Busan-news

Busan’s Population Decline Is No Longer Reversible

The central challenge facing Busan is no longer how to restore growth, but how to govern a city in which demographic continuity can no longer be assumed.

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Busan Advances Gangseo Tram, Testing Western Growth

Ridership data show an existing commuter base at Daejeo Station, but the line’s success depends on operating speed and the pace of development in Eco Delta City.

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The Illusion of Tightening in Busan’s Jeonse Market

Recent signs of tightening in Busan’s jeonse market do not indicate a broad-based recovery. Instead, they reflect demand concentrating in a limited number of districts amid population decline, rising vacancy, and a gradual shift away from deposit-based leases.

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Busan Is Aging Faster—Not Because People Live Longer

More than four-fifths of Busan’s population loss over six months came from residents aged 20 to 39, compressing years of demographic change into a single reporting cycle.

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Busan’s Public-Sector AI and the Problem of Defining “Success”

Government AI systems do not merely assist work; they issue authoritative signals that shape rights, obligations, and trust.

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How High-Rise Redevelopment Changed Busan’s Streets

Transit access improved along Busan’s main corridors, but adjacent redevelopment failed to translate those gains into stronger street-level conditions.

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Why Busan’s Urban Plans Keep Failing on the Hills

For years, Busan has tried to revive its old hillside districts with small lifts, monorails, and planning models borrowed from flat cities. None of them have worked. The terrain—steep, fragmented, and rapidly aging—keeps breaking the plans long before they reach the ground.

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What the Oceans Ministry’s Move Reveals About Sujeong-dong

The temporary headquarters sit between the station corridor and a hillside district marked by steep terrain, aging housing and long-standing redevelopment constraints.

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Behind Busan’s Tourism Milestone, a City Losing Its Footing

Visitor growth has surged past 3 million, yet population loss, rising vacancy and weakening urban life reveal a deeper challenge.

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Busan’s Renewable Shortfall

Busan produces far more electricity than it uses, yet less than one terawatt-hour comes from renewable sources. Physical limits, stalled offshore plans and rising industrial demand leave Busan with no large-scale path to expand clean power.

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How Busan Built Its Waterfront Identity Around Seven Bridges

The city’s 52-kilometer coastal belt connects seven bridges from Gadeok to Haeundae. The view is unified, but toll roads, freight traffic and limited walkways still shape how residents move along the shoreline.

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Gadeokdo Airport’s New 106-Month Schedule and the Unseen Technical Constraints

Weak soils, deep water and coastal storms continue to complicate Gadeokdo Airport’s development, raising long-term engineering and financial questions for South Korea.

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