The Korean Society of Land and Urban Planning Holds Urban Forum Policy Seminar

Published 10 Jan.2022 17:35(KST)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] The Korean Society of Land and Urban Planning (President Kim Hyun-soo) will hold the Korea Urban Forum policy seminar "Super Metropolitan Area and Urban Convergence Special Zone for Realizing Megacity" on the 12th at 2 p.m. in the small conference room of the National Assembly Library, together with the UN-Habitat Korea Committee.

Kim Jong-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, will give the opening remarks, followed by welcoming speeches from Shin Dong-geun of the same party, Song Seok-jun of the People Power Party, and Choi Gi-rok, President of the UN-Habitat Korea Committee.

This seminar will discuss the super metropolitan area plan and urban convergence special zone concept as practical strategies for the megacity vision. It was organized to evaluate and diagnose the growing regional disparities after two years of the pandemic and the ongoing discussions on megacity for balanced regional development. Presentations will be given by Kim In-hee, Secretary General of the Korea Urban Forum, Park Kyung-hyun, Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, and Woo Myung-je, Professor at University of Seoul.

Kim Hyun-soo, President of the Korean Society of Land and Urban Planning, will chair the session, followed by a panel discussion with Lee Jae-pyeong, Director of Land Policy Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Heo Seung-won, Director of Local Autonomy Division at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; Professor Ma Kang-rae of Chung-Ang University; Ha Kyung-jun, Research Fellow at Gyeongnam Research Institute; Choi Woo-ram, Research Fellow at Gwangju-Jeonnam Research Institute; Jang Jae-ho, Research Fellow at Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Institute; and Baek Woon-sung, Research Fellow at Chungnam Research Institute.