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1
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Where is the Cheonggyecheon river?

A

Seoul, South Korea

2
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What is the population of seoul?

A

Over 10 million people

3
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What is the population density of Seoul?

A

Over 17,000 per km^2

4
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What happened to the Cheonggyecheon stream in 1918?

A

The Japanese colonial administration started dredging it

5
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Why did the Japanese colonial administration begin dredging the Cheonggyecheon stream?

A

They was it as a sanitation and flood risk

6
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What stopped the dredging work being done on the Cheonggyecheon stream?

A

WW2 and Korean war

7
Q

Who established squatter settlements along the Cheonggyecheon stream banks?

A

Refugees and returning populations after the Korean war

8
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What covered the banks of Cheonggyecheon from 1958-1961?

A

Squatter settlements

9
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What did squatter settlements along Cheonggyecheon cause?

A

Serious pollution

10
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Give evidence to show Cheonggyecheon was the busiest place in Seoul in 2003.

A

Daily average of 180,000 cars passing through, 60,000 businesses and 100,000 shopkeepers

11
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What did the Cheonggyecheon restoration project transform the river into?

A

A 5.8km ecologically sensitive green pedestrian corridor

12
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How long did the Cheonggyecheon river restoration project take?

A

2 years

13
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How much did the Cheonggyecheon river restoration project cost?

A

$281 million

14
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Give 3 reasons for the Cheonggyecheon river restoration project.

A

Seoul’s changing landscape
Safety risks
Pollution

15
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How is Seoul’s landscape changing?

A

It is changing from an urban, development orientated landscape to one that values the quality of life of its people and importance of its functioning ecosystems

16
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What posed safety risks at Cheonggyecheon in 2003?

A

The ageing elevated freeway and concrete deck

17
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What were the 2 aims of the Cheonggyecheon river restoration project?

A

Improved connectivity between the city’s north and south sides
Creation of ecological and recreational opportunities in Seoul

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