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The Long-term Development of a Smart Region at the Border of the Amnok River

압록강접경 스마트리전 장기 발전에 관한 연구

  • Lim, Dong Sung (Municipal & Environmental Engineering Institute, Shenyang Jianzhu University) ;
  • Kim, June Bong (Shenyang Jianzhu University)
  • 임동성 (중국 심양건축대학교 도시환경대학) ;
  • 김준봉 (중국 심양건축대학교)
  • Received : 2021.12.23
  • Accepted : 2022.05.11
  • Published : 2022.05.30
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Abstract

Cross-border regional economic cooperation is increasing while smart cities are expanding into smart regions. Further research on the establishment of the Dandong-Sinuiju cross-border smart region could emerge as a key logistics area in Northeast Asia. Since the late 70s, China's economic and social infrastructure rapidly developed; Dandong is one of the areas that developed in the process. In contrast, North Korea is still entrenched in a lot of uncertainty. If North Korea were to start opening up to the world in the near future, Sinuiju has the potential to develop like Dandong. The Amnok River estuary consisting of two cities eventually could develop into a logistics specialized smart region connected to the Korean Peninsula, Northern China, and even Europe. In the long run, this smart region could substantially grow into an eco-friendly, waterfront smart region.

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