Non-face-to-face Urban Planning Education for Yongsan Residents and Public Officials in Daily Life

Created 'E-Dosigyehoek' Course to Address Residents' and Officials' Questions on Urban Planning, Posted on District Office YouTube

A Yongsan District Office official is attending the 'E-Urban Planning in Daily Life' lecture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Urban planning refers to the policy process of appropriately installing various facilities essential for urban life to promote the sound development of the city and contribute to the enhancement of public welfare (2018 Seoul City Urban Planning Work Manual).

Recently, due to the financial investment craze, citizens' interest in urban planning has been intense. However, the procedures and terminology are complex, making it difficult to approach. Even public officials who must perform the tasks themselves face the same difficulties.

Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) operates the "Urban Planning School with Residents" to resolve the questions of residents and public officials about urban planning.

The program is conducted in a non-face-to-face format. Under the name "E-Urban Planning in Daily Life for Yongsan Residents," video lectures have been produced and uploaded to the district office's YouTube channel, including ▲History and Current Status of Seoul, Urban Planning System (Lecture 1) ▲What is Urban Management Planning? (Lecture 2) ▲Urban Planning in Daily Life (Lecture 3).

Lecture 1 detailed the changes in the city urban planning zones over eight phases since 1936, the definition of urban planning, legal system, the establishment process and content/history of the city basic plan (Seoul Plan). It was designed to provide an overall blueprint of urban planning.

Lecture 2 covered urban management planning. Urban management planning refers to a mid-term plan that spatially concretizes the long-term development directions of cities and counties presented in the city basic plan. It encompasses zoning districts, zones, areas, infrastructure, and district unit plans.

It allows a comprehensive understanding of Yongsan-gu’s zoning districts, urban planning facilities, district unit plans, maintenance projects (residential environment improvement, redevelopment, reconstruction, street housing maintenance), redevelopment promotion projects, and urban regeneration projects.

The final Lecture 3 includes practical knowledge applicable in daily life, such as how to read study documents, urban planning-related websites, and methods to review building scale at the early stages of projects. It is expected to also assist public officials in performing their duties.

The lectures were conducted by Eun-sook Lee, a member of the district urban planning committee. Eun-sook Lee also serves as a private rental integrated review committee member for the city and as an instructor at the e-Maintenance Project Academy.

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “As the district emerges as one of Seoul’s seven major metropolitan centers, residents’ interest in urban planning and development is also increasing.” He added, “We have uploaded related knowledge and key issues to the district office’s YouTube channel, and we hope many will watch.”

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