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Housing Policy for Low-income Households (Ger Areas) in Mongolia: Based on Generic Characteristic of Developing Countries

  • Ishdorj, Saruul;Lee, Hyun-Soo;Park, Moonseo
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2017.10a
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    • pp.138-145
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    • 2017
  • As that experienced in other developing countries, Mongolia has already faced multilateral side issues for two decades due to economic growth that created Ger areas or internationally 'Slum', public housing and living conditions for low-income citizens, on the basis of rapid migration from rural areas to urban. Ger areas appear to be the main cause of environmental pollution problems and impending comfortable living conditions of the city's residents by covering more than half area of Ulaanbaatar city. Also, the spread of the Ger areas has many side issues such as prevention of urban development and unaesthetic. Most inhabitants of the areas are on low-incomes, and living in the detached houses or felt yurts (Ger) usually build within a low budget, by themselves or unprofessional people, and by using materials of poor quality. Therefore, Ger areas are an inevitable issue that requires effective, proper and immediate housing policy coordination under the government and even the housing market. Unfortunately housing policies, laws, and projects adopted by Mongolian government have shown inefficient results. The government housing policies, unlike other developing countries did not target low-income households' housing which is the priority issue for two decades. But only in 2014, the Long-term housing policy with the strategy for affordable housing initiated the housing policy for low-income households. This policy has five main broad directions such as redevelopment of Ger area, the land readjustment, public rental housing, new settlements and new city and reconstruction for old apartments, which are rather general and would require tremendous financial resources if each of the directions is implemented simultaneously without prioritization. Therefore this research aims to suggest the efficient and adequate housing policy direction for the low-income households in Ger area based on achievement of other developing countries' strategies, performances and generic characteristic with explanatory models. Also, this research adopts a literature analysis method that uses various research reports, related papers in domestic and international journals, and theses by experts, researchers, public institutions, and agencies.

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The Relationship between Physical Environment and Mental Health of the Urban and Rural Adolescents (도·농지역 청소년의 물리적 환경과 정신건강과의 관계)

  • Lee, Sunmin;Choi, Byungsook
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.73-83
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the physical environment and mental health of the adolescents in urban and rural areas. This study was performed using the questionnaire survey method. The research subjects were high school students in Seoul and Jeollabuk-do rural areas. The questionnaire inquired about the housing, neighborhood, and school environments, and these contents were depended on previous studies. The survey was conducted from August 27 to September 6, 2013, and 446 data were collected. They were analyzed with the SPSS 12.0 program. The main results are as follows. 1) The urban adolescents evaluated physical environment to be better than rural adolescents. Specifically, the urban adolescents evaluated 'facility/accommodation', 'security/health', 'amenity' of the housing environment, 'disorder', 'comfortability', 'nature awareness' of the neighborhood environment, and 'noise', 'overcrowding', and 'security' of the school environment to be higher. 2) The urban adolescents' self-esteem was significantly higher than rural ones. 3) The physical environment factors, which had effects on adolescents' mental health, are different depending on the areas, and so adolescents' physical environment would be designed by the local environment conditions.

A Practical Study on the Development of HightEco Apartment as a Future Housing (미래주거와 첨단환경아파트 개발에 관한 조사연구)

  • 최상호;석호태
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.63-72
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    • 2001
  • In this study, the basic concepts of future housing which can be applicable in the future were established in the change of the various elements such as social conditions, life style and the development of technology, etc. To apply this concepts, the HightEco(High Technology and Ecology) Apartment was presented as a new model. The characteristics of this HighEco Apartment are as follows. 1) 'Intelligent Housing' which are based on high technology and info information. 2)'Ecology Housing' which are based on environmental controls and energy savings. And, according to the analyzed results of the examples of apartment, the guidelines of the technical elements and differential models for the development of HightEco Apartment were presented.

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Contents Analysis on the Characteristics of Living Environmental Design in Facilities for the Elderly with Dementia, USA (미국 치매노인시설의 거주환경디자인 특성의 내용분석)

  • Byun Hea-Ryung;Yoon Young-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze environment-behavior concepts included in environmental design characteristics of facilities for elderly with dementia. Major method was contents analysis of actual environmental designs. For comparison between the environment-behavior concepts and actual cases, an analytical framework was developed. Eleven cases of facilities designed for people with dementia were analyzed. Those were published ones in periodicals in USA. The analytical data used included floor plans, texts, and visual materials including photographs. Under the framework for analysis, a total of 296 criteria were used to analyze the actual cases of environmental design. This study was expected to offer a knowledge base for better environmental design for elderly with dementia and to help establish guidelines for designing such facilities which can meet the cultural characteristics and traditional conditions of Korea.

A Study on the Concept of Elderly Housing Environment and Housing Types (노인 주거환경의 개념과 유형화 연구)

  • Kim, Min-Soo;Lee, Sung-Mi;Lee, Yoo-Jin;Lee, Yeun-Sook;Lee, Sun-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.224-228
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    • 2006
  • Recently, In Korea, diverse elderly facilities have increased by geometric progression cope with rapidly aging society. But, there haven't been enough systematic understanding about elderly housing. To approach the concept of elderly housing, the clear theory of its definition and types should be established. Thus, the purpose of this study is to set up the concept of elderly housing and clear definition, and to recreate criteria fit our situation. This study was proceeded by contents analysis of elderly housing environment in prior research. First, we understand the use of terms about elderly housing in references and redefine. Then, analyze the cases of categorizations in developed countries. Finally, the research point out current problems and make criteria in housing environmental aspects. This study leads new perspective to consist synthetic services according to special conditions of elderly, far from the economical point of view. It will contribute to understand elderly housing designing aging friendly environment.

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Simplified Limit Solutions for the Inclined Load Capacity of a Dynamically Installed Pile in Soft Clay

  • Lee, Junho;Jung, Jong-Suk;Sim, Young-Jong;Park, Yong-Boo
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2020
  • Offshore renewable energy resources are attractive alternatives in addressing the nation's clean energy policies because of the high demand for electricity in the coastal region. As a large portion of potential resources is in deep and farther water, economically competitive floating systems have been developed. Despite the advancement of floating technologies, the high capital cost remains a primary barrier to go ahead offshore renewable energy projects. The dynamically installed piles (DIPs) have been considered one of the most economical pile concepts due to their simple installation method, resulting in cost and time-saving. Nevertheless, applications to real fields are limited because of uncertainties and underestimated load capacity. Thus, this study suggests the appropriate analytical approach to estimate the inclined load capacity of the DIPs by using the upper bound plastic limit analysis (PLA) method. The validity of the PLA under several conditions is demonstrated through comparison to the finite element (FE) method. The PLA was performed to understand how flukes, soil profiles, and load inclinations can affect the inclined load capacity and to provide reliable evaluations of the total resistance of the DIPs. The studies show that PLA can be a useful framework for evaluating the inclined load capacity of the DIPs under undrained conditions.

A Study of Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation and Environmental Knowledge in the Eco-Friendly Consumption Behavior between Groups (친환경소비행동 집단 간 내적동기, 외적동기와 환경지식에 관한 연구)

  • You, Doo-Ryon;Kim, Yeon-Hee
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.151-166
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    • 2012
  • The major findings are(were) as follows: 1) The Eco-friendly consumption behavior was divided into three(3) clusters, namely "The Middle Group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster I), "The Inferior group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster II), and "The Excellent Group" of eco-friendly consumption behavior(cluster III). 2) The differences in the general characteristics among the three clusters were founded on the experience of green consumption information and sources of information. 3) The characteristics of cluster I(The Middle Group) were(are) found to be eco-conscious, and aware of the consequences of behaviors, green market conditions and environmental issues. This cluster was the middle-average group. The characteristics of cluster III(The Excellent Group) were(are) found to have the willingness to pay additional costs, being aware of the social norms of the reference group, having an awareness of eco-institutional conditions, being knowledgeable about environmental policy, and finally, being personally involved in green consumption behavior. This cluster was the high-average group, whereas cluster II(The Inferior Group) was the low-average group.

Mechanical Properties of Cement Material for Energy-Foundation (EF) Structures

  • Park, Yong-Boo;Choi, Hang-Seok;Sohn, Jeong-Rak;Sim, Young-Jong;Lee, Chul-Ho
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 2012
  • In this study, physical characteristics of cement and/or concrete materials that are typically used for energy-foundation (EF) structures have been studied. The thermal conductivity and structural integrity of the cement-based materials were examined, which are commonly encountered in backfilling a vertical ground heat exchangers, cast-in-place concrete piles and concrete lining in tunnel. For this purpose the thermal conductivity and unconfined compression strength of cement-based materials with various curing conditions were experimentally estimated and compared. Hydration heat generated from massive concrete in the cast-in-place concrete energy pile was observed for 4 weeks to estimate its dissipation time in the underground. The hydration heat may mask the in-situ thermal response test (TRT) result performed in the cast-in-place concrete energy pile. It is concluded that at least two weeks are needed to dissipate the hydration heat in this case. In addition, a series of numerical analysis was performed to compare the effect of thermal property of the concrete material on the cast-in-place pile.

A Study on Forecasting the Repair Time Range of the Building Components in the Apartment Housing (공동주택 구성재의 예상수선시기 범위 설정 연구)

  • Lee Kang-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2006
  • Building would be deteriorated with time elapse, influenced by its geographic situation, climate and other environmental conditions. In addition, the systematic maintenance could be provided to keep the resident a recent living condition. The existing breakdown maintenance will be changed into the preventive maintenance. The preventive maintenance is required to get the repair time, the repair scope and frequency. In this paper, it aimed at providing the repair time range over the building components, utilizing the relation between the determination curve and the performance recovery through repair. Results of this study are as follows : First, the forecast of the repair time over the building components could be calculated and equalized with the deterioration and performance degree. Second, the repair time range of building components would be provided into five categories and 3rd repair time. Results of this study will set up the long-term repair plan of building, and finally keep an housing condition comfortable.

A Study on the Safety Consciousness of Resident for the Environmental Factors in Apartments (공동주택 환경요인에 대한 거주자의 안전의식 조사 연구)

  • Park, Hyeon-Ku;Song, Hyuk;Go, Seong-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.4 s.72
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    • pp.106-113
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    • 2005
  • The housing is a human's basic space and the comfort and the safety are the most basic conditions. According to the flow of age for Well-Being since the 21th, the suppliers and the users of apartment are making best effort now for the embossment of green environmental quality of apartment, and outstretch their hands for marketing strategic purposes in a side of indoor and outdoor environment with distinctive elements. But these supply and use are on progress competitively with the simple distinction, it is thought that indoor and outdoor environment are must be promoted according to the survey of residents' consciousness. So this study aims to provide basic materials with residents for the promotion of comfortable dwelling environment by solving the basic safety problem and also aims to survey and analyze the residents' safety consciousness in object of physical and non-physical environmental quality of indoor and outdoor of apartment by analyzing indoor air quality pollution, the feeling of being victimize caused by air pollution and safety consciousness according to physical environment elements.