Yongin City Creates 'Urban Forests' in 8 Downtown Locations... 780 Million Won Invested

An urban forest created in the transportation plaza of Sanghyeon-dong, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Yongin City Hall

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has created 'urban forests' in eight locations within the city, including small leftover spaces.

Urban forests are small-scale green spaces easily found in the city, such as pocket parks, school forests, and street tree forests. They are known to be effective in reducing fine dust and carbon emissions.

Yongin City announced on the 1st that it has established urban forests covering approximately 16,000㎡ (5,050 pyeong) in eight locations within the city, including idle national and public lands and leftover spaces in Sanghyeon-dong, Suji-gu, with a total investment of 780 million KRW this year.

A city official stated, "The urban forests created throughout the city are used as spaces to mitigate the heat island effect and reduce fine dust," adding, "We will continue to expand the creation of urban forests to make Yongin a more pleasant city."

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