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Busan Expands West but the Delta Pushes Back
As Busan pushes its urban frontier into the Nakdonggang River delta, its grand plans collide with the slow physics of mud, water, and distance. The city’s westward expansion promises connection, but the land still speaks in the language of resistance.
Can Busan Power Its AI Future Without Clean Energy?
As Busan markets itself as Korea’s next AI and data hub, its energy system tells another story — one dominated by nuclear and imported LNG. With renewables under 3%, the city’s digital ambitions risk colliding with the realities of RE100 compliance and carbon-border regulation.
Why Korea’s Housing Policies Preserve the Bubble
South Korea’s real estate boom built a nation on belief, turning apartments into currency and housing into ideology. What began as housing policy evolved into an economy of leverage and faith, where stability preserves imbalance and prosperity hides erosion.
South Korea’s Missing Middle Finds a Name in Busan’s Kkiin Generation Plan
Busan’s ₩91.8 billion “Kkiin Generation” plan targets adults aged 35–55 — Korea’s first policy to name the missing middle. Behind the term lies a deeper crisis: educated, unmarried, digital-era midlifers caught between welfare systems built for families and firms.
Dalmajigil and the Misreading of Busan’s “15-Minute City”
On a hillside where cars crawl and pedestrians cling to the curb, Busan’s vision of the “15-Minute City” meets its physical limit. Dalmajigil Park promises harmony between nature and culture — but exposes how proximity, without mobility, remains only a slogan.
