RECENTLY KOREA HAS BEEN COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE TOWNSCAPE DESIGN FACING GREAT CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS.THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC TOWNSCAPE DESIGN POLICIES IN KOREA. AND IT ANALYZES THE TRENDS OF THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS BY QUESTIONAIRES TO THE MAYORS AND OFFICIALS. THE ANALYSIS REVEALS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR RELATIVE NARROW PERSPECTIVE OF TOWNSCAPE POLICIES.THIS PAPER SHOULD BE CONTINUED TO GRAPPLE WITH THE ISSUE OF THE TOWNSCAPE DESIGN POLICIES IN KOREA.
