Table 1. Summary of prior research

Research classification Researcher (year) Research site Research objective
Development of urban river waterfront spaces Park (2017) Annyangcheon in Anyang-Si Proposing ecological and cultural utilization of the space beneath river bridge
Lim et al.(2020) Annyangcheon in Anyang-Si Status and recommendations for waterfront space amenity elements
Seo et al.(2017) Choeonancheon in Cheonan-si Proposing improvements to address the insufficient bicycle path function in natural river channels
Analysis of waterfront space usage patterns Back et al.(2013) Busan Hwamyung, Samrak, Maekdo Ecological Parks Analysis of the utilization behavior of river ecological parks and improvement of facility placement
Kang (2014) Nam-river in Jinju-si, Taehwa-river in Ulsan, Geumho-river in Daegu Exploring improvement of waterfront spaces and regional activation strategies
Kim and Kang (2014) 12 rivers among the river research sites Analysis of current river usage behavior and exploration of solutions