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The program tackles housing instability among young people by offering affordable public rental units and financial support, enhancing their economic independence.
Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.
Seoul’s innovative solution in blending modernization with cultural preservation successfully transformed the Bukchon hanok area.
Seoul’s Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS) is an integrated data hub for smart city management.
Moa House is an innovative model that improves living conditions by reducing project timelines and providing infrastructure for hard-to-redevelop low-rise homes.
The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
Seoul has achieved prosperity, low carbon emissions, and disaster resilience by investing in green spaces and private sector growth.
Seoul’s Owl Service has reduced the use of passenger cars by more than 2 million trips per year.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.