Seoul’s nocturnal urbanism: An emergent night-time economy of substitute driving and fast deliveries
- Authors
- Yun, Jieheerah
- Issue Date
- 1-May-2022
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Keywords
- architecture; built environment; infrastructure; mobility; night; planning; transport
- Citation
- Urban Studies, v.59, no.6, pp.1238 - 1254
- Journal Title
- Urban Studies
- Volume
- 59
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 1238
- End Page
- 1254
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/15853
- DOI
- 10.1177/00420980211005963
- ISSN
- 0042-0980
- Abstract
- Seoul has undergone a very rapid urbanisation and modernisation process, particularly in the years since the Korean War, as the city became part of the global capitalist system. Examining night-time mobility in today’s Seoul, this article seeks to contribute to the recent scholarly attention given to night-time economies and related new spatial practices. In particular, it considers the night-time substitute driver services (or daeri-gisa) and fast grocery delivery, along with their spatial practices related to the urban built environment of Seoul. After examining statistical and ethnographic data on substitute drivers and grocery deliverers, I conclude that while the influence of external factors in global capitalism cannot be denied, the thriving night-time driver/delivery services in Seoul are also shaped by local urban conditions including intricate public transportation, a frequent ‘company night out culture’ and the predominantly vertical organisation of residential space. © Urban Studies Journal Limited 2021.
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