Hanmin Gu (구한민/具漢玟)
Engineering Hall 1, Room A443, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Email: hmgu@khu.ac.kr, ghm21@yonsei.ac.kr
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I’m Dr. Gu, and my work stands for GU: Good Urbanism. I study how spatial structures, planning decisions, and public policies shape urban outcomes. Using large-scale urban data, spatial analytics, and quantitative evaluation methods, I examine why cities function unevenly across space and how shocks or interventions produce differentiated effects. My research advances three areas: (1) how planning and development influence urban vitality and everyday experience; (2) how policy interventions generate measurable spatial and social impacts; and (3) how real estate markets evolve through the interaction of land use, infrastructure, and institutional forces. Through this integrated agenda, I pursue what I call Good Urbanism: evidence-based approaches to building more diverse, equitable, and inclusive cities.
Research Interests: Urban Planning, Urban Development, Urban Policy, Real Estate Markets, Urban Vitality
Professional Appointments
Research Professor
Department of Smart City Planning and Real Estate
Graduate School
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Postdoctoral Researcher
Urban Planning and Development Lab
University-Industry Foundation
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Visiting Professor
Department of Housing and Interior Design
Graduate School
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Lecturer
Department of Geospatial Information Science
School of Smart Systems Engineering
Myongji College, Seoul, South Korea
Lecturer
Department of Urban Planning and Engineering
College of Engineering
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Aug. 2025
– Present
Mar. 2025
– Present
Mar. 2025
– July 2025
Sept. 2023
– Aug. 2024
Sept. 2022
– Aug. 2024
Education
PhD in Urban Planning and Engineering
Interdisciplinary Program in Smart City
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
· Dissertation: Toward Vibrant Cities: Evaluation of Multi-Scale Urban Planning Strategies
· Committee: Kabsung Kim (Chair), Ayoung Woo, Yunmi Park, Seungbeom Kang, Meen Chel Jung
BS in Urban Planning and Engineering
Minor in Political Science and Diplomacy
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Feb. 2025
Feb. 2019
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