About us
Planning and governing cities in a sustainable way, by maximizing economic opportunities and public service efficiency and minimizing social inequality and environmental damage, are major challenges that virtually all countries will be facing in this new century. Managing and improving cities requires knowing what happens within them, in their different regions. With the emergence of digital technology, he Internet, and mobile technologies, this transformation is becoming more viable each day. Although important, technology is just a tool that must be coupled with the planning and management process. A smart city is an innovative city that improve quality of life, efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness, while ensuring that it meets the needs of present and future generations with respect to economic, social, and environmental aspects. In addition, it is attractive to citizens, entrepreneurs, and workers, and generates a safer space with better services and an innovative environment that encourages creative solutions, thus creating jobs and reducing inequality. As a result, it promotes a virtuous cycle that not only produces economic and social well-being, but also secures the sustainable use of its resources in order to ensure quality of life in the long run. Building Smart Cities should be part of a broader development agenda and is very important for meeting the urban challenges of the region. Smart cities without taking into account the urban, social, and environmental aspects would mean missing the ultimate purpose of the development of cities: to improve the quality of life of people. Therefore, to be considered smart, a city must incorporate aspects related to improved governance, planning, infrastructure, and how this is reflected in human and social capital. Only when these elements are taken together, cities become effectively smart and capable of promoting sustainable and integrated development.
A smart city places people at the center of development and incorporates new technologies into urban management. By promoting integrated and sustainable development, smart cities become more innovative, competitive, attractive, and resilient, thus improving lives
Research Areas
Smart Urban Planning
-Productivity (Economic Development)
- Justice and Community
- Environmental Sustainability
- Governance
-Land, Mobility (Transportation), Water, Public Services, Housing, Safety, Health, etc.
International Smart City Development
-Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building -Planning, Development, and Operation & Management
-Financing
Innovation and Technology
-Urban Pattern and Public Space -Public Participation -Public Services
Recent Activitie
-Addis Ababa Urban Planning Capacity Building
-International Urban Development Strategy of Gyeonggi Province
-International Port Development Strategy with AIIB
-Seoul Proposal of Smart City for India
Faculty
Dr. Myounggu Kang / Urban and Regional Planning Economics
Dr. Sangbum Kim / Governance
Dr. Jaemin Song / Environment D
r. Joon Park / Housing
Dr. Youngjun Choi / Water
Dr. Jinseok Kim / Computer Technology
Dr. Bongeol Jeon / Economics
Dr. Changho Shin / Economics