
year={2025},
volume={127},
pages={117-127},
doi={10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Chahee
AU - Kim Youngjin
TI - Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline
JO - The Korea Spatial Planning Review
PY - 2025
VL - 127
IS - null
PB - 국토연구원
SP - 117
EP - 127
SN - 1229-8638
AB - This study aims to classify rural areas based on their functional linkages with cities, moving beyond the administrative rural–urban dichotomy established during the population-growth era. Using the OECD Functional Urban Area (FUA) methodology, rural areas across Korea are categorized into three types: rural areas within FUAs (27.7%), rural areas adjacent to FUAs (20.1%), and rural areas distant from FUAs (52.2%). The analysis confirms that 67.4% of population-decline areas are located in rural areas distant from FUAs, indicating that weak accessibility and limited urban linkages are closely associated with demographic and economic decline. These findings suggest that, first, the spatial unit of rural policy needs to be expanded from administrative districts to functional areas, and second, tailored development strategies are required for each rural type. This study contributes to redefining rural areas and provides a foundational framework for national land and rural spatial planning in the context of urban–rural functional linkages.
KW - Population Decline;Rural Depopulation;Rural Typology;Rural–Urban Linkages;Functional Urban Areas (FUA);Rural Revitalization
DO - 10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
ER -
Lee Chahee and Kim Youngjin. (2025). Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline. The Korea Spatial Planning Review, 127, 117-127.
Lee Chahee and Kim Youngjin. 2025, "Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline", The Korea Spatial Planning Review, vol.127, pp.117-127. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee, Kim Youngjin "Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 127 pp.117-127 (2025) : 117.
Lee Chahee, Kim Youngjin. Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline. 2025; 127 117-127. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee and Kim Youngjin. "Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 127(2025) : 117-127.doi: 10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee; Kim Youngjin. Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline. The Korea Spatial Planning Review, 127, 117-127. doi: 10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee; Kim Youngjin. Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline. The Korea Spatial Planning Review. 2025; 127 117-127. doi: 10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee, Kim Youngjin. Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline. 2025; 127 117-127. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
Lee Chahee and Kim Youngjin. "Reframing Rural Typologies through Urban–Rural Functional Linkages in an Era of Population Decline" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 127(2025) : 117-127.doi: 10.15793/kspr.2025.127..006
