The
Development of the Environmental Movement and Open Space Planning
and Design during the Democratic Period in Korea |
| During the last few decades, Korea experienced rapid economic growth and has achieved full democracy. Along with these changes, the successful introduction of the discipline and profession of landscape architecture and the subsequent creation of environmental NGOs all work together to impact Korean society in positive ways. This paper examines literature and newspaper articles to document the changes in the environmental movement from the perspective of landscape architecture. The goal is to document and understand the phenomenon of the very active environmental movement there and draw from it lessons that might be useful for other countries. |