UNIVERSITY OF SEOULUniversity of Seoul Institute of Urban Sciences
University of SeoulWorld Heritage Research CenterUNIVERSITY OF SEOULKOR
Fortress walls and pavilion of Hwaseong, Suwon

WORLD HERITAGE RESEARCH CENTER

Connecting heritage,
shaping urban futures.

Research for the conservation of World Heritage and sustainable cities.

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SUWON HWASEONGHwaseong Fortress, World Heritage
OUR RESEARCHWorld Heritage conservationHeritage impact assessmentHistoric cities & sustainability

HERITAGE & THE CITY

Understanding heritage
within the city.

We explore how the values of World Heritage can be sustained within changing cities, connecting conservation research with the future of historic urban places.

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NEWS & ACTIVITIES

News & activities

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Academic

Special lecture on WHC operations and procedures

Academic

Participation in the World Heritage Committee in Busan

Field visit

Field visit to Jongmyo Shrine and Changdeokgung Palace

World Heritage activities from SUDL

PUBLICATIONS

Research into heritage

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Establishing Criteria and Methods of Visual Impact Assessment for Conservation Management of World Heritage — Focused on Taereung and Gangneung Area

Oh, Yujin · Kim, Chung Ho / 2025 / Journal of the Urban Design Institute of Korea 26(1), 91–110

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Redefining urban heritage boundaries for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the World Heritage property of the Hwaseong Fortress, Republic of Korea

Ko, Gaon · Kim, Chung Ho / 2025 / International Journal of Urban Sciences