1. Capital Region Development of Korea
April 2013

2. Capital Region of Korea.
Administrative districts of South Korea
Capital Region

3. Growth of the Capital Region - After the War
Korean War left the country with no industry and a small domestic market
Korean government’s highest priority - stimulate economic development
1950’s
Today

4. Growth of the Capital Region - Strategy
Government spearhead Unbalanced Growth Strategy in capital region
Seoul as an economic growth pole for the nation
Economies of Agglomeration, Economies of Scale, Trickle-down effects
< The Capital Region Concentration >

5. (In accordance with Central Government’s Strategy)
Capital Regional Planning Framework
Category
Role & planning
Gov’t Entity
Central Government
Create National Plan & Strategy
Allocate Fiscal Budgets for Local Gov’t
Capital Region Planning Act (1982)
3rd Capital Region Plan ( )
Capital City Region Economic Development Plan ( )
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
Local Government
(In accordance with Central Government’s Strategy)
Metropolitan City Region Planning
Urban General Planning
Metropolitan Transport Association (2005)
Capital Region development Committee (2009)

6. Changes in Capital Regional Planning
Period
Government Policy
Results s
Economies of Agglomeration
Seoul as Growth Pole
Unbalanced Growth Strategy
Rapid growth in the short term
Rapid Urbanization of Seoul
Limitations- increasing congestion cost s
Regulation on Capital Region to control overpopulation
Decentralization
Weakened the competitiveness in capital region but failed in controlling the concentration in capital region
Increasing demand in coordination on Metropolitan Strategy
2000s
Public Sector Relocation for population decentralization of the Capital
Deregulation on Capital Region in global perspective
Expecting creation of self sustainable cities
Expecting increasing competitive in Global Marketplace

7. Capital Region Development & Concentration and its Implications to emerging Cities
Limitations of Economies of Agglomeration and Unbalance Growth Strategy
Implementation, Decision Cost & Time Cost, Flexibility and Adaptability
Role of the Central Government as a coordinator and last resort

8. Korean Partners Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)
Seoul Metropolitan City
City of Incheon
Kyunggi province