SONGDO
CITY,
SUSTAINABLE CITY
SOUTH KOREA.
Songdo is located in South The city’s main approach for
Korea. Songdo was originally sustainability is based on the
designed as a free economic green design, which promotes
zone for international both economic development and
business, but the city plan environmental protection
changed in order to be the through advanced technologies.
first ‘smart city’ through This approach has been the
green technologies. mostly used approach to
alleviate environmental
problems in the world over the
last few decades.
Songdo was originally designed to a Free Economic Zone (FEZ) to facilitate South
Vedant V. Pednekar Korea’s growth. Hence, the city was initially known for being a ‘global business
S.P.S.M.B.Hs CAK hub’ or ‘Aerotropolis’. 1
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Structure of urban infrastructure
system in Songdo
This green city movement is based on their core
sustainable city design approaches. These core
values focus on building eco-friendly environments in
terms of open and green space, transportation,
water, energy use, recycling and operation.
These core design goals for Songdo entail the
government and the private developer’s
commitment to sustainability of the city.
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The official name of Songdo changed to
Songdo International Business District (IBD)
in January 2014.
Songdo IBD is planned for a daytime commuting
population of 300,000 and residents of 250,000.
The city currently has 79,395 residents, including 1,420
foreigners (August, 2014).
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CITY DESIGN
the city tends to make multiple-
purpose buildings by integrating
commercial, residential, educational
and cultural facilities to meet the
various interests of residents. This
complex design includes varied
networks of pedestrian-friendly
streets, boulevards, neighbourhoods,
shops, markets and parks.
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CITY ZONES
When it comes to the business purpose, Songdo
is strategically divided into 11 land use zones.
• ZONE 1-4 : business centre, international trade
centre, convention centre, world-class hotel,
department store, shopping mall, office
buildings, golf course, art house and residential
buildings.
• ZONE 6 AND 8: International real estate
development company
• ZONE 5 AND 7: for an educational purpose
• ZONE 9-11: to function as new port logistic
complexes in the near future.
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Wastewater Re-use
There are a total of 7 wastewater reuse
treatment facilities in South Korea and
they are mostly used for industrial
purposes or as river maintenance water.
In this regard, the urban infrastructure
was originally designed to install
wastewater pipes throughout the city. It is
intended to save between 10,000 ~
13,000 cubic metres of freshwater per
day.
Currently, a total of 22.3 kilometres of
underground pipes are installed in
Districts 1~4 to distribute the clean and
disinfected water for toilet flushing, road
cleaning, and irrigation of public parks
and urban green spaces in Songdo.
One of the advantages of the reused
water is that it could save resource costs.
Compared to the price of freshwater
(1000 Won/ton = equivalent to US$1),
the price of the reused water is almost 50
percent cheaper than the freshwater (464
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RAINWATER COLLECTION
SYSTEM
At Songdo Central Park, there are 7 underground storage
facilities that can capture approximately 190,700 ft³ of
rainwater falling during the summer rainfall season.
Rainwater is stored when water demand is low, especially
in the winter. In the spring, when the temperature
increases, the stored water is used for irrigation or road
cleaning purposes.
One storage facility could save approximately 5 million
Won (= US$ 5,000) of freshwater expense.
the rain collection system also has an impact on the
prevention of flooding in the rainy season and drought in
the winter time (Arup, 2014)
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Pneumatic waste collection system
The system does not require
garbage trucks in the urban area
and it is operated by a citywide
pneumatic waste collection system.
The garbage from the waste
collection machine is automatically
delivered to the central waste
processing facility through the
underground pneumatic pipes in
the city
At the waste processing facility,
waste is sorted and sent to the
recycle facility or the incineration
plant. At the incineration plant, heat
generated by the incineration
process is distributed to the
buildings in Songdo
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BUS service is easily accessible PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUBWAY:
throughout the city since the bus stops are There are a total of 6 train stops
located within one-quarter mile of all located in Songdo, This subway
residential and commercial buildings. line links to all the major business
and residential areas of the Seoul
First, the BIS provides real-time bus and Incheon Metropolitan areas,
service information for bus users to save as well as the express train to
their valuable time. Incheon International Airport. the
The intention is to make the public train station is also located within
transportation system more efficient and a half-mile walk of most residential
convenient. areas.
the system offers information on the current
location of buses, arrival times, bus lines, BICYCLE:
transfer, bus stops, and traffic conditions in
Songdo’s bicycle lane and the
real-time through the internet for the user’s
convenience.
rental service is the most
distinctive feature of the public
transport system. A short-term
Second, all the buses operating in the rental bike system allows
Songdo area are equipped with the CNG
system.
residents to commute to and from
the CNG vehicle is assumed that only 31 work, shopping, and recreational
percent of nitrogenous compound, 41 activities by cycling.
percent of carbon monoxide and 16 percent
of hydrocarbon are produced compared to CAR SHARING :
the diesel vehicle. the car sharing system is sharing
a vehicle with a certain group of
people by taking advantage of the
short-term, self-accessed use
without the burden of car
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SIX CORE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
NEW SONGDO CITY
● OPEN AND GREEN SPACE ● CARBON EMISSION AND ENERGY USE
● TRANSPORTATION ● MATERIAL FLOWS AND RECYCLING
● WATER CONSUMPTION ,STORAGE ● SUSTAINBLE CITY OPERATION
AND RE-USE
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Thanks!
Vedant V. Pednekar
S.P.S.M.B.Hs CAK
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