Analysis of Floating Population Mobility Pattern and Self-Sufficiency of Gyeongnam Innovation City

Abstract

Starting in September 2007, 10 Innovation Cities were created across the country. Although there are positive evaluations of them in terms of enhancing balanced national development and vitality of the local cities, there are also criticisms on living or business environment. It is necessary to monitor the phenomena occurring in the Innovation City and find the customized revitalization strategies. This study analyzed the floating population and self-sufficiency of Gyeongnam Innovation City. The floating population between surrounding regions and Innovation City was analyzed by dividing it into the whole country, Gyeongnam, and Jinju. As a result, there was a large amount of inflow from the Seoul metropolitan area and the large cities in the Dongnam area. In Gyeongnam, the outflow was higher than the inflow. In Jinju, to which Gyeongnam Innovation City belongs, accounted for more than 80% of inflow and outflow. The amount of inflow and outflow in Jinju was large in Eup, Myeon, and Dong adjacent to Gyeongnam Innovation City. In addition, it was found that there were more inflows and outflows in the afternoon than in the morning and on weekend than on weekdays. The job-housing ratio was 0.789, the internal employment ratio was 0.836, and the self-sufficiency index was 2.245, indicating high self-sufficiency. As the number of jobs increased due to the creation of the innovation city, the number of economically active population and the number of jobs were balanced. However, in order to further increase the rate of relocation with families, it is necessary to reinforce support measures such as the creation of higher level of education and better living environment, and economic support.