This volume employs an urban lens to provide a critical analysis of
the North Korean style of sustainable urban development in the face of
severe sanctions and a scarcity of vital resources. With a focus on
five major areas—population, economics, architecture, urban
planning, and culture—the authors examine the preconditions that led
to the emergence of ideas related to urban sustainability, assess and
reassess the trends in sustainable development brought about by market
forces, and recommend paths for their further intensification. Since
this work covers a variety of topics, ranging from geomancy and social
control to economic issues and green architecture (both locally and in
comparison with European post-socialist cities and South Korea), it
will point to lessons that other countries could learn from. This book
will be a valuable reference for scholars, researchers, students, and
the general public who have a regional interest in North Korea, Korean
unification, and East Asia as a whole; and/or a topical interest in
urban studies, urban sustainability, and post-socialist urban
transformation.
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ISBN
9781040109489
Publisert
2024
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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