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The Who, What, and How of Seoul As a Smart City Hongsoo Lee Executive Director, Office for Urban Development (OUD) • Established in 1989 by • Vision : Housing Welfare & Urban Regeneration • Asset : US$ 22 billion (‘17) • Budget : US$ 5 billion (‘17) • Organization & Personnel (6 divisions/16 departments/64 offices, 1,300 employees) CEO Corporate Strategy Public Relation Corporate Urban Architecture Construction Housing Management Regeneration PPP Urban Planning Management & Support • OUD (Exporting planning & expertise in urbanization of Seoul) 42 Districts 2,000ha 300K DU PF/REITs Sales: 100K Lease:200K Road/Tunnel Smart City solution In-cheon SEOUL Gyeong-gi Province Before Overview • Location : Eunpyeong-Gu, Seoul Kimpo City Hall Airport • Area : 350ha Han River • Status : 100% completion (2003~2011) Incheon Gangnam • Housing : 17,464 DU(Sales: 10K, Lease: 7K) Airport Site After Main Development Features Overview • Location : Songpa-Gu, Seoul • Area : 56ha Kimpo City Hall Airport • Status : 100% completion (2004~2010) Han River • Total Cost : US$ 1.17 Billions Incheon Gangnam Site Character Airport • This project was initiated for the relocation of merchants, as the Cheongyecheon restoration project was promoted. • Establishment of advanced logistics complex and activation of local economy Garden5 Life Garden5 Works Garden5 Tool • Use : Shopping & Cultural Facilities • Use : Industrial Offices • Use : Warehouse/Sales/Culture • Area : 41K㎡, B5~11F • Area : 13K㎡, B5~10F • Area : 28K㎡, B5~10F • GFA : 426K㎡ • GFA : 120K㎡ • GFA : 274K㎡ • Stores : 5,366ea • Stores : 734ea • Stores : 2,270ea Before Overview • Location : Mapo-Gu, Seoul Kimpo City Hall Airport • Area : 170ha Han River • Status : 90% completion (1998~2010) Incheon Gangnam • Housing : 5.2K DU(Sales: 3.6K, Lease: 1.6K) Airport Site After Main Development Features Overview Land Use Kimpo City Hall • Location : Gangseo-Gu, Seoul • Industrial Complex : 81ha Airport • Area : 367ha • Business & Commercial : 39ha Han River • Status : 70% completion (2007~current) • Residential Area : 60ha Incheon Site Gangnam Airport • Housing : 12K DU(Sales: 6K, Lease: 6K) • Infrastructural Facilities : 187ha Before Han River After Magok District is a self-sustainable city containing a global R&D cluster, LG, E- land and Lotte Headquarters, Ehwa Womans University Medical center, MICE and commercial facilities Overview Character • Location : Songpa-Gu • Redevelopment planning for vacated prison site Kimpo City Hall • Area : 8.4ha • Open to all development uses to rejuvenate the area and provide Airport • Housing, Industrial Complex, affordable housing and start-ups space for young people Han River Incheon Gangnam Office, Park Connection Airport Site After Future Housing Zone New Activation Zone Park Creative Zone Before Overview Character • Almost the last major waterfront project fronting Han River • Location : Gangnam-Gu Kimpo City Hall • Area : 166ha at Gangnam Area, including underground developments Airport • Use: MICE, Sports Complex, Han River • GTX-A (high speed rail) station will be completed and connected Incheon Commercial, Hotel, Gangnam Site with the developments and together with Yongsan IBD, it will be Airport Public Space, etc second major transportation node in Seoul Yongsan International Business District Sewoon District Urban Regeneration Palace Jongmyo Shrine Overview Overview • Location : Yongsan-Gu, Seoul Kimpo City Hall • Location : Jongro-Gu, Seoul • Area : 51ha Airport Han River • Area : 44ha Site City Hall Han River • Status : Planning • Status : Planning Kimpo Incheon Gangnam Incheon Airport Gangnam • Total Cost : US$ 30 Billions Airport Site • Total Cost : US$ 14 Billions Airport Singapore : 5.6M ppl in 100% urbanized city Korea : 52M ppl in 162 cities approx. 87% urbanized (9K ~ 10M / 25M for Seoul Metropolitan) Smart City • Resolve or Provide Solution for Urban Issues - It does not have to be the latest technology • Analyze 4P - Understand different context requires different strategy (e.g. Urbanization, industry, culture, structure of population, living pattern) • Build Platform - New city and existing city Character of 4P (Public-Private-People Partnership) • Public (e.g. central or local government or special development agencies) - Understand city or urban context (i.e. economical, social and cultural context) for direct implementation, mid/longer-term planning - Decide topic for implementation (e.g. boost economy, resilient city, crime free town, zero-energy town, walkable city) • Private (e.g. service provider for implementation of public policy or to meet people needs) - Analyze district, city, urban context and people behavior to provide technology or anything people needs for business profit - Select the fields of technology (e.g. Google for searching engine, Facebook for social communication, Amazon for e-commerce) • People - Act as parameters (i.e. both client and customer) for Public and Private as City with Smart City is required to be people centric • Partnership for 3P - System based on the transparent process for obtaining, analyzing and sharing data Holistic approach > Connected approach by in limited area independent system U-City (1st Generation) Smart City Central government / 3P Driven by Local development corporation (top down + bottom up) (top down) Basic Separated ICT system System for systems (platform based data sharing for Concept (no sharing data) seamless network) Target New town development Resolve urban issues (solution) (e.g. construct more road) (alleviate traffic jam by traffic system) + Environment, administration, Field Transportation, Safety, Urban Disaster education, employment, etc Urban Engine for Seoul Kimpo Airport Incheon Airport Completed U-City and Planning for Smart City Kimpo Cityhall Airport Han River - 12K Units Resident / 100K Employees / 800K Tourists Incheon Site Gangnam Airport Core Services for Integrated System from U-City to Smart City Core Services Infra Network Diagram Crime Prevention Water Level Separated camera system Wireless Lan AP 87 Location Metter / Fire Acident >>> Integrate camera system and sharing the information Reducing forecasting crime Traffic Information Collection Facility Transportation Analyzing real time mass transportation data >>> private participate to share transportation data Planning transportation for both Magok Control Center Working Environment Analyzing individual home, office, factory data separately >>> Integrate all the data Providing best amenity and environment for the district Energy Efficiency Constructing Smart Grid (e.g. common service tunnel) >>> Integrate with living & working pattern info CCTV Finding most energy efficient solution for living and working Camera Gangseo District Common Seoul Metropolitan Service Tunnel Disaster Management Government Detecting disaster situation through sensors U-City >>> Integrate camera system and sharing the info Data from / to People Forecasting disaster situation to minimize the damage Smart City & Private Magok Integrated Control Center (e.g. operation, analysis, forecast, response, networking) leehongsoo@i - sh.co.kr ( H o n g s o o Lee) ashley.park@i - sh.co.kr (Ashley Park) o m s 0 9 0 7 @ i - sh.co.kr ( M i n s i k O h ) oud@i- s h . c o . k r .
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