Randolph Hester

A CONFLICT OF GREENS: GREEN DEVELOPMENT VERSUS HABITAT PRESERVATION – THE CASE OF INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA

Boosting the economy in green ways is a goal for many nations, but not all agree on what “green” means; the efforts of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) include a range of policies under the framework of green growth, from a national stimulus plan to local city initiatives. In August 2008, President Lee Myung-bak proclaimed that “low-carbon green growth” (shortened to “green growth” here) would become the nation’s new vision for overcoming the challenges of climate change and a looming carbon-based energy crisis while still continuing economic growth. South Korea’s version of green growth is defined as “growth achieved by saving and using energy and resources efficiently to reduce climate change and damage to the by Yekang Ko, Derek K. Schubert, and Randolph T. Hester