The Spatial Structure of Unplanned Shopping Clusters developed along the Cheonggyechon-ro and the Emerging New Industrial Clusters

Nahm, Keebom

doi:10.1080/12265934.2001.9693485

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“…By 2012 there was virtually no industry in Wangsimni anymore. Earlier studies suggest that the traditional industrial and service sectors in Barcelona and Seoul had an important impact on the formation of social cohesion in localities (Nahm, 2001;Marrero Guillamón, 2010). Their decline negatively affected both economic and social sustainability in Poblenou and Wangsimni.…”

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Transformation of deprived urban areas and social sustainability: A comparative study of urban regeneration and urban redevelopment in Barcelona and Seoul

Križnik¹

2018

Urbani izziv

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Transformation of deprived urban areas and social sustainability: A comparative study of urban regeneration and urban redevelopment in Barcelona and Seoul The transformation of deprived urban areas is important for strengthening social sustainability in particular localities, and it is also instrumental in attracting new investments to cities. Speculative urban development, however, often ignores the social importance of localities and considers them mere economic assets that can be stripped of historical, social, and symbolic meaning and turned into easily marketed commodities. This article examines the somewhat contradictory role of the transformation of deprived urban areas in cities. It compares Barcelona and Seoul, two cities with different historical, cultural, and institutional contexts. The 22@ Activity District in Poblenou and Wangsimni New Town are explored as case studies to understand how urban regeneration and urban redevelopment are embedded in a particular locality and what consequences they have on social sustainability. Although the two cases differ in terms of planning approach, stakeholders, and institutional contexts, the findings suggest that the consequences for social sustainability were similar in both. The article argues that declining social cohesion and a lack of citizen participation were a consequence of speculative urban development, in which urban regeneration and urban redevelopment were instrumentalized to attract investments, strengthen economic competitiveness, and improve the city's global appeal rather than address diverse local challenges.

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Transformation of deprived urban areas and social sustainability: A comparative study of urban regeneration and urban redevelopment in Barcelona and Seoul

Križnik¹

2018

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“…Leta 2012 v Wangsimniju ni bilo tako rekoč več nobene industrije. Prejšnje raziskave kažejo, da so imeli tradicionalni industrijski in storitveni sektorji v Barceloni in Seulu pomemben vpliv na oblikovanje družbene kohezije v lokalnih okoljih (Nahm, 2001;Marrero Guillamón, 2010). Njihov propad je negativno vplival ne samo na gospodarsko, temveč tudi na družbeno vzdržnost Poblenouja in Wangsimnija.…”

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Preobrazba degradiranih urbanih območij in družbena vzdržnost: primerjalna študija urbane regeneracije in urbane prenove v Barceloni in Seulu

Križnik¹

2018

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“…Yet at the same time Cheonggyecheon used to be a place of bustling wholesale markets, small workshops and stores, street restaurants and bars, stretching along the expressway to the narrow alleys of nearby neighbourhoods. Because of their good accessibility they attracted thousands of daily workers, merchants, illegal vendors and customers, which created distinct and diverse local places and cultures over the years (Nahm, 2001;Križnik, 2010).…”

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“…Source: Križnik (2009b: 125). street vendors along the Cheonggyecheon (Nahm, 2001;Cho, 2010). However, Cheonggyecheon flea market, once one of the largest street markets in Seoul, virtually disappeared after the restoration.…”

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Selling Global Seoul: Competitive Urban Policy and Symbolic Reconstruction of Cities

Križnik

2011

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The paper focuses on a process of symbolic reconstruction of cities, where the existing image or meaning of places is purposely changed with the aim of attracting new investments, events or tourists to a particular city. The process of symbolic reconstruction is situated within the context of growing competition among cities. Symbolic reconstruction also affects tourism development in cities by providing an easily marketed and consumable image and meaning of places. The case of the Cheonggyecheon restoration in Seoul helps in understanding how symbolic reconstruction of cities is related to and affected by competitive urban policy, urban renewal and city marketing. Observing local consequences one can conclude that while the Cheonggyecheon restoration and resulting symbolic reconstruction of the city helped Cheonggyecheon to become the major tourist attraction and icon of global Seoul, it also resulted in a decline in local places and cultures. Such outcomes of urban renewal contradict strategic goals of urban policy and may prevail in the end over the benefits, which the Cheonggyecheon restoration brings to tourism development and everyday life in Seoul.

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The Spatial Structure of Unplanned Shopping Clusters developed along the Cheonggyechon-ro and the Emerging New Industrial Clusters

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Transformation of deprived urban areas and social sustainability: A comparative study of urban regeneration and urban redevelopment in Barcelona and Seoul

Transformation of deprived urban areas and social sustainability: A comparative study of urban regeneration and urban redevelopment in Barcelona and Seoul

Preobrazba degradiranih urbanih območij in družbena vzdržnost: primerjalna študija urbane regeneracije in urbane prenove v Barceloni in Seulu

Selling Global Seoul: Competitive Urban Policy and Symbolic Reconstruction of Cities

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