Expert Date Name of the special
lecture Main contents
Kim Tae-hyong (Professor of Maryland University, USA)
Jan. 26, 2012 (Wed.)
Model and Algorithm for Solving Real-time Dial-A-Ride Problrm (DARP)
■Introduced real time the DARP (Dial-A-Ride Problem) model and algorithm
- Provided service for an optimization plan for the traffic-vulnerable class
- Used an experiential methodology to explore the Global Optimum
■Introduced cases that are applicable to various sectors, such as the DARP model and algorithm
- Applicable to the airport shuttle service, school bus, logistics, distribution service, etc.
- Can be combined with the GIS technology
Dr. Mohiuddin Alamgir (Asian Development Bank)
Feb. 28, 2012(Wed.)
Transportation Policy Directions and Tasks of Asia Countries
■Introduced transportation policy directions through comparison of major items by country
- Countries for comparison: Korea, People’s Republic of China, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines - Compared items of economic growth and the urbanization process, informatization level, infrastructure stock levels, etc.
■Emphasized the necessity for securing effectiveness of the planning through the linking with the budgets for promoting systematic infrastructure policies
Kuse Hirohito (Professor of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Feb. 29, 2012 (Thu.)
Future of Marine Port Logistics and Tasks, and Disaster Prevention Logistics
■Consistent transportation criteria and law system of marine port logistics is required
- Emphasis on the importance and effectiveness of marine port logistics
■Comparison of domestic and overseas logistics policies among the three countries in East Asia
- Explained the tasks of each country for advancement
■Emphasis on the roles of logistics in the case of a natural disaster or man-made disasters
- Explained the difficulties in the delivering of relief items, using the case of the Grand Earthquake of Japan
Junyi Zhang (Professor of Hiroshima University, Japan)
Mar. 15, 2012(Thu.)
Trip-making Utility: Positive or Negative?
■Introduced the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM), an analysis method in consideration of patterns and the psychology of users in passage characteristics
- Presented the analysis results of the level of effectiveness that users feel when they use public transportation, based on various factors such as age, passage purpose, passage means, activities, situations, etc., by applying the DRM
- Explained the effect of a smart phone in using public transportation factors for the selection of passage means
Asad J. Khattak (Professor of Old Dominion University, USA)
Apr. 25, 2012 (Thu.)
Comparative Study of New Urbanist and Suburban Neighborhoods in the U.S
■Reported a research conducted in regards to the differences in passage characteristics, physical activities, and health (obesity) according to housing type
- Conducted a survey on the “Effect of the Urban Spatial Structure on the Physical Activities of the Residents” with the residents living in suburban areas and high-density/multi-purpose residential houses in the USA
- Understood the influential relationship between the social and economic factors such as age, sex, and number of cars owned by the residents
■Expressed opinions and discussed the necessity for invigorating empirical research based on realities such as the health city and realizing the space structure for promoting physical activities
Expert Date Name of the special
lecture Main contents
Oh Jung-gyun (Professor of Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
May 24, (Thu.)2012
Urban Development System and Resident Participation-type and Urban Regeneration Projects
■Introduced the space planning systems and the urban development systems of Germany. Discussed the status and the meaning of urban regeneration of Germany based on the understanding on current the statuses and tasks of the related systems
■Introduced the cases of the QM (residents committee) and Planungszelle (planning units; small-sized planning committee) of the Sparrplatz/Sprengelkiez Regions and focused on the social urban projects among the urban regeneration projects specified in the Federal Construction Act, which is the basis of urban regeneration projects
Park Byung-gyu (Professor of University of Virginia, USA)
June 1, 2012(Fri.)
Achieving Sustainable Infrastructure:
Challenges and Opportunities
■The National Academy of Engineering in the USA presented 14 items that contain a reconstruction of the urban infrastructure and the maintenance and repair factors
- The maintenance and repair costs for deteriorated roads and bridges are controversial issues, even in the USA
■Introduced the Cyber-Physical System (CPS) that enables information exchange between vehicles and infrastructures through a wireless sensor to minimize traffic congestion
■Conducted discussions regarding the current technological level and feasibility of the CPS which is a combination system of the ITS and road infrastructure
Lee Kang-won (Professor of University of Rhode Island, USA)
June 4, 2012 (Mon.)
Green Transportation for Sustainable Human Settlements
■Provided the recycling of wastes utilizing cutting-edge pavement technology for the road pavement materials
- Reduced effects of road pavement treatment costs and carbon discharge, and resources preservation
■Explained energy reutilization through the application of edge technology for the roads
- Supplied hot water to homes by re-utilizing the geothermal energy from the road and presented a policy to prevent road surface freezing
Dr. Kwon Young-joon (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Virginia Department of Transportation, USA)
June 18, (Mon.)2012
Traffic Safety Research in Virginia DOT: Policy, Management and Engineering Solutions
■Introduced the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Virginia Department of Transportation
- Gave a presentation on major jobs, organization structures, and operation systems of the Institute
■Gave a presentation on major projects of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Virginia Department of Transportation - Gave goals of the safety plans for highways, changes in transportation safety situations, budget allocation on projects related to safety, application of Highway Safety Manual of Virginia State, and development of guidelines to prevent entry of bicycles on the road
Han Dae-gwon (Professor of Texas A&M University, USA)
July 26, 2012 (Thu.)
Recent Trend on Spatial Dynamics and Health Environment-Focus on Health Cities
■Emphasized the importance of the physical and social environments through various studies. Where to live and where to have lived can be the determining factors of health state of a person
■Explained the physical environment that can improve the health of human beings
- Land use planning, public transportation, air quality, physical activities, food, environment, diseases, social capital, etc.
■Discussed the necessity for providing policies to enhance the state of health of a person in urban planning
157 VI_INVITATION OF OVERSEAS EXPERTS AND OVERVIEW OF SPECIAL LECTURES
Expert Date Name of the special
lecture Main contents
Choi Seong-soo (Professor of KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and Former Chief Economist of the World Bank)
Aug. 24, 2012 (Fri.)
Joint Research Project Model of the World Bank
■Introduced the jobs of the World Bank related to the national territorial and urban development
■Introduced the research of technology and policy issues, training programs, and project plans of the World Bank
■Explained about the funding sources and usages of the funds which are provided to various research, planning, and training programs of the World Bank
Lee Soo-ki (Professor of Cleveland State University, USA)
Aug. 24, 2012(Fri.)
Sprawl, Smart Growth, and New Urbanism:
Philosophical Foundations and Policy Implications
■Introduced the historical and philosophical origins of urban sprawl, urban compact, and development
- Explained about the thoughts and background of the times of the major philosophers, architects, and urban developers who had influences on urban development in modern times - Explained about the urban development of modern times in the USA that has been done to counter the problems of external expansion.
■Presented policy implications on the future urban development and housing policies
- Emphasized the importance of a policy development that reacts to the diversified human needs, alienation in a competitive society, awareness of the restricted knowledge of experts and residents in participation, social segregation and socio- economical integration issues
Joo Jung-joon (Urban Designer, Boston Redevelopment Authority, USA)
Nov. 7, 2012 (Wed.)
Functions and Roles of Boston Redevelopment Authority(BRA)
■Provided a comprehensive explanation on the history, geography, population, economic status, and major characteristics of the city of Boston
■Introduced the establishment background, roles, and major functions of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) that has performed key roles in the urban and economic development planning of the city of Boston
■Introduced various projects by the city of Boston
- Provided reviews of the urban development projects and of Chapter 91 of the state of Massachusetts
- The Municipal Harbor Plan, resident participation-type community planning of the Roxbury Region