It has been recognized for sometime that important relationships exist between a regional economy and its spatial structure. In this study we focused on verification of the relationships between the spatial structure of university campus and growth.
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It has been recognized for sometime that important relationships exist between a regional economy and its spatial structure. In this study we focused on verification of the relationships between the spatial structure of university campus and growth.
First, earlier works on the theory of urban spatial structure are reviewed and general concept of utility function in university campus is suggestted.
To find what changes the spatial structure of university campus, we employed building density in the empirical study of Yonsei University. The results tell us that it is almost unavailable to expand horizontally but vertical or separate expansion is available.
Next, it is considered whether the changes of spatial structure can explain university growth relating to increase of students, expansion of university campus, and establishment of branch school. Here we found that increase of students changes the building density, which is resulted in changes of spatial structure.
Finally, to set up the model which can explain the optimal building density of university campus, utility function of constitunts should be suggested for further study of testing for the optimum size of university campus.