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Shrinking Coal Mining Cities in Asia: A Comparative Study
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International Symposium "Coping with City Shrinkage and Demographic Change - Lessons from around the Globe"
30.-31.03.2006 Dresden, Germany
Dong-Chun Shin, Ministry of Construction and Transport, Seoul (Republic of Korea)
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Shrinking Coal Mining Cities in Asia: A Comparative Study
In general, the phenomenon of shrinking cities in Asia has not been observed so much as in the United States and Europe. Most Asian countries have been seeing continuous population and economic growth. However, the shrinkage of cities took place in some rural areas as well as in areas with traditional industries such as textile and coal-mining. Urban areas have rapidly expanded (urbanization) as many people migrated out of rural areas over the years. Recently, the rate of population growth has been declining in countries such as Japan and Korea. If this trend continues with the restructuring of some industries, the phenomenon of city-shrinkage will be more visible in this part of the world.
As an example of shrinking cities in Asia, a case study of some coal-mining cities in Korea and Japan is presented by Dong-Chun Shin of the Ministry of Construction and Transportation of the Republic of Korea. The study will analyze a cluster of four coal-mining cities located in geographical proximity in the Taeback Mountain Range Region. The region is distinctive because the Korean coal industry has a relatively short period of history of less than a century, from the discovery of mines to its growth and decline. This study will also deal with the policy-making process, from the changing domestic and international energy environment to the rationalization policy of coal industry as well as revitalization strategies. The study will also compare key findings with other coal-mining cities such as Yubari in Japan, and provide an assessment of regeneration strategies. |
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