As South Korea faces challenges from an aging population, low birth rates, and an increase in single-person households, discussions are underway to expand the role of public housing beyond mere supply to include care and community support.
The Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) announced that it will host a joint seminar with the Gyeonggi Housing and Communities Corporation (GH) and the Incheon Housing Corporation (iH) on September 18 at 3 p.m. in the Ferum Hall on the third floor of the Ferum Tower in Jung-gu, Seoul. The seminar, organized by the Korea Housing Service Society, will focus on the theme, 'Beyond Public Housing Providers: Becoming Community Designers.'
This seminar is part of a collaborative research initiative involving SH, GH, and iH, aimed at discussing the role of public housing in community support and housing services. Key topics will include public housing policies and operational strategies to address care gaps and social isolation resulting from the aging society, low birth rates, and the rise of single-person and elderly households.
Presentations will cover strategies for enhancing community spaces within public housing and operating community services to support continued residency in local areas. Professor Kim Young-wook from Sejong University will present on 'Urban and Residential Development Strategies Based on Space Structure Analysis for Community Activation.'
Following this, Kim Young-guk, a senior researcher at the SH Urban Research Institute, will discuss 'Operational Strategies for Public Housing Community Services to Realize Aging in Community,' while Park Seok-kyu, head of the iH Urban Research Team, will present on 'iH's Family and Senior Community-Friendly Housing Model in Response to Low Birth Rates and Aging.'
After the presentations, Lim Kwang-bin, head of the GH Urban Housing Research Department, will moderate a discussion featuring senior researchers from various institutions, including Gi Yun-hwan from the Incheon Research Institute, Nam Won-seok from the Seoul Research Institute, Park Gi-deok from the Gyeonggi Research Institute, Cho Seung-yeon from the LH Land and Housing Research Institute, and Kwon O-jung, co-representative of the Korea Housing Service Society, to explore community support strategies in public housing.
SH President Hwang Sang-ha stated, 'As we face an aging society, low birth rates, and an increase in single-person households, the importance of care and community within multi-family housing is growing. We will continuously review public housing's housing services and community support strategies based on the discussions from this seminar.'
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