Pursuing Sustainable Urban Development in North Korea by Pave... - 9781032444130

Pursuing Sustainable Urban Development in North KoreaAuthor(s): Pavel P. Em\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032444130, 978-1032444130\nSynopsis\nThis volume employs an urban lens to provide a critical analysis of the North Korean style of sustainable urban development in the face of severe sanctions and a scarcity of vital resources.\n\nWith a focus on five major areaspopulation, economics, architecture, urban planning, and culturethe authors examine the preconditions that led to the emergence of ideas related to urban sustainability, assess and reassess the trends in sustainable development brought about by market forces, and recommend paths for their further intensification. Since this work covers a variety of topics, ranging from geomancy and social control to economic issues and green architecture (both locally and in comparison with European post-socialist cities and South Korea), it will point to lessons .