Gyeonggi-do Completes Research Service for Utilizing Public Idle Spaces
Discussion and Content Presentation on Utilization of 13 Idle Spaces in the Province
Gyeonggi Province held the final report meeting for the "Study on Revitalizing Local Communities through the Utilization of Public Idle Spaces in Gyeonggi Province" on the 20th, sharing the current status of idle spaces within the province and discussing ways to transform them into sustainably usable spaces, the province announced on the 21st.
Gyeonggi Province held the final report meeting for the "Study on Revitalizing Local Communities through the Utilization of Public Idle Spaces in Gyeonggi Province" service on the 20th. Provided by Gyeonggi Province
The report meeting was held under the chairmanship of Yoon Seong-jin, Director of the Balanced Development Planning Office of Gyeonggi Province, with about 20 participants including Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Lee Seok-gyun (Namyangju) and representatives from Goyang City, Gwangju City, Namyangju City, Gapyeong County, Yeoncheon County, and the Gyeonggi Research Institute, all of whom have plans to utilize idle spaces.
The main contents of the study included analysis and categorization of domestic and international cases, analysis of idle spaces within the province, presentation of customized models, and preparation of support measures, targeting a total of 13 idle spaces in the province.
This research project involved proposals for the utilization of idle spaces through the Gyeonggi Love Citizen Participation Group and collection of opinions from nearby residents, as well as analysis and discussions aimed at expanding the living population by improving residential conditions in areas severely affected by population outflow.
In particular, for idle spaces, programs that residents can autonomously operate were proposed, such as workation and tourism venture platforms, youth start-up hub spaces, and village promotion centers. These programs can be linked with projects such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s community revitalization infrastructure projects, local branding activation support projects, youth village creation projects, or border area resident self-sustaining village vitality projects led by Gyeonggi Province.
For underutilized spaces, measures to improve profitability and enable residents to operate them independently were suggested. In the case of closed schools in population-declining areas such as Gapyeong County and Yeoncheon County, the focus was on plans to attract living populations through tourism experience programs.
Gyeonggi Province has been promoting this study to create infrastructure spaces and resident participation spaces tailored to the demands of each city and county for regional revitalization through the utilization of public idle spaces.
Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Lee Seok-gyun stated, “Deriving supportable measures through utilization strategies by type and matching with central government public contest projects is a very encouraging research result,” and added, “It is necessary to consider sustainable autonomous operation plans after utilizing idle spaces,” presenting policy alternatives that local residents can feel.
Yoon Seong-jin, Director of the Balanced Development Planning Office of Gyeonggi Province, said, “We must strive to achieve tangible results through the research project outcomes,” and added, “In addition to the utilization plans and supportable public contest projects presented today, I hope that by linking with the cities’ and counties’ own plans and projects and viewing from a comprehensive perspective, these idle spaces can be reborn as key spaces for regional revitalization.”
Gyeonggi Province plans to support each city and county in establishing and implementing concrete project plans based on the idle space utilization measures discussed at this final report meeting.
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