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Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.
The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
A study shows reducing involuntary migration to peripheries of the Greater Seoul Area requires policy interventions to regulate housing cost and supply.
The program tackles housing instability among young people by offering affordable public rental units and financial support, enhancing their economic independence.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
Seoul’s Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS) is an integrated data hub for smart city management.
Seoul’s innovative solution in blending modernization with cultural preservation successfully transformed the Bukchon hanok area.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.