Table 2. Researches of quantitative park service inequity in Korea

Researcher Year SES variables Target area Method Result
Ryu et al. 2002 Population density Daegu Designate as insufficient area when park area is less than 2m2 per capita Areas with high population density have low park green area and many low-income residents.
Jung and Lee 2008 Population, park area Changwon Analyze urban green imbalance using Lorentz curve and Gini coefficient Gini coefficient for urban green parks for population is 0.4 or higher, and its imbalance is serious.
Lim et al. 2009 Children ratio, low-income ratio, car ownership, dilapidated house ratio Seongnam GIS buffer analysis using park service area The lower SES the community has, the poorer access to urban parks is.
Lee and Lee 2010 Park area per capita Busan Evaluation of planned and actual park supply by Huff model Some cases suffered from shortage of park supply. Prioritizing for park planning is required.
Seo and Jun 2011 Population density, women ratio, under-age ratio, basic-living recipient ratio, free housing ratio, elderly ratio Daegu T-test between SES and living service area in and out of park service area Indicators for environmental inequity in Daegu are elderly ratio, basic living recipients ratio, and free housing ratio.
Bae and Kim 2013 Land price, estimated earning, park area per capita Cheongju Comparison of park service area by non-hierarchical cluster analysis Park service areas have higher income levels and higher land prices compared to other areas.
Moon and Ban 2015 Population, estimated earning, land price Cheongju Comparison of SES in and out of park service area Population within park service area is larger than population outsie of service areas.