Seoul

Kim, Hyung Min; Han, Sun Sheng

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2011.02.003

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“…The population density and relative urbanized land cover is now similar between Daegu and Daejeon. In tandem with human population growth, the expansion of road networks and residential developments was mostly completed by the early 1990s in Seoul and Daegu [23][24][25]. Since then, their infrastructure has been renovated for the well-being of citizens in various ways, for example, by restoring streams and establishing UGS's [24].…”

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“…Seoul, the capital city since the late 14th century, has the highest population, and its population density and urbanized land cover are also high compared to the other cities [23,24]. Daegu, a principal city in Southeastern Korea since the 15th century, has the fourth highest population in South Korea, while Daejeon, which was established early in the 20th century, now has the fifth highest population [25].…”

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Surface Soil Carbon Storage in Urban Green Spaces in Three Major South Korean Cities

Yoon

Seo

Park

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Forests

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Quantifying and managing carbon (C) storage in urban green space (UGS) soils is associated with the ecosystem services necessary for human well-being and the national C inventory report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here, the soil C stocks at 30-cm depths in different types of UGS's (roadside, park, school forest, and riverside) were studied in three major South Korean cities that have experienced recent, rapid development. The total C of 666 soil samples was analyzed, and these results were combined with the available UGS inventory data. Overall, the mean soil bulk density, C concentration, and C density at 30-cm depths were 1.22 g¨cm´3, 7.31 g¨C¨kg´1, and 2.13 kg¨C¨m´2, respectively. The UGS soil C stock (Gg¨C) at 30-cm depths was 105.6 for Seoul, 43.6 for Daegu, and 26.4 for Daejeon. The lower C storage of Korean UGS soils than those of other countries is due to the low soil C concentration and the smaller land area under UGS. Strategic management practices that augment the organic matter supply in soil are expected to enhance C storage in South Korean UGS soils.

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Surface Soil Carbon Storage in Urban Green Spaces in Three Major South Korean Cities

Yoon

Seo

Park

et al. 2016

Forests

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“…Since then, almost 50% of Seoul's total employment in 2008 was found in the districts of Yeoido and Gangnam. While urban land use in the SCA increased 1.6 times from 673 km 2 to 1092 km 2 in the period between 1980-2000 [2], the population growth stopped and has since decreased in the Seoul city center since 1990. This development can be explained by the urban renewal policy that aims at redevelopments, which are based on the destruction and replacement of built up areas with high population density, with apartment complexes with lower population density [45].…”

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“…The most dramatic urban growth is occurring in Asia [1]. Among the mega cities in the Asia-Pacific region, Seoul in the Republic of Korea is an emerging global city that has experienced the fastest growth rate in the world, gaining 9 million inhabitants in only 40 years [2]. Becoming a first-class global city in only half a century has meant the massive development of polycentric districts performing critical economic functions within national and international networks of productions and markets [3].…”

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“…The creation of such sub-centers induced a concurrence and competition with the production and business activities, and the economic activities in the original industrial and business districts in the city center. The business activities in the new sub centers resulted in the decline of business activities in some of the historical city districts, which then underwent radical restructuring processes [2]. In the last decade, a series of successful urban mega-projects and plans have attempted to reshape and regenerate such historical city districts by enhancing urban environmental quality and the quality and functionality of public spaces [4][5][6].…”

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Urban Sustainability Versus Green-Washing—Fallacy and Reality of Urban Regeneration in Downtown Seoul

Schuetze

Chelleri

2015

Sustainability

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This paper examines the planning paradigm shift related to the contested "urban renaissance" mega-project in Downtown Seoul (Korea). Similar to other global cities, over the last few decades, different mega-projects have been successfully implemented in Seoul. These projects have been considered engines for urban renewals and transformation. This paper builds on the analysis of the failure and re-framing planning strategy for the Green Corridor (GC) mega-project, part of the "Urban Renaissance Master Plan for Downtown Seoul". The GC case reveals various critical insights for urban sustainability: (i) the current mega-projects' sustainability fallacy, related to top-down, technocratic densification, and greening practices; and (ii) the untapped potential of Asian traditional and irregular small scale urban patterns, and their related socio-cultural value in addressing the renaissance of the long term urban sustainability. In particular, the discussed research findings point out that urban renaissance enabling sustainability principles requires integrated, small scale, incremental, and adaptive (stepwise) urban planning and design processes that go well beyond general strategies following the so-called "green growth" paradigm.

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Seoul

Park

2019

The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies

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Seoul is the capital and the largest metropolis of South Korea. In the past six decades, Seoul has experienced a dramatic transformation from the administrative center of an agriculture‐based society to a national and regional powerhouse with cutting edge technology and culture. Seoul has foremost been developed as the capital of a developmental state, but now the city is increasingly pressed by regional and global competition and the neoliberal economic environment. This entry deals with Seoul's past transformation and tasks that lie ahead from demographic, economic, and urban policy perspectives.

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Seoul

Cited by 104 publications

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Surface Soil Carbon Storage in Urban Green Spaces in Three Major South Korean Cities

Surface Soil Carbon Storage in Urban Green Spaces in Three Major South Korean Cities

Urban Sustainability Versus Green-Washing—Fallacy and Reality of Urban Regeneration in Downtown Seoul

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