Youhyun Kim

PhD researcher specializing in urban health and spatial analysis, focusing on the impact of neighborhood environmental factors on mental health outcomes. Proficient in integrating geospatial data, conducting environmental exposure assessments, and utilizing advanced statistical and spatial modeling techniques to assess health impacts of urban green space accessibility. Committed to developing evidence-based strategies for healthier urban environments through interdisciplinary research in environmental health.

• Regional Planning
• Urban Health
• Built Environment
• Spatial Analysis
• Big Data Analysis

• You-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, 2023, Study on Factors of Vacant Houses’s Occurrence using Spatio-Temporal Model, Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, 26, 2, 20-41
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, 2023, A Study on the Population Estimation of Small Areas using Explainable Machine Learning: Focused on the Busan Metropolitan City, Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, 26, 4, 97-115
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, 2024, A Study on Estimating Heat Vulnerable Areas by Demographic Group based on Population Estimates, Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 33, 6, 277-292

• National Science & Technology Scholarship, Korea, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
• Novatek Scholarship, Korea, 2021
• Innovative Talent Education Program for Smart City, Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT), 2022, 2023
• National Research Foundation of Korea, BK21 Four, 2022, 2023

• Best Paper at Conference of Korean Regional Science Association, 2022
• Best Paper at Conference of The Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, 2023

• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, Dynamic Patterns of Urban Shrinkage in South Korea: Application of Two-Policy Scenarios, Urban Affairs Association, Washington, DC, USA, 04/12/22, 04/14/22
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, Study on Factors of Vacant Houses’s Occurrence using Spatio-Temporal Model, Korea Planning Association, Korea, 10/28/22, 10/29/22
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, Study on Factors of Vacant Houses’s Occurrence using Spatio-Temporal Model, The Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, Korea, 11/03/22, 11/05/22
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, An Analysis of Regional Economic Resilience by Delimitation of Statistical Metropolitan Areas, Korean Regional Science Association, Korea, 12/17/22
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, A Study on the Population Estimation of Small Areas using Explainable Machine Learning: Focused on the Busan Metropolitan City, Korean Regional Science Association, Korea, 07/07/23
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, Small-area Population Forecasting: Using SHAP Machine Learning, Association of European Schools of Planning, Lodz, Poland, 07/11/23, 07/15/23
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, A Study on the Population Estimation of Small Areas using Explainable Machine Learning: Focused on the Busan Metropolitan City, Korea Planning Association, Korea, 10/11/23, 10/12/23
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, Small-area Population Forecasting: Using SHAP Machine Learning, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Chicago, USA, 10/18/23, 10/21/23
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, A Study on Health Inequalities through Avoidable Mortality Concepts - Using non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition & Geographically Weighted Regression Model -, The Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, Korea, 11/09/23, 11/11/23
• Yu-Hyun Kim, Donghyun Kim, A Study on Health Inequalities through Avoidable Mortality Concepts - Using non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition & Geographically Weighted Regression Model -, Korean Regional Science Association, Korea, 12/08/23