Process and Results of Seoul Metropolitan Government's Environmental Health Policy Road Map

GIS-based Association Between PM10 and Allergic Diseases in Seoul: Implications for Health and Environmental Policy

PURPOSE The role of PM10 in the development of allergic diseases remains controversial among epidemiological studies, partly due to the inability to control for spatial variations in large-scale risk factors. This study aims to investigate spatial correspondence between the level of PM10 and allergic diseases at the sub-district level in Seoul, Korea, in order to evaluate whether the impact of ...

Estimation of Populations Exposed to Road Traffic Noise in Districts of Seoul Metropolitan Area of Korea

This study aims to model road traffic noise levels and estimate the human exposure at the 25 districts in the metropolitan Seoul, Republic of Korea. The SoundPLAN® Version 7.1 software package was used to model noise levels and simulated road traffic noise maps were created. The people exposed to daytime/nighttime road traffic noise were also estimated. The proportions of the population exposed...

Public-health impact of outdoor air pollution for 2nd air pollution management policy in Seoul metropolitan area, Korea

OBJECTIVES Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of outdoor air pollution on public health in Seoul metropolitan area, Korea. Attributable cases of morbidity and mortality were estimated. METHODS Epidemiology-based exposure-response functions for a 10 μg/m3 increase in particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) were used to quantify the effects of air pollutio...

The Effect of Green Belt Policy Reform on the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Jeon, Jae Sik Korea introduced an urban containment policy in the early stage of urbanization to control growth of congestion and prevent urban sprawl in the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). However, the arbitrary designation a lack of popular support or accurate scrutiny caused an irrational pattern of land use which reinforced concentrations and threatened residential stability in terms of rest...

The Impact of Individual- and Contextual-Level Characteristics on the Health of Metropolitan Seoul Adult Residents