Figure 9.23 Songdo International Business City. This new development is located on reclaimed land along South Korea’s Incheon Waterway, near the capital city of Seoul. It includes ultra-modern residential, commercial, education, leisure, and healthcare facilities. Forty percent of the area is devoted to green spaces such as the park you see here. Songdo is a “smart city”: sustainable, green, and wired. Though South Korea is overall not a wealthy country, Songdo represents the cutting edge of urban design. (Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images.)