Abstract

Since designated as a hub city of Asian Culture by Korean Government in 2004, Gwangju has witnessed many urban regeneration projects in the last ten years. Those projects vary in terms of not only the size of area and the main character but the entity and the process of initiation and implementation, and the degree of civic participation. This study intends to examine the characteristics of urban regeneration projects in Gwangju initiated from early 2000s by comparison from a perspective of collaborative governance and public-private partnership in order to promote a vision for sustainable and smart urban regeneration. The aim of this study is to propose strategies and visions for construction of the urban governing regime by assessing urban regeneration projects and examining characteristics of governance to which has recently been paid attention in order to tackle the urban decline problems. For this study, first of all, the backgrounds and the needs of smart and sustainable governance for urban regeneration will be examined by reviewing the literature and making comparisons among various urban renewal projects in Gwangju. As a case study, we will investigate some applicable techniques for successful regeneration projects to a local city, Gwangju, and explore possible alternatives to apply systematic and smart governance strategies to the city for private-public partnership. In particular for an analytic study, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method will be applied to the survey of experts' evaluation items and important factors. From this study, we will search the relationship between the main focus of governance based on private-public partnership and accountability and leadership of local government for implementation of regeneration strategies. In addition, we will examine the degree of importance of the organization of stable and permanent governance network. Also legal and institutional support as well as visions and passions of participants and stake-holders will be assessed as critical factors for smart and efficient governance based upon private-public collaboration.

Highlights

  • After pulling through the abysmal aftermath of the Korean War (1950-1953), South Korea managed to realize modernization and developed its economy through developmental dictatorships that continued into the 1970s and the 1980s

  • It attempts to propose practical implications regarding the establishment of an urban regeneration governance system by evaluating the three different types of urban regeneration projects that take the perspectives of actors participating in the Gwangju City urban regeneration projects into account

  • In order to do this, a stable and established organizational system that can resolve conflicts and issues that arise during the process of implementing plans within a region needs to be established as a means of urban regeneration governance

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Summary

Introduction

After pulling through the abysmal aftermath of the Korean War (1950-1953), South Korea managed to realize modernization and developed its economy through developmental dictatorships that continued into the 1970s and the 1980s. On the other hand, during the 1960s, most South Korean cities became bases for industrialization, and central government led initiatives were launched to create new cities to meet housing demands and other development related needs. Such policies improved the quality and supply rate of housing, those who were not in positions to benefit often experienced a loss of their communities and way of life. Gwangju City, where urban regeneration projects have been most actively pursued among South Korean urban centers, was selected as the focal location of this research. The research covered the years from 2005, when the winning design for the Asian Culture Complex was announced, to 2015, the present, and focused on three major urban regeneration projects differentiated by their main actors during the period above: the Asian Culture Complex Project, the Gwangju Folly Project, and the Green Way Park Project

A conceptual review of governance
The components of collaborative governance
Participation
Accountability
Regionality
Sustainability
Subject Region and Analyses of Projects
The Asian Culture Complex Project
The Gwangju Folly Project
The Green Way Park Project
Public sector
Corporate sector
Survey summary
Analysis results of the Gwangju City urban regeneration governance evaluation
Evaluation of governance components by project
Conclusion
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