CONTENTS
Editors and Contributors = ⅲ
Foreward = ⅳ
KOREA, THE LAND AND PEOPLE = ⅴ
Contents = ⅵ
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION / KWON Hyuck-jae[Korea University, seoul] = 3
1. Location and Territory = 3
2. Natural Environment = 5
3. Historical and Cultural Background = 9
4. Economic Development = 13
5. Population = 21
6. Cities = 22
7. Administrative Division and Geographical Demarcation of Regions = 24
PART 1 A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY = 27
CHAPTER2. GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY / JO Wha-ryong[Kyungpook National University, Taegu] = 29
1. Formation of the Korea Peninsula = 29
2. Mountains and Plateaus = 37
3. Rivers and Plains = 42
4. Coasts and Seas = 47
CHAPTER 3. CLIMATE, VEGETATION AND SOIL / LEE Hyoun-young[Konkuk University, seoul] = 53
1. Clamate = 53
2. Vegetation and Soil = 70
CHAPTER 4. KOREANS AND KOREAN CULTURE / CHANG Bo-Woong[Chonnam national University, Kwangju] = 74
1. Korean People = 74
2. Korean Language = 78
3. Major Religions = 83
4. Traditional Culture = 87
CHAPTER 5. POPULATION / LEE Hee-Yeon[Konkuk University, Seoul] = 98
1. Population Growth and Distribution = 98
2. Population Structure and Change = 107
3. Changes in Fertility and Mortality = 112
4. Population Movement = 116
5. Population Policies = 119
CHAPTER 6. CITIES / CHOI Ki-yeop[Sungshin Women's University, Seoul] = 123
1. City Development in Ancient and Modern Times = 123
2. Cities in South Korea in the Late 20th Century = 127
3. The Functions and Hierarchical System of the Cities = 135
4. Internal Structure of Cities = 139
CHAPTER 7. RURAL COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURE / SUH Chan-ki[Kyungpook National University, Taegu] = 143
1. Development of consanguineous Villages = 143
2. Locations and Types of Villages and Houses = 146
3. Recent Changes in Rural Areas = 152
4. Labor-Intensive Agriculture = 154
5. Structural Changes in Agriculture = 157
6. Major Crops and Agricultural Regions = 163
CHAPTER 8. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY / PARK Sam-ock[Seoul Nataional University, Seoul] = 174
1. Development of Industry and Changes in the Industrial Structure = 174
2. Changes in the Distribution of Industries and Major Industrial Regions = 180
3. Industrial Complexes and New Industrial Districts = 184
4. Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization = 190
5. Industrial Restructuring and Industrial Policy = 194
CHAPTER 9. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION AND TOURISM / HUH Woo-kung[Seoul National University, Seoul] = 198
1. Transportation = 198
2. Communication = 209
3. Tourism = 212
CHAPTER 10. NATIONAL LAND DEVELOPMENT / PARK Yang-Choon[Kyungpook National University, Taegu] = 219
1. A Historical Review = 219
2. National Land Use Planning and Development Policies = 222
3. Expansion of Transportation Networks and Resource Development = 225
4. Policies for Industrial Locations and Industrial Site Development = 232
5. The Question of Development and Mega Cities = 235
6. The Achievements and Tasks of National Development Plans = 239
CHAPTER 11. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / KIM Yong-sung[Sangmyung University, Seoul] = 244
1. Korean Emmigrants and Foreign Workers in Korea = 244
2. International Trade = 252
3. Diplomacy = 260
PART II REGIONAL LANDSCAPES = 267
THE CENTRAL REGIONS = 269
CHATPER 12. THE LANDSCAPES OF SEOUL: A HISTORICAL REVIEW / HYONG Kie-joo[Dongguk University, Seoul] = 269
1. The Choson Kingdom Period = 269
2. Seoul under Japanese Occupation = 274
3. Seoul Undergoing Rapid Changes as a Mega-City = 277
4. The Cityscape of Seoul in a Time-Spae = 290
CHAPTER 13. KOREA'S FRONTIER: THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE / KIM Jai-han[Chongju University, Chongju] = 294
1. Beyond the Tragedy of Divided Land = 294
2. A Treasury of Ecology = 301
3. Strength of Military, Strength of Seoul = 305
4. Developing the Frontier Region into a World Tourist Site = 312
CHAPTER 14. TAEJON, A CITY THAT KEEPS GROWING / LEE Moon-jong[Kongju National University, Kongju] = 315
1. The Birth and Growth of a City = 315
2. New Urban Functions = 320
3. Urban Spatial Structure = 329
CHAPTER 15. THE CHANGING CULTURE OF THE TAEBAEK MOUNTAIN REGION / OCK Han-suk[Kangwon National University, Chunchon] = 333
1. The Tabaek Mountain Region = 333
2. Changes in Industry = 339
3. Environmental Preservation and Regional Development = 345
THE SOUTHERN REGIONS = 349
CHAPTER 16. THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL INDUSTRIAL BELT / UM Yeong-dae[Silla University, Pusan] = 349
1. History of Development = 349
2. Location = 352
3. Major Industrial Regions = 354
CHAPTER 17. HISTORIC CITIES KYONGJU AND ANDONG / KIM Duk-hyon[Gyeongsang National University, Chinju] = 373
1. Kyongsang Province and Korean Traditional Culture = 373
2. Kyongju: the Site of Buddhist Culture = 375
3. Andong: the Traditional Confucian City = 389
CHAPTER 18. GRANARY: THE KIMJE-MANKYONG PLAINS/ NAM GOOND Bong[Chonbuk National University, Chonju] = 407
1. Physical Environment = 407
2. Land Development and Cultivation Process of Kimje-Mankyong Plains = 411
3. Land Use and Agriculture = 422
4. Development of Settlements = 424
CHAPTER 19. THE NATURE AND CULTURE OF CHEJU ISLAND / SONG Sung-dae[Cheju National University, Cheju] = 427
1. A geographical Overview = 427
2. Samdado: An Island of Three Bounties = 429
3. An Island with Three Things Missing = 434
4. Regional Traits = 440
THE NORTHERN REGIONS = 448
CHAPTER 20. MT. PAEKDU AND KAEMA HIGHLANDS / KIM Joo-hwan[Dongguk University, Seoul] = 448
1. The Roof of Korea, Mt. Paekdu and the Kaema Highlands = 448
2. Mt, Paekdu and its Neighboring Area = 450
3. The Kaema Highlands = 460
CHAPTER 21. PYONGANG AND NAMPO, CORE OF THE NORTH / HAN kyon-hyung[Korea National University of Education, Chongju] = 466
1. Political and Economic Center of Northern Region = 466
2. The Natural Environment along the Lower Reaches of Taedong River = 468
3. Pyongyang and Nampo: The Core Cities = 472
4. Industries = 477
CHAPTER 22. OPENING OF NORTH KOREA AND THE TUMAN RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM / LEE Jeong suk[Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, Seoul] = 483
1. Opening of North Korea and Regional Development = 483
2. Tuman River Area Development Program = 487
3. Rajin-Soubong Free Economic and Trade Zone Development = 494
4. Shinpo Nuclear Power Plant = 500
5. Issues for the Future : Regional Develoment in North Korea in Preparation for a Unifield Korea = 502
REFERENCES = 507
