Publication Date

Spring 1996

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

In Korea, as in most developing countries, urbanization is a recent phenomenon. Until 1930, at least 95 percent of the population lived in rural areas and 90 percent were engaged in agriculture (Mills and Song, 1977:7). However, since the early 1960s, Korea has experienced not only a high rate of economic growth but also an unprecedented rate of urbanization both in absolute terms and relative to other countries. A problem resulting from this was the high concentration of population in the capital city, Seoul. Therefore, alleviation of population concentration in large metropolitan areas, mainly Seoul and Pusan, has been one of the most important policy issues since the late 1960s. According to the 1987 census estimate, Seoul's share of the total population increased from 13.5 percent in 1967 to 20.2 percent in 1976, and 23.8 percent in 1986.

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