ABSTRACT
This chapter diagnoses the problems of spatial developments in the Capital Region of Korea. It analyses the problems resulting from the central government's development policy targeted at supplying housing in the Capital Region. The chapter discusses pragmatic alternatives, such as growth management and a planning system that are preferred to housing supply-oriented policies. The Urban Planning Act regulates developments in designated urban areas based on the Act on the Utilization and Management of the National Territory. The authority for formulating and approving plans resides in the central government under the planning system. Population expansion toward satellite cities and metropolitan fringe areas in the Capital Region is related to land developments, as well as the location of various facilities. To correct distorted urban development resulting from mismatched local and national priorities, national housing site developments should be controlled under provincial or local comprehensive plans.
