Vacant House Characteristics by Use Area and Their Application to Sustainable Community

The problem of vacant houses is important to identify its causes and then solve it. This study aims to determine the factors affecting the occurrence of vacant houses and examines their influence. The results highlight that the residential environment, population, social, physical environment, and g...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-11, Vol.12 (21), p.10696
Main Authors: Joo, Heesun, Lee, Soyeong, Kang, Seok-Jin, Kim, Sung-Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business districts
commercial areas
Geography
Ghettos
Homesteading
Houses
Housing
Older people
Population growth
Poverty
Probability
Residential areas
Statistical analysis
sustainable community
Sustainable development
vacant houses
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Summary:The problem of vacant houses is important to identify its causes and then solve it. This study aims to determine the factors affecting the occurrence of vacant houses and examines their influence. The results highlight that the residential environment, population, social, physical environment, and geographic factors are statistically significant for the residential areas’ vacant house occurrence, but physical environmental was not significant for the commercial area vacant house occurrence; however, the individual building factor was significant. In residential areas, if the housing itself becomes obsolete or the area is outdated, people often depart from the area, leaving behind empty houses. In the commercial area, it is possible to decrease the number of vacant houses by converting old houses into shops in line with revitalizing a commercial district; a decrease in the number of businesses can be interpreted as a decline in commercial districts and an increase in vacant houses.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app122110696