Seonghwa Lim, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Establishes Basis for Creating Urban Gardens

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council is working on policies to foster and support citizen participation in local garden culture.

On the 14th, Seo-gu Councilor Im Seong-hwa's proposed "Ordinance on the Revitalization of Garden Culture in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City" passed the relevant standing committee review during the 310th extraordinary session.

The ordinance was proposed to establish measures for the spread and revitalization of resident-participatory garden culture and includes provisions such as ▲the responsibilities of the district mayor ▲support for the revitalization of garden culture ▲training and utilization of village gardeners ▲opening of private gardens ▲expansion of resident participation, serving as a basis for spreading village garden culture.

Councilor Im stated, "Gardens are expected to play an important role in improving air quality, carbon absorption, environmental enhancement, and the formation of local communities," adding, "Creating village gardens will not only improve living conditions and the environment but also encourage participation from various social groups, helping to restore village communities and resolve various social issues and local conflicts."

Recently, many local governments have been expanding garden space creation projects as policies to preserve local ecological resources and discover jobs for various social groups.

Shin Dong-ho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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