The role of IT solutions in making Seoul asustainable city

Abstract

Most major cities are struggling with the environmental, economic and social problems of overcrowding, especially in the world's most densely populated city, Seoul. Urban sustainability is a global resource management issue, solving it at the level of urban governance is also a global responsibility, its concept of sustainable development has evolved through ecological thinking and still defines urban governance everywhere today. However, the ecological and energy management problems of cities can only be partially solved by regulators and infrastructure investments, it is at least as important to change the values of people and to promote the development of environmentally conscious behavior. To this end, the leadership of Seoul undertook the introduction of effective information technology tools. In this study, we approach the above issues through a central concept of sustainability and present alternative responses that are suitable for solving environmental problems at the societal level, with particular reference to the IT toolkit.