Host of Livcom Awards 2011
The LivCom Awards, 2011 will be held in the city of Songpa, beating out other globally-renowned cities. Approximately 70 global cities will participate in this international event.
The LivCom is the world’s only Awards Competition focusing on best practices regarding the management of the local environment. Typically, about 350 cities take part in this event every year. Through this event, the city of Songpa will advertise itself as one of the most desirable cities in the world and open a field for exchanging information and practical experiences among cities to improve the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of livable communities.
The first city to do so from Korea, the city of Songpa took part in the Livcom Awards 2009 held in the city of Pilsen, the Czech Republic last October and won a bronze award in the area of the City Contest.
The LivCom Awards (The International Awards for Livable Communities), headquartered in Berkshire, the U.K., was launched in 1997 as a non-profit environmental organization and was endorsed by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Program).
This international event is hosted by the ILC (International Livable Communities) and is the most prestigious award in the environmental field. Currently, New Plymouth in New Zealand, Malmo in Sweden and Coventry in the U.K. as well as other global cities have won the award.
Olympic City
The city of Songpa was at the center of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the impression and excitement of those days are still alive in every corner of the city. Olympic monuments representing the Olympic sports and national flags of the countries that attended the ‘88 Seoul Olympics stand along the 5.5km long Olympic Road.
The World Peace Gate, established in 1988 to commemorate the Seoul Olympics, showcases a longing for world peace. As a huge sculpture 24m high, 37m wide and 62m long, it shows the robust spirit of Korea as well as the traditional beauty of Korean sculpture.
A panoramic view of the Olympic Park, where the passion of the world sports festival is still alive.This large-scaled Olympic Park was established for the Seoul Olympics next to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium and as one of world’s top 5 sculpture parks, displays about 200 sculptures. In addition, an ecological park, a museum as well as the historic Mongchon Toseong(earthen fortress) and the Mongchon History Museum are located in the park.
Safe City
Safety is the first step in creating an international city in a Global Era. The city of Songpa was listed as one of the top 100 safest cities in the world in 2008 which endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations.
The city designated children’s parks, bus stops and taxi stops as smoking free zone and made it mandatory to have one safety doctor in a day care center as well as home safety inspections. The children’s protection vehicle system, giving certification to cars insured and equipped with child safety goods as well as children’s bike licenses and other safety programs are attracting global attention. To benchmark Songpa’s safe city projects, many cities from both home and abroad visit our city and invite us to learn our excellent practices.
