National Construction Committee Proposes 'Charter of Spatial Democracy'... Discusses Citizen-Centered Spatial Policy

[Financial News] The National Architectural Policy Committee has proposed a "Draft Charter of Spatial Democracy" in which citizens become the subjects of spatial policy, and has begun discussions to reflect this in local government spatial policies.
The Presidential National Architectural Policy Committee (NAPPC) announced on the 27th that it will hold a forum at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, to propose the "Draft Charter of Spatial Democracy" and to develop it into a new spatial policy, together with National Assembly members Park Ju-min, Han Jun-ho, and Yeom Tae-young, as well as civil society organizations such as the Cultural Solidarity, Urban Solidarity, and Human Rights Solidarity. The NSPPC explained that it prepared the charter by reflecting the global trend in which countries have presented values ​​shared by citizens through urban charters and human rights charters to respond to social problems arising from rapid urbanization and globalization.
In particular, significance was placed on extending the values ​​of K-democracy and economic democratization into the everyday spaces of citizens. The proposed Charter of Spatial Democracy defines space not merely as an object of development but as a common asset for all citizens, and presents a new policy direction in which citizens participate as the subjects of spatial policy.
To this end, it proposes three fundamental principles—citizens' rights and participation, pluralism and inclusiveness, and sustainability and locality—and presents six challenges our society faces through space, including the weakening of spatial agency, community disconnection, loss of locality, development-centered policies, and regional extinction.
It also proposes 12 practical tasks encompassing expanding citizen participation, strengthening spatial sovereignty, restoring locality, creating walkable cities, and building sustainable spaces.
The forum is scheduled to share opinions on the need to shift the criteria for spatial policy from "what to develop and how quickly" to "what kind of life to accommodate and how sustainable it is.
" Kim Jin-ae, Chairperson of the National Architectural Policy Committee, stated, "The Republic of Korea [is.
] with great democracy and economic development "Although we have achieved results, democracy must now be realized even within the everyday spaces where citizens live," he said, adding that "spatial democracy is the most practical form of democracy, beginning in the streets and squares where citizens walk and linger.
" He continued, "I hope that this draft Charter of Spatial Democracy will set a new standard for local government spatial policies and serve as a catalyst for creating more spaces in daily life where people can walk, linger, and feel their hearts race.
" Poster for the National Assembly Forum on the Proposal for Spatial Democracy." Poster for the National Assembly Forum on the Proposal for Spatial Democracy.
" Poster for the National Assembly Forum on the Proposal for Spatial Democracy.
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