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Email: j.song@dlgs.ioer.de
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DLGS 2019 (2019-2022)

Working title:
Integration of climate resilience into urban regeneration - the Case of Seoul

Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernhard Müller, Technische Universität Dresden

Abstract:
Although urban regeneration offers great potential to increase climate resilience, practice in Korean cities shows that these opportunities are not taken up. Using the case of Seoul, this dissertation is oriented to identify institutional impediments increasing climate resilience through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with main stakeholders in urban regeneration areas. It will provide empirical evidence on the role of governance and institutions to increase urban climate resilience.

Keywords: urban climate resilience, urban regeneration

Education

Since 03/2019
Doctoral Student at the TU Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Science, Dresden, Germany

08/2011-05/2013
Studies in City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Academic Degree: Master of Arts

03/2005-02/2010
Studies in Urban Engineering, Seokyeong University, Seoul, the Republic of Korea
Academic Degree: Bachelor of Engineering

Experiences

03/2019-07/2019
Reviewer of UN Environment’s publication, “Global Environment Outlook for Youth”, UN Environment

01/2018-03/2019
Lead Author of UN Environment’s publication, “Global Environment Outlook for Youth, Asia and the Pacific”, UN Environment

04/2014-02/2019
Researcher, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, the Republic of Korea

12/2013-03/2014
Research Assistant, The Seoul Institute, Seoul, the Republic of Korea

07/2013-06/2014
The Martin Weaver Scholar, Association for Preservation Technology International, Springfield, USA

06/2012-08/2012
Intern, National Railway Historic Society, Philadelphia, USA

08/2011-05/2013
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

Awards

07/2013
The Martin Weaver Scholarship, Association for Preservation Technology International, Springfield, USA

06/2013
The Student Scholarship, Association for Preservation Technology International, Springfield, USA

2006-2008
Merit Scholarship, Seokyeong University, Seoul, the Republic of Korea