Sungduck Lee
Sungduck Lee is assistant professor in Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University. Her research focuses on exploring the fundamental elements of urban morphology and its influence on social, economic, and environmental aspects. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from Arizona State University with an emphasis on urban design and urbanism.
Subjects: Urban Planning, Urban Studies
Biography
Sungduck Lee is assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Master of Urban Design program in the College of Design at the Iowa State University. Her research and teaching aim to address the relationship between the social process and physical form. The central objective of her research is to use both theoretical and empirical approaches to critically examine diverse perspectives of urbanism and its influence on the fundamental elements of built environment. As an educator, she explores innovative pedagogical methods in urban design that will allow a deeper and more seamless interdisciplinary engagement among students from various backgrounds.Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Urban design theory and practice, Urban design research methods and data analysis, Data visualization and visual representation, ArcGIS, Site design, Physical planning
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Articles
The safety of public space: urban design guidelines for neighborhood park planning
Published: Mar 14, 2021 by Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
Authors: Sungduck Lee
Safety is an important measure of neighborhood park success and an important criterion of its social value. However, little empirical research has examined physical attributes of neighborhood park contexts and their correlation with crime. This research provides an in-depth understanding of the relationship between the morphological context of neighborhood parks, and property/violent crimes.
Understanding the context of neighborhood parks: a method for public space classification
Published: Oct 18, 2018 by Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
Authors: Sungduck Lee
This research provides a better understanding of the inter-relationships between various urban form measures and an alternative way of constructing public space typology based on the surrounding urban form. The research employs factor and cluster analysis to develop a typology of 150 neighborhood park contexts in the City of Chicago, Illinois. The study provides guidelines for urban design and physical planning strategies for neighborhood park development.
Measuring Walkability: A Note on Auditing Methods
Published: Nov 03, 2014 by Journal of Urban Design
Authors: Sungduck Lee, Emily Talen
This study contributes to the literature on walkability measurement by proposing a hybrid auditing method that combines the efficiency of a GIS-based approach with the pedestrian perspective possible with Google Street View. The goal was to test the degree to which some of the measures employed in IMI could be streamlined using GIS and Google Street View as data sources.