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Why Busan’s East–West Balanced Development Failed

Intended to reduce spatial disparities, Busan’s East–West balanced development instead redistributed population internally. Growth clustered in Gangseo-gu, while adjacent districts continued to lose residents.

December 26, 20255 min read

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.

December 24, 202513 min read

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.

December 23, 20256 min read

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.

December 22, 20257 min read

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.

December 19, 202511 min read

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.

December 17, 20257 min read

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.

December 16, 20256 min read

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.

December 11, 202517 min read