Dawon Oh
Dawon is a researcher in city and regional planning who is passionate about inclusive and sustainable urban development. Her research focuses on transportation, particularly on the travel behavior and accessibility of individuals with diverse needs, such as women, caregivers, and children. ➡
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering & Urban Studies (Cum Laude) at Chung Ang University and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning at Seoul National University. ➡
Her specialty is in quantitative data analysis, such as processing “Big Data” using R or python, GIS spatial analytics, econometrics, statistical analysis, and machine learning in order to solve diverse issues.
Furthermore, she also wants to continue developing balanced perspectives for theoretical, data-based approaches to urban issues.
As a firm believer in the power of communication, Dawon occasionally writes about current urban planning issues in her blog and manages her website, as a personal passion, to understand the emotional responses of women residing in urban spaces by implementing a web-based participatory GIS tool. ➡
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