EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Regional Planning                                                                                         Aug. 2009-Dec. 2015

Department of Urban & Regional Planning, 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dissertation: The Role of Urban Spatial Structure in Reducing VMT and GHG Emissions

M.S. in Urban Planning                                                                                               Mar. 2005-Feb. 2007

Department of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies,

Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

B.S. in Architecture Engineering                                                                                Mar. 1998-Feb. 2005

Department of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering,

SungKyunKwan University, South Korea

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

Associate Professor                                                                                                  Oct. 2022-Present

Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, College of Social Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea

Assistant Professor                                                                                                  Sep. 2018-Sep. 2022

Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, College of Social Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea

Associate Research Fellow                                                                                     Jan. 2016-Aug. 2018

Smart & Green City Research Center, Urban Research Division, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), Sejong, South Korea

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                Aug. 2009-May. 2014

Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Researcher                                                                                                               Jan. 2007-Jun. 2008

Department of Housing Policy, Urban Regeneration Research Domain, Metropolitan Planning Research Group, The Seoul Institute (SI), Seoul, South Korea

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sustainable Urban Spatial Structure: spatial and temporal aspects of development to attain spatial equity, energy efficient and productive city

Smart City Policies: ICTs to contribute sustainable and livable city

Urban & Real Estate Development: residential & commercial real estate development

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATION (click the paper)

Lee, Sungwon, Chunil Kim, and Kyuhyun Ji (2023). Relationship between False Price Reporting and Market Distortions in Real Estate. Korea Real Estate Review, 33(1), 39-56. doi: 10.35136/ krer.33.1.3 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon (2022b). The Roles of Urban Parks in Local Small and Medium-sized Cities: Focusing on the Effects on Single-detached Housing Prices. Journal of Transport Geography, 84(102694), 1-14. doi: 10.22783/krila.2022.36.2.167 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon (2022a). Determinants of the Housing Investment during Periods of Increasing Housing Price: Focusing on “Gap Speculation”. Journal of Urban Studies and Real Estate, 13(2), 21-50. doi: 10.21447/jusre.2022.13.2.21 (in Korean)

Kim, Hyunkyung, & Sungwon Lee (2022). The Relation between Housing Characteristics and Residential Satisfaction in Middle-aged Male One-person Households. Journal of the Korean Regional Development Association, 34(2), 165-194. doi: 10.22885/KRDA.2022.34.2.165 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon (2021). Does the Location of Retail Store still Matter?: Focusing on Agglomeration Economies in Gangneung. The Korea Local Administration Review, 35(4), p.313-354. doi: 10.22783/krila.2021.35.4.313 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon, & Bumsoo Lee (2020). Comparing the Impacts of Local Land Use and Urban Spatial Structure on Household VMT and GHG emissions. Journal of Transport Geography, 84(102694), 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102694

Kim, Sangmin, Hyeonho Kim, and Sungwon Lee (2020). The Quality of Life and Social Support Network: The Influence of Public Policy to Social Support Network. The Korea Local Administration Review, 34(1), 227-268. doi: 10.22783/krila.2020.34.1.227 (in Korean)

Liu, Liang, Taesung Hwang, Sungwon Lee, Yanfeng Ouyang, Bumsoo Lee, Steven J. Smith, Christopher W. Tessum, Julian D. Marshall, Fang Yan, Kathryn Daenzer, and Tami C. Bond (2019). Health and Climate Impacts of Future U.S. Freight Transportation Assessed with Linked Global, Regional, and Urban Models.  Nature Sustainability, 49, 11569-11576. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01187

Lee, Sungwon (2018b). The Impacts of Greenbelt Policies on Anti-Sprawl. Journal of Korea Planning Association, 53(2), 45-65. doi:10.17208/jkpa.2018.04.53.2.45 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon (2018a). The Impact of BIT on Travel Mode Choice and Bus Satisfaction: The Implications of Smart City Policy. Journal of Korea Planning Association, 53(1), 85-103. doi:10.17208/jkpa.2018.02.53.1.85 (in Korean)

Lee, Sungwon, & Taesung Hwang (2018). Estimating Emissions from Regional Freight Delivery under Different Urban Development Scenarios. Sustainability, 10(4), 1188. doi:10.3390/su10041188

Liu, Liang, Taesung Hwang, Sungwon Lee, Yanfeng Ouyang, Bumsoo Lee, Steven J. Smith, Fang Yan, Kathryn Daenzer, and Tami C. Bond. (2015). Emission Projections for Long-Haul Freight Trucks and Rail in the United States through 2050. Environmental science & technology, 49(19), 11569-11576. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b01187

Lee, Sungwon, & Bumsoo Lee (2014). The influence of urban form on GHG emissions in the U.S. household sector. Energy Policy, 68(0), 534-549. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2014.01.024

Lee, Sungwon, & Sang Yong Shin (2008). Analyzing Home-ownership Affordability Considering Housing Stock: The Case of Apartment Houses, Seoul. The Journal of Korea Planners Association, 43(3), 167-179. (in Korean)

Shin, Sang Yong, & Sungwon Lee (2007). The Effect of Borrowing Constraints on Home-Ownership Affordability: The Case of Apartment Houses, Seoul. The Korea Spatial Planning Review, 54, 139-155. (in Korean)

BOOK CHAPTERS

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee, 2018. “Chapter 7: The Influence of Urban Form on GHG Emissions in the U.S. Household Sector,” in Infield, Elisabeth M. H., Yaser Abunnasr and Robert . Ryan (eds.) Planning for Climate Change. New York: Routledge. pp 72-90.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Kim, Subin and Sungwon Lee. “The Impacts of Urban Park on Apartment Prices: the Case of Seoul Botanic Park,” 2023 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Gumi, Kr. May, 2023. (click!)

Song, Kyoungwon, Semi Park, and Sungwon Lee. “The relationship between public rental housing and general APT prices: focusing on Social Mix,” 2022 Fall Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Chuncheon, Kr. Nov, 2022. (click!)

Lee, Sungwon. “The Ideal and Reality of the Housing and Urban Development Plans,” 2022 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Seoul, Kr. May, 2022.

Lee, Han and Sungwon Lee. “The roles of urban parks in local small and medium-sized cities: focusing on the relationship between parks characteristics and single-detached housing prices,” 2022 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Seoul, Kr. May, 2022. (click!)

Choi, Inyoung, Hoehui Ham, and Sungwon Lee. “Exploring the determinants of home purchasing: focusing on gap speculation,” 2022 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Seoul, Kr. May, 2022. (click!)

Kim, Hyunkyung and Sungwon Lee. “The impact of housing characteristics on residential satisfaction in single middle-aged male households in South Korea,” 2021 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Daegu, Kr. May, 2021.

Lee, Jiwon, Changsu Yim, and Sungwon Lee. “Factors Affecting Housing Preference among Joint Choice between Private and Public Rental Housing and Tenure Choice: the Implication of the Policy, Public-led 3080+,” 2021 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association. Daegu, Kr. May, 2021. (click!)

Lee, Sungwon. “The Role of Agglomeration Externalities on the Survival of IoT Startups: The Implication of the Smart City Policies,” Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Greenville, SC. Oct, 2019.

Tami C. Bond, Liang Liu, Taesung Hwang, Sungwon Lee, Yanfeng Ouyang, Bumsoo Lee, Steven J. Smith, Christopher W. Tessum, Julian D. Marshall, “Parsimonious models to project the influence of United States freight transportation,” Scenarios Forum 2019. Denver, Mar, 2019. (Mar. 11-13, 2019).

Lee, Sungwon. “The Impact of BIS on Travel Behavior: The Implications of Smart City Policy,” 2017 Fall Congress of Korea Planning Association. Daegu, Kr. Nov, 2017.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “From Local to Regional Focus: Sustainable Urban Form for VMT and GHG emissions Reduction,” Western Regional Science Association Conference. Tucson, AZ. Feb, 2015.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “The role of urban form in reducing VMT and GHG emissions at two spatial scales,” Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Nov, 2014.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “Does smart growth work better under higher fuel prices? Complementary effects of land use planning and pricing on VMT reduction,” Western Regional Science Association Conference. San Diego, CA. Feb, 2014.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “Influences of urban form on vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions at two spatial levels,” North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International. Atlanta, GA. Nov, 2013.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “Complementary effects of urban form and fuel prices on VMT reduction,” AESOP/ACSP Joint Congress. Dublin, Ireland. Jul, 2013.

Lee, Bumsoo, Tami Bond, Yangfeng Ouyang, Chris Barkan, Sungwon Lee, and Taesung Hwang. “Global-to-urban models for minimizing air quality and climate impacts of freight transportation,” Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Cincinnati, OH. Nov, 2012.

Lee, Sungwon and Bumsoo Lee. “The impacts of urban spatial structure on household sector greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. urbanized areas,” Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Cincinnati, OH. Nov, 2012.

Lee, Bumsoo and Sungwon Lee. “Polycentric urban structure and agglomeration economies in consumption and production,” Western Regional Science Association Conference. Poipu, Hawaii. Feb, 2012.

Lee, Bumsoo and Sungwon Lee. “Urban structure and agglomeration economies in US metropolitan areas,” Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. Oct, 2011.

Lee, Bumsoo and Sungwon Lee. “Spatial structure and agglomeration economies in US metropolitan areas,” Global Conference on Economic Geography. Seoul, Korea. Jun, 2011.

Hwang, Taesung, Sungwon Lee, Yan, Fang, Yanfeng Ouyang, Bumsoo Lee, Tami C. Bond, and Christopher Barkan. “Modeling Impacts of Freight Transportation on Global, Regional, and Urban Air Quality,” Railroad Environmental Conference. Oct, 2010.

Kim, Chun-il, Sung-won Lee, and Mack-joong Choi. “A Study on the Determinants of the Preference to Public Rental Housing,” Korea Planners Association. Seoul, Korea. Nov, 2005. (in Korean)

LAB: UPREAL (Urban Planning & Real Estate Analysis Lab)

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COURSES TAUGHT

Regional Development Theory, National Land and Regional Policy, 

Urban Economics, 

Introduction to Real Estate, Real Estate Laws, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Market, 

Quantitative Analysis in Real Estate, Statistics for Urban and Real Estate Studies

History of Urban Planning, etc

HONRS, SCHOLALARSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Excellence Award, 2022 Fall Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association (KRDA), Nov. 19th, 2022.

Excellence Award, 2022 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association (KRDA), May 28th, 2022.

Encouragement Prize, 2021 Spring Congress of the Korean Regional Development Association (KRDA), May 22nd, 2021.

Outstanding Research Award, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRHIS), Jun. 4th, 2018.

University Fellowship, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2013-May. 2014.

Graduated with Honors (Summa Cum Laude), Seoul National University, Feb. 2007.

Graduate Outstanding Grade Scholarship, Seoul National University, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, and Fall 2006.

Award for Environmental Planning and Design Work, Seoul National University, Jun. 2005.

Undergraduate Outstanding Grade Scholarship, SungKyunKwan Univ., Spring 1998, Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2004.