국토지리학회지 ISSN:1225-3766(Print) THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF KOREA

In order to examine the process of policy changes in Korea’s green belt, this paper aims to classify and analyze them by the government, period, content, and type. First, the analysis by government and period was focused on the change of the areas that are lifted from the green belt and their use. It was found that the largest areas of 654㎢ green belt were lifted between 1998-2008, the period between the Kim Dae-jung’s and the Roh Moo-hyun’s government, when it was first started lifting the green belt. By contents, the full-scale of the cancellation was enforced and until 2008, by focusing on the procedures of lifting the green belt, management plans and systems. Since 2008, the standards for the release of green belt, revitalization plans for the lifted areas, and other utilization measures were mainly announced. Since 2015, there have been many contents such as preservation charges, compulsory implementation fees, and the damaged area restoration system, and in particular, measures to strengthen publicity have been announced. By type, the official gazette was divided into six types, including presidential decrees, ministerial decrees, laws, public notices, public announcement, and local government decrees, and analyzed them comprehensively.