Byeon Chang-heum

Byeon Chang-heum serves as Professor in the Department of Public Administration at Sejong University, Seoul, while currently on leave as President of Seoul City Housing Corporation (SH Corporation). His academic career spans over two decades with dual expertise in urban governance and public housing administration.

Education:

• Bachelor of Economics, Seoul National University (1988)
• Master's in Urban Planning, Seoul National University (1990)
• Doctorate in Public Administration, Seoul National University (2000)

Professor Byeon's research critically examines urban administration, real estate policy, and regional development through interdisciplinary lenses. His work investigates housing market dynamics, land value capture mechanisms, and socio-spatial justice in Korean urban contexts, with particular focus on public rental systems, redevelopment conflicts, and aging population challenges. He employs policy network analysis and comparative frameworks to dissect governance failures and institutional innovations.

His publication trajectory reveals evolving expertise from macro-level regional balance studies (2005-2010) toward hyper-local housing welfare solutions (2020-2023), consistently addressing equity concerns in urban development. Recent works demonstrate methodological sophistication through securitization models (STOs) for senior housing and legal-structural analyses of tenant rights violations.

Policy Leadership:

• Standing Director, Korea Planning Association & Housing Welfare Research Committee Chair
• Director of 8 national academic societies including Korean Urban Administration Association
• Former Expert Member, Presidential Real Estate Policy Committee (2005-2009)
• Chairman, Seoul Metropolitan Government Reorganization Committee (2011)

Professor Byeon actively bridges academia and practice through advisory roles in capital region management, housing welfare reform, and urban regeneration policy. His current leadership at SH Corporation oversees Seoul's public housing portfolio while advancing experimental approaches to decentralized welfare systems.