효율적 도서관 배치와 운영을 위한 적정성 분석

Suitability of Library Location and Use for Community Facilities: Using GIS in Gunsan-si Areas

The number of public community facilities such as library, leisure and sports facilities gradually increased with the growing interest in better quality of life. However, there are lacks of public facilities in response to the demanding local population and location of those facilities mismatch the local population characteristics. In general, the accessibility of facilities in terms of objective distance from the target area can be defined as a validity factor for site selection considering the total number of population. However, due to the complexity of facilities and local area, GIS technology can analyze the characteristics of the site for better decision making and can provide visualized several different types. The purpose of this study is to investigate the distribution of public library, investigate the suitability of the library location compared to the designated population characteristics. For this study, GIS mapping including spatial clustering methods was used. Using Q-GIS, GIS in visualization used in this study is overlapping, buffering and density-based method. In terms of facility performance, this study investigated the predictable variables for identifying suitable location of library and suggest the variables for GIS analysis. The result of this study showed the difference between the distribution of public libraries by type, the number of books, the number of seats in each library overlapping with its local population and households. For the library site selection, it is necessary to revise the some regulations. The findings suggested some suitable factors for public site selection and the characteristics of local facilities based on GIS multiple data.