Green City Pohang with Youth: Educational Value of the Greenway Project Draws Attention

Greenway Project ... Youth Local Exploration Education Program Utilization

Creating a Green Ecological City ... Building Consensus with Future Generations and Sharing Green Culture

The Pohang Greenway Project is being utilized as a resource for local exploration activities in middle and high schools, garnering great interest from local youth.

About 40 students from policy clubs at four schools, including Idong High School, Semyung High School, Daedong Middle School, and Jecheol Middle School, visited Donghae-myeon and Homigot-myeon areas to participate in the "Greenway Field Experience Activity."

According to Pohang City, about 40 students from policy clubs at four schools?Pohang Idong High School, Semyung High School, Daedong Middle School, and Jecheol Middle School?visited Donghae-myeon and Homigot-myeon on the 11th to participate in the "Greenway Field Experience Activity."

Prior to the visit, the club students studied curriculum content on sustainable development and conducted preliminary research on the "Ocean Greenway" project, which utilizes Pohang’s coastline and scenic resources, as well as the representative project of creating the Homiban-do National Marine Garden.

Based on this, during the field experience, they toured detailed facility planning sites of the National Marine Garden, including Yeonorang Seonyeo Theme Park, the waters near the local cultural heritage site Doksuribawi (Eagle Rock), and the Homigot area, spending time brainstorming various ideas from the youth perspective.

They also examined Greenway policies related to the creation of a green ecological city and urban revitalization, and held on-site discussions to propose new alternatives.

A student who participated in the experience said, “I am glad to be able to express youth opinions on Pohang’s policies,” adding, “I will continue to take a deeper interest in transforming Pohang into a sustainable green city.”

Since 2021, Pohang City has introduced the Greenway Project to local youth, supported site visits to major project locations, and provided materials. Last year, the city held the “1st Greenway Youth Forum,” where young people could freely share their opinions. In August, the “2nd Greenway Youth Forum” will be held with policy club students from middle and high schools.

Lee Kyung-sik, head of the Greenway Promotion Division, said, “It is meaningful that the Pohang City priority policy, the Greenway Project, can be used as an educational platform for youth,” adding, “We will actively support expanding youth community participation activities beyond the Central Greenway to include the Ocean (marine culture) and Eco (forest recreation) Greenway sectors.”

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