New Port, New City

As a new international port sets to open in 2010, a nearby rural area in South Korea is being scouted to be the nation's next major metropolis.

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September 12, 2006, 6:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Myeongji International City" will be just 6 miles from a new international port that is expected to draw in billions of dollars per year when in operation. An area of land less than 2 square miles will be transformed from an onion farm to the country's next major city.

"Plans for the city show a third of the land, 33 percent, will be developed for residential use; 9 percent for business and commercial uses; 5 percent to schools; 5 percent to research and high-tech production and 17 percent to public facilities."

"The remaining 31 percent will be reserved as green space, mainly, officials said, because some of the land is reclaimed and could not support heavy structures."

Read the full story: From onions to a metropolis, Korea plans a new city

Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in International Herald Tribune

Community / Economic Development Infrastructure Land Use Urban Development Asia-Pacific

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