Spatial Configurations for The Revitalization of a Traditional Market: The Case of Yukgeori Market in Cheongju, South Korea
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Characteristics of Korean Traditional Markets
3. Methods
3.1. Selection of The Research Area
3.2. The Construction of a Street Network for Spatial Analysis
3.3. Analytical Formula
4. Results of The Analysis
4.1. Basic Survey
4.2. Spatial Configuration Analysis Results
4.2.1. City-Level Analysis Results
4.2.2. Neighborhood-Level Analysis Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | Traditional Markets | Modern Markets |
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Formation method | Formed in an unplanned manner. | Formed in a planned manner. |
Ownership | Ownership is fragmented. | In the case of the big box store, ownership is usually single and private. |
Spatial form | Most are in the form of street markets with many small buildings while the upper part of the street is often covered by a canopy. | Most are built in the form of a street market or big box store. |
Shoppers’ passage | Usually, shoppers’ passages are narrow. | Shoppers’ passages are wider and more spacious than those of the traditional market. |
Price of products | Negotiable. | Predetermined. |
Street vendors | Many street vendors do business on the sidewalks at the market boundaries. | Strong controls and surveillance prevent street vendors from doing business around the market. |
Market Name | Number of Stores | Land Area (m2) | Market Size | Store Placement Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gagyeong Terminal | 85 | 8389 | Small | Street-facing and street vendor |
Naedeok-jayon | 52 | 9395 | Small | Street-facing |
Naesu | 76 | 6912 | Small | Street-facing and street vendor |
Dukkeobi | 59 | 6816 | Small | Street-facing and street vendor |
Bokdae | 55 | 7843 | Small | Street-facing and street vendor |
Bokdae-gagyeong | 77 | 8000 | Small | Street-facing and street vendor |
Bukbu | 133 | 10,296 | Medium | Street-facing and street vendor |
Sajik | 71 | 10,735 | Small | Street-facing, street vendor and accommodation in a building |
Seomun | 73 | 15,269 | Small | Street-facing |
Ochang | 71 | 35,784 | Small | Street-facing |
Wonmaru | 103 | 7968 | Medium | Street-facing |
Yukgeori | 1202 | 45,433 | Large | Street-facing and street vendor |
Joongang | 62 | 4380 | Small | Street-facing and accommodation in a building |
Jikji | 60 | 5640 | Small | Street-facing |
Sachang | 103 | 5109 | Medium | Street-facing and street vendor |
Categories | Contents | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sale Item | Agricultural Foods | Livestock Foods | Aquatic Foods | Processed Foods | Clothing and Shoes | Housewares | Restaurant Foods | Others |
Number of stores (Percentage) | 420 (35%) | 120 (10%) | 300 (25%) | 84 (7%) | 36 (3%) | 120 (10%) | 60 (5%) | 60 (5%) |
Spatial Configuration | Land-Use Pattern |
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The intersection of the roads leading to all areas of the city | Use as a traffic junction The concentration of commercial functions |
Adjacent to a bridge connecting eastern and western areas of the city, which are separated by a long stream | Connection of two separated areas The concentration of commercial functions |
Location | Axis | MD (Average) | Spatial Configuration | Land-use Pattern |
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The market and its vicinity | Axis 1 | 6.22~7.87 (7.13) | Long street passing through a highly modernized commercial area, buffer area, and the traditional market | Activation of commercial business functions along the street |
Axis 2 | 6.30~7.92 (6.99) | |||
Axis 3 | 6.29~7.77 (6.78) | |||
The boundary of the district | Axis 4 | 6.32~7.99 (6.92) | The boundary of the district where bus stops are continuously arranged along the main road | Operation of public transport on the axis |
The modernized area | Axis 5 | 6.70~7.77 (7.02) | Inside the modernized area, the east–west road that meets three long north–south streets (axes 1, 3 and 4) | Used as an access road to the large parking lot located at the center of the district |
The boundary between the modernized area and the buffer area | Axis 6 | 6.19~7.61 (6.59) | On the boundary between the modernized area and the buffer area, the long east–west street intersecting three north–south axes mentioned above (axes 1, 3 and 4) | Used as a specialized street filled with many stores selling mainly wedding gifts |
The buffer area | Axis 7 | 6.30~7.58 (6.78) | Inside the buffer area, the long east–west street intersecting four north–south axes mentioned above (axes 1 to 4) | Used as a specialized street filled with many stores selling mainly hanbok, the traditional clothing of Korea |
The buffer area | Axis 8 | 6.33~7.52 (6.79) | Inside the buffer area, the long east–west street intersecting four north–south axes mentioned above (axes 1 to 4) | Used as a specialized street filled with many stores selling various types of furniture |
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Jeong, S.K.; Ban, Y.U. Spatial Configurations for The Revitalization of a Traditional Market: The Case of Yukgeori Market in Cheongju, South Korea. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072937
Jeong SK, Ban YU. Spatial Configurations for The Revitalization of a Traditional Market: The Case of Yukgeori Market in Cheongju, South Korea. Sustainability. 2020; 12(7):2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072937
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeong, Sang Kyu, and Yong Un Ban. 2020. "Spatial Configurations for The Revitalization of a Traditional Market: The Case of Yukgeori Market in Cheongju, South Korea" Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072937
APA StyleJeong, S. K., & Ban, Y. U. (2020). Spatial Configurations for The Revitalization of a Traditional Market: The Case of Yukgeori Market in Cheongju, South Korea. Sustainability, 12(7), 2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072937