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Myounggu Kang, Ph.D.

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

Vice President for International Affairs, University of Seoul

163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-743, Republic of Korea

Tel: +82 (2) 6490-2799 ● mk@uos.ac.kr / mkangcity@gmail.com

PROFILE

• Quality mix of theoretical knowledge and practical experiences of over 20 years in urban and regional planning.
• Relevant Works: Knowledge Sharing of Seoul Urban Planning Experiences, pre-F/S on an Industrial Complex of Kenya, Evaluation of a Regional Development Project in Laos, Multi-Industry Clusters (MIC) Planning in the Philippines, Boston MetroFuture 2030, and Project Management of an Agricultural Produce Logistic Center Construction in Korea.
• Courses taught: Urban and Regional Economics, Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics, GIS, Real Estate Development, International Urban Planning and Development Studio, Seoul Urban Planning, and Introduction to Urban Planning - History and Rationale.
• International experiences in Philippines, Kenya, Laos, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, USA, etc.

EDUCATION

• MIT, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, MA, USA
• Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning 2001 – 2006
• MIT, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, MA, USA
• Master in City Planning (MCP) 1999 – 2001
• Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
• M.Sc. in Urban Planning and Engineering 1993 – 1995
• Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
• B.Sc. in Urban Planning and Engineering 1989 – 1993

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA 2014 – Present
• Senior Urban Specialist
• University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea 2006 – Present
• Professor of Urban Planning and Development
• Vice President for International Affairs (2015 – Present)
  • Acting Dean of International Graduate School of Urban Sciences (2013 – 2013)
  • Director of International Urban Development Program (2012 – 2013)
• Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), Seoul, Korea 2013 – 2014
• Director-General of International Urban Development Collaboration
• University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA 2011 – 2011
• Visiting Professor
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Boston, MA, USA 2004 – 2006
• Planner and Researcher
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 2000 – 2004
• TA, RA, Research Staff and Instructor
• Samsung Corporation Engineering and Construction Group
• Project Manager and Architectural Engineer 1995 – 1998

PROJECTS (selected)

• Case Study of Seoul Urban Planning Experiences, funded by Seoul Metropolitan Government. [PI] 2013 – 2014
• Case of Seoul Land Readjustment, funded by University of Seoul. [Co-PI] 2014 – 2014
• International Urban Development Strategy of Korea, funded by Land and Housing Corporation.
• [Co-PI] 2013 – 2014
• Global City Strategy of Seoul. [Co-PI] 2013 – 2013
• Multi-Industry Clusters (MIC) Planning in the Philippines, funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). [Co-PI] 2010 – 2012
• Development Planning of the Yellow Sea Free Economic Zone, Korea. [sector leader] 2010 – 2011
• Strategy and Policy of Korea for World Urban Development, funded by The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and Land Housing Corporation. [Co-PI] 2009 – 2010
• Industrial Area Regeneration, Kunpo, Korea. [planner]
• Urban Regeneration, Incheon, Korea. [Master Planner] 2008 – 2009
• Self-sufficiency Evaluation of New Towns in Korea. [researcher] 2008 – 2009
• Long-term Development Plan of Kimpo, Korea. [planner] 2008 – 2009
• Site Planning of Paju, Korea. [researcher]
• Planning System Analysis of Boston and New York. [principal researcher] 2007
• MetroFuture 2030: Boston Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan. [planner] 2004 – 2006
• Innovation and Catching-up: Content, Theory, and Policy Analysis for Korea, funded by Science and Technology Policy Institute. [leading researcher] 2003
• Enterprising Places: Sustaining Competitive Locations for Knowledge Based Companies, funded by MIT and Cambridge Initiative. [researcher] 2002

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS (selected)

• Best Teacher, University of Seoul, 2010.
• Distinguished Paper, Korea Planners Association, 2007 and 2010.
• Outstanding Contribution to the Intellectual Life of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT, 2004
• Presidential Fellowship, MIT, 2001-2002

POSITIONS AND SERVICES (selected)

• Member of Foreign Affairs Committee of Seoul
• Planning Board Member of Incheon,
• Planning Board Member of Sungnam
• Executive Committee Member of the International Seoul Planning Advisory Council
• Chair of the International Committee of Korea Planners Association
• Vice President of UN-HABITAT EAROPH Koran Chapter
• Member of Advisory Committee of New Town Development by Land and Housing Corporation
• Editor of International Journal of Urban Sciences

PAPERS AND BOOKS (selected)

• Seoul Urban Planning Experiences: from a poor city of 2 million to a sustainable city of 10 million (edited / forthcoming)
• 3+1 Goals of Urban Planning for Building a Smart and Sustainable City: A Case of Seoul.
• Urban Regeneration of Seoul Downtown through Cheonggyecheon (Stream) Restoration.
• Seoul Land Readjustment.
• Seoul Gangnam (New Town) Development.
• Which Type of ODA is effective on the Developing Countries‘ Economic Growth? (2014). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• An Empirical Analysis on Housing Prices in Pearl River Delta Economic Region of China. (2014). International Journal of Urban Sciences, 18(1).
• Does Distance Matter in Knowledge Collaboration? An Analysis with Joint Patent Data. (2013). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• Relationship between Urbanization Rate and CO₂ Emission. (2012). Journal of Korea Regional Development Association. [Korean]
• Inherent Conflicts between Individual and Social Interests with Compact City. (2012). Journal of Korea Regional Development Association. [Korean]
• Effect of Diversity and Dynamic Externalities on Urban Growth. (2012). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• Resettlement of Indigenous after Urban Redevelopment. (2012). Housing Research. [Korean]
• Dispersed Concentration of High-tech Firms: Case of Pharmaceutical Companies. (2011). Korea Economic Geography.
• Urban Regeneration of Industrial Sites. (2011). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• What do Business Tenants in the Urban Regeneration Concern? (2010). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• Density and Productivity. (2009). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• Spatial Clustering of Business Services. (2008). Journal of Korea Planners Association. [Korean]
• Urban Planning. (2008). Bosungkak. [Korean]
• Dispersed Concentration of High-tech Jobs in the New Economy: The Paradox of New Information and Communication Technologies. (2006). Ph.D. Dissertation, MIT.
• Spatial Analysis of Basic Living Infrastructure for Balanced Development of Korea. (1995). Master Thesis, Seoul National University.
• Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies? Translation into Korean (forthcoming)

LINKS

• University of Seoul http://www.uos.ac.kr/
• Institute of International Cooperation and Education (IICE) http://iice.uos.ac.kr/
• International School of Urban Sciences http://isus.uos.ac.kr/
• Seoul Metropolitan Government http://www.seoul.go.kr/
• Seoul Museum of History http://www.museum.seoul.kr/
• Seoul Institute https://www.si.re.kr/
• World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/
• Asia Development Bank (ADB) http://www.adb.org/
• Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) http://www.koica.go.kr/
• Korea Planning Association (KPA) http://www.kpa1959.or.kr/
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) http://www.mit.edu/
• Seoul National University (SNU) http://www.snu.ac.kr/