Unbalanced developments and inefficiency in land use are major spatial development problems that Korea has experienced during the last decade. However, recent newtown development projects and urban facility management system of existing cities show in...
Unbalanced developments and inefficiency in land use are major spatial development problems that Korea has experienced during the last decade. However, recent newtown development projects and urban facility management system of existing cities show insufficiency in the consideration of environmentally sound and sustainable (ESSD) concept. This paper attempts to identify problems, policy directions and practical suggestions to implement ESSD concept to Korean urban development projects. It identifies four prctical directions such as (1) encourage mixed use development, (2) development of teleport and information sector within the city, (3) improve newtown development strategy, and (4) encourage the use of GIS technology as urgent issues to implement ESSD concept to Korean urban planning practice.