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The nature of urban Seoul: potential vegetation derived from the soil map

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This paper integrates the soil map of Seoul with data on vegetation research. Using data on topography, the existing soil map is re-interpreted discerning three landscape types: mountains, foothills and valleys, and river plains. For each of these, potential developments for plant life are distilled from existing research on plant communities. Hypothetical plant life is proposed as a potential that belongs to one of the assigned, natural landscape types of Seoul. The purpose of this research is to reach at a more conceptual idea of the natural landscape of urban Seoul. By indicating potentials rather than documenting the existing situation, it can play a role in future visions of planning and management. In an integrative approach, hard scientific data are made practical for the soft perspective of planning policy measures and aesthetics of design.

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  • Wybe Kuitert, 2013. "The nature of urban Seoul: potential vegetation derived from the soil map," International Journal of Urban Sciences, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 95-108, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjusxx:v:17:y:2013:i:1:p:95-108
    DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2013.766505
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    1. Yiwen Han & Youngkeun Song & Lindsay Burnette & David Lammers, 2017. "Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Formation of Informal Settlements in a Metropolitan Fringe: Seoul (1950–2015)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-18, July.

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