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Analysis of Nighttime Operation Characteristics of Restaurant Establishments in Low-Rise Residential Areas of Seoul

서울시 저층 주거지 외식업 점포의 야간영업 특성 분석

Yisue Park1
박 이수1
1정회원(주저자, 교신저자), 서울대학교 환경대학원 환경계획학과 박사수료
Corresponding AuthorYisue Park, Department of Environmental Planning, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Korea. E-mail: esooid@snu.ac.kr
25 April 2026. pp. 115-122
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Abstract

While nighttime commercial activities within low-rise residential neighborhoods significantly impact the local living environment, previous research has predominantly concentrated on the spatial distribution and diffusion of commercialization. Consequently, spatial factors explicitly incorporating operating hours remain insufficiently examined. To address this gap, this study investigates the time-dependent spatial characteristics of commercial activities by analyzing 12,020 food and beverage establishments situated in low-rise residential areas of Seoul. Closing times were classified into three temporal categories: daytime, nighttime, and late-night, and a multinomial logistic regression model was employed. The empirical findings reveal that 55.9% of the establishments operate beyond 22:00. In contrast to daytime operations, nighttime activities demonstrated a stronger correlation with micro-scale street attributes within the neighborhood rather than subway accessibility. For the late-night period, the proportion of single-person households and the characteristics of drinking establishments were identified as statistically significant variables. These results indicate that the spatial dynamics of commercial activities diverge considerably depending on the operating time. Nevertheless, as this research relies on cross-sectional data from specific low-rise residential contexts, inherent limitations exist regarding the generalizability of the outcomes and the definitive inference of causality.

Keywords
Low-Rise Residential Area
Night-time Economy
Operating Hours
Multinomial Logistic Regression
키워드
저층 주거지
야간경제
영업시간
다항 로지스틱 회귀분석
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 37
  • No :2
  • Pages :115-122
  • Received Date : 2026-03-03
  • Revised Date : 2026-03-19
  • Accepted Date : 2026-03-24
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2026.37.2.115
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