Urban Renewal in Central Seoul

Planning Paradigm Shifts
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-33354-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Sustainable Planning and Development in Asia

Kim details a brief history of urban renewal in central Seoul through articulating urban planning paradigm shifts. This book illustrates four main themes in central Seoul: the restoration of the Cheonggye stream, the redevelopment of the Sewoon Plaza, the enhancement of walkability and public transport networks, and history- centred urban renewal.

Urban renewal is seen as a remedy for urban sprawl and is appreciated for its capacity to make use of pre-existing infrastructure and cultural assets in high- density urban areas. However, it faces critical challenges, such as fragmented property ownership and escalated land prices in comparison with peri- urban areas. The book focuses on how planning policies have shaped the urban renewal process in central Seoul, South Korea. Spatial development policies for central Seoul have been changed from modern transport facilities, post- war reconstruction, informality, industrialisation to walkability, sustainability, and social cohesion in line with economic restructuring. In recent times, there has been a significant change in thinking towards creating public spaces for walking, preserving historical sites and heritage, and maintaining green spaces. These interconnected topics contribute to understanding the complexity of urban renewal.

This book is a useful read for researchers on urban planning and policies who are keen to understand the complicated process of urban renewal and ways to revitalise economic and human activities and transform built environments.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Hyung Min

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

1.    Introduction to Urban Renewal in Central Seoul

2.    Understanding Seoul

3.    Infrastructure Turns: Cheonggye Stream Renewal

4.    Regeneration Turns: Challenges for Modernist Mega-structure Sewoon Plaza

5.    Sustainable transport turns: planning shifts for pedestrians

6.    History Turns: History-Centred Urban Renewal

7.    What Can Planners Do for Sustainable Urban Renewal?

Über Autor(innen)

Hyung Min Kim is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne. Previously he worked at Xian Jiaotong- Liverpool University (China) and RMIT University (Australia). His research focuses on spatial development and land use policy in Asia- Pacific cities.