Abstract:
This research compared with problems that generated during
urbanization process in Korea and China. Additionally, the current study analyzed
solutions for issues such as public policies and reform plans. In 2014, the urbanization
levels (% of total) were 91.7% in South Korea, whereas the rate in China was 54.3%
that is nearly half of urbanization levels in Korea. It showed that China in a transition
stage of urbanization. To look at the issues during urbanization process in Korea and
China, it showed the problems of environment, suburbs, lands, transportations, rushed
developments and etc. in Korea. Meanwhile China showed the issues of social tensions,
suburbs, city environment, initial city developments leading to administrative problems,
migrant workers and etc. This study extracted both countries’ similarities and differences
to benchmark reform plans.
