| Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Assessment and Recommendations; Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in Korea's Urban Structure; Introduction; 1.1. Macroeconomic trends; One of the fastest-growing economies; Figure 1.1. GDP per capita in selected OECD countries; Impacts of the global crisis; Figure 1.2. Korea: value added by activity (1996-2009); Figure 1.3. OECD selected countries: value added in services (1990); Figure 1.4. OECD selected countries: value-added in services (2008); Capacity constraints to the economic model |
| Summary |
This Urban Policy Review of Korea assesses Korea's approach to sustainable urban development as expressed in its recent urban policy reform and national green growth agenda. The government has responded to the economic, environmental and social challenges that have resulted from Korea's rapid urbanisation process with, on the one hand, urban policy reform based on qualitative urban management and urban competitiveness and, on the other hand, the adoption of a National Strategy for Green Growth that emphasises the role of cities in achieving stronger environmental and economic outcom |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (OECD iLibrary, viewed Apr. 30, 2012) |
| Subject |
City planning -- Korea (South)
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Urban policy -- Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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| ISBN |
9264174141 (print) |
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926417415X (pdf) |
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9789264174146 (print) |
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9789264174153 (pdf) |
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