Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the actual situation and the problem of land use control in greenbelt areas around Seoul Metropolitan Area. The case study area is Siheung City which is located in a neighborhood of Seoul City. The main findings are as follows: 1) In the land of the case study area, the classification of land category was largely changed to road sites by the local government. 2) The mixture of factories, warehouses and residential houses have appeared in the case study area. 3) Land prices in the case study area have increased evidently since the removal of the greenbelt in 2001-2002. Consequently, we suggest the trial of partial control technique at the time of cancellation of greenbelt, because this could be applied for considering the actual situation andtopographical characters in released greenbelt areas.
