The purpose of this research is to develop an index system which includes general conditions, living environments and economic activities of 163 Basic Settlement Areas, and to analyze the present conditions of Basic Settlement Areas by using relevant data collected and constructed through the research. The development and analyzation of various indices concerning the quality of life in Basic Settlement Areas is the basic process in order to establish policy directions and objectives and to evaluate policy achievements as well.
This report is mainly constituted of four contents. Firstly, Development of an index system that is composed of three groups, namely 'general conditions', 'living environments' and 'economic activities'. Each group consists of sub-groups which contain relevant indices that are essential in understanding of the actual conditions in Basic Settlement Areas.
Secondly, We analyze each index of three groups utilizing available data and find out the actual conditions of Basic Settlement Areas. In this process, Basic Settlement Areas are classified into several types of area in reflection of certain regional characteristics.
Thirdly, related indices of foreign countries are reviewed in comparison with those of Korea. And implications helpful in developing Korean index system are obtained.
Finally, we draw the policy directions for the improvement of Basic Settlement Areas on the basis of the results from the analyzation of developed indices.