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Air Pollution and New Town Developments in the Seoul Metropolitan Areas

Air Pollution and New Town Developments in the Seoul Metropolitan Areas. Kyushik Oh, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University, Korea Seunghyun Jeong Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University, Korea IAIA07 3-9 th June, 2007, Seoul, Korea.

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Air Pollution and New Town Developments in the Seoul Metropolitan Areas

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  1. Air Pollution and New Town Developments in the Seoul Metropolitan Areas Kyushik Oh, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University, Korea Seunghyun Jeong Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University, Korea IAIA07 3-9th June, 2007, Seoul, Korea

  2. Contents • Introduction • Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA) • Land cover Changes of Seoul Metropolitan Area • Air Pollution of Seoul Metropolitan Area • Study Area • Air Quality Change in the Study Area • Air Quality and Developments • Conclusions

  3. Introduction

  4. Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA) 4 • Seoul Metropolitan Area • 11.8% of Total area of S. Korea • Over 46% of total population of S. Korea • 48% of Gross Domestic Product of S. Korea

  5. Land cover Changes of Seoul Metropolitan Area Year of 1985 Year of 1990 Year of 1995 Year of 2000 Year of 2003

  6. Air Pollution of Seoul Metropolitan Area

  7. Study Area

  8. Air Quality Change in the Study Area Year of 1990 Year of 1995 Year of 2000 Year of 2003

  9. Air Quality and Developments

  10. Conclusion • Urban developments have been continuing ceaselessly • Korean government has been undertaking efforts to improve air quality • There have not been any significant positive effects • Because the focus of policies has been on controlling the total amount of pollutants • Needs for urban development strategies with long-term and wider area considerations.

  11. Thank you

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