Seoul the making of a metropolis
Examines the emergence of Seoul from a small walled-in city to a modern metropolis, providing a case study for urban planners and geographers throughout the world. The text provides a description of factors affecting the growth of Seoul. Seoul continues to face huge challenges. Its impressive growth...
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Chichester ; New York
Wiley
1997.
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| Series: | World cities series
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| Call Number : | HT 169 .K62 .K56 1997 |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Kim, Joochul. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Seoul |b the making of a metropolis |c Joochul Kim and Sang-Chuel Choe. |
| 260 | |a Chichester ; |a New York |b Wiley |c 1997. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 261 p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a World cities series | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Seoul: an emerging international city -- 2. Population and economic growth in Seoul and Seoul Metropolitan Region -- 3. Urban land use and transportation -- 4. Housing, urban growth, and urban redevelopment -- 5. City planning, administration, and finance -- 6. Urban form -- 7. Conclusions: what challenges lie ahead? | |
| 520 | |a Examines the emergence of Seoul from a small walled-in city to a modern metropolis, providing a case study for urban planners and geographers throughout the world. The text provides a description of factors affecting the growth of Seoul. Seoul continues to face huge challenges. Its impressive growth took place during only 30 - 35 years, the population exploded, physical size expanded continuously, economic development intensified and industries diversified. Seoul with a current population of more than 11 million has become a dominant capital city. With a force of strong political decentralization, Seoul confronts an even greater challenge of learning to work with citizens and creating a liveable city. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a City planning |z Korea |z Seoul. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Urbanization |z Korea (South) |z Seoul. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Seoul (Korea) |x Social conditions. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Choe, Sang-Chuel | |
| 830 | 0 | |a World cities series | |
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