Welcome to SSPL

The Sustainability and Spatial Policy Lab conducts research on environmental policy, sustainability, climate resilience, and spatial approaches to public policy.

Current research topics include green infrastructure, flood resilience, urban environmental governance, environmental Kuznets curve analysis, and the application of quantitative and spatial methods to environmental and public policy.

Environmental Policy Sustainable Development Climate Resilience International Regimes

Spatial Econometrics Urban Sustainability Policy Evaluation Environmental Governance

Latest News

NEW Apr. 2026. Paper published in Environmental Management (SCIE), with Jinhee Han as first author

NEW Mar. 2026. Invited talk at the Public Research Seminar of the Research Center for Sustainability and Environment, Shiga University, Japan. “Evidence-Based Research on Environmental Policy for Resilient Cities”

Feb. 2026. Paper published in The Korean Journal of Local Government Studies (지방정부연구) (KCI), with Kayeon Nam as first author

Feb. 2026. Paper published in Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution (SCOPUS), with Mihyeon Yu as first author

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