Policy improvement for promotion of urban water circulation

Abstract

In order to reduce urban flood damage caused by climate change and urbanization, to secure alternative water resources, and to improve the urban water environment, most specialists consent that it is important to effectively circulate urban water resources through diffusion of water cycle cities and low impact development (LID) measures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the present state of domestic and foreign policy on urban water circulation and LID, and to study policy direction and improvement plan for promotion of urban water circulation and LID appropriate to the situation in Korea. This study reviews the current problems and suggests improvements in aspects of ''Institutional system, Industry fostering, and Public consensus'' according to the situation in Korea based on the premise that urban water circulation needs to be expanded to ensure sustainability of cities. In the aspect of institutional system, it is necessary to establish a joint legal system among the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. In the aspect of industry fostering, in order to maximize the effects by urban water circulation, it is necessary to adopt development certification program for LID planning and design in development projects and city management. And, in the aspect of public consensus, it is needed to collect opinions and disseminate consensus on related policies and technologies through establishment of urban water circulation forum, campaign, etc.