The study intends to suggest planning and policy recommendations to improve current supply system of the Public Sports service facilities in Seoul. To achieve the goal, a geographic database was built, while focusing on the social and elderly Public S...
The study intends to suggest planning and policy recommendations to improve current supply system of the Public Sports service facilities in Seoul. To achieve the goal, a geographic database was built, while focusing on the social and elderly Public Sports service facilities. It is found that the number of facilities provided has sharply increased around 1995; then it has been decreasing mainly due to the lack of local public finance. The level of Public Sports service has been continuously improved. However, the service gap among local governments still exists although it has been smaller. Also, the levels of spatial service overlapping and exclusion are relatively serious. In light of the findings, two policy directions and six measures are proposed in order to improve current planning and supply system in Seoul. Fist, more systematic and planning-oriented policies are needed. They include the construction of comprehensive database system, a guideline and general plan for provision and management prepared by Seoul and local governments, and enhanced roles of current local welfare consultative group. Second, efficient and fair ways to supply new facilities in response to increasing demand for public services. Functional changes among them should be considered, and multi-use public facilities and contributions of public facilities by the private sector should be encouraged through institutional and planning reforms.