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Understanding Korea Series No.4
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Moonho Park

She was born in 1958 in Gyoha, Gyeonggi-do just outside of Seoul. She received her BA at the University of Seoul and her MA in Landscape Architecture at Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies. She earned her Ph.D. at Nara Women’s University Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences in 1990.

She participated in various projects at the Seoul Institute (formerly the Seoul Development Institute) like Basic Urban Planning of Seoul, Urban Park Planning and Land Appropriation. She also taught Urban Landscape, Park Planning, and other subjects at the University of Seoul, Gachon University. She is currently research fellow of the University of Seoul Institute of Urban Science after working as a research professor. She has written various books such as Theories on Urban Planning and Theories on Landscape Planning (co-authored).

Understanding Korea Series No.4 Seoul

Foreword · Acknowledgments 1. A City Called Seoul · 1.1 Introduction · 1.2 Seoul as the Capital and a Local City 2. The Capital of Joseon, Hanseong · 2.1 Seoul Before It Became the Capital · 2.2 The Principle Behind the Establishment of the Capital, Hanseong · 2.3 Population Changes in Hanseong 3. Modern City Gyeongseong · 3.1 Transformation of the City Prototype · 3.2 Transformation of the Urban Space · 3.3 Expansion of Gyeongseong’s Urban Area 4. The Growth of Seoul and Transformation of the Urban Space · 4.1 Population Growth and Expansion of the Urban Center · 4.2 Redevelopment of Gangbuk’s Original Urban Center · 4.3 New Development of Gangnam · 4.4 Differentiation of the Urban Space, the Way to a Polycentric City · 4.5 Megalopolitanization of Seoul Metropolitan Area: Megacity Seoul 5. Shadow of Growth and Regeneration and Healing of the City · 5.1 The Miracle on the Han River: Accomplishments and Shortcomings · 5.2 Apartment Nation and Economic Imbalance between Gangnam and Gangbuk · 5.3 Disappearance and Regeneration of the Traditional Urban Residences · 5.4 Waterways and Reviving Stream that have Disappeared · 5.5 Restoration of the Destructed Ecological Environment · 5.6 Congested Streets and Rising Environmental Pollution 6. Historical and Cultural City, Culture of Seoul · 6.1 Seoul’s Symbolic Space and the Emblem of Seoul, Haechi · 6.2 Diverse Cultural Areas and Streets · 6.3 Culture of Recreation and Past Time · 6.4 Consumer Culture of the Subway Station Vicinity Areas · 6.5 Education-oriented Culture 7. Global City Seoul’s Present · 7.1 Global City Seoul · 7.2 Policies Geared Toward a Global City Sources · About the Author