마코프-연쇄 모형을 이용한 광역도시권 설정 및 권역 변화 분석에 관한 연구

As many planning issues in transportation, environment, and the economy transcend beyond existing political boundaries, regional planning at the metropolitan level has become more important than ever. We do not have clear metropolitan boundaries within which regional planning is developed and implemented. Although there have been existing studies that delineated city-regions using commuting data and other variables, most authors used a cut-off method that is somewhat arbitrary and requires local knowledge by authors. The purposes of this study are to delineate functional regions with mathematical methods, specifically Markov-chain model and cluster analysis, and analyze the regions in terms of changes of boundaries. The results show that the identified functional regions are wider than those identified in previous studies, effectively addressing the influence of central city and thoroughly incorporating sprawled regions.