Case Study: Seoul

Why?
1. High rate of growth in the ecnomy, second highest in the world
2. rapid population growth
3. rural to urban migration
4. lots of illegal shanty towns on the outskirts
5. as a means of controlling urban sprawl
6. to protect farm lan and promote food secuirty
costs
1. (1987) land price in the greenbelt where 30% below that outside = CHEAP TO BUY AND BUILD ON
2. upward pressure on land and housing prices
3. due to the population growth the houses have become more expensive
Benefits
1. makes urban land more valuable
2. improved efficiency in public infrastructures like roads, water and sewer systems
3. greenbelts have been recognised as important habitats for animals
Changes to the policy
1. it has been extended four times
2. boundaries in large cities should be altered depending on environmental assessments and other factors
3. landowners should be compensated for their loss of development rights
4. big villages should be given special permission for developments that will help to improve their communities
5. greenbelt zones should be lifted arounf small/medium cities that have little development pressure and replaced by conventional zoning regulations
Sustainable?
1. without the greenbelt much natural heritage and ecosystems would have dissapeared
2. there is no definative answer to this question
Areal Exent in an LEDC

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