Pusan has experienced some different paths of urbanization and industrialization compared to other cities, and has faced the problem of over-saturation in environmental capacity. Pusan needs to find out sustainable development strategies based on Agenda 21 by UNCED in 1992 to secure urban renewal.
Therefore, Pusan`s sustainable development strategies focus on the 1)research on environmental capacity and reasonable population accommodation 2)supply of basic environmental facilities for the human settlement 3)protection and efficient management of environmental pollution 4)saving and control of energy and other resources 5)independent and stable execution of plan based on biological relation 6)harmony between nature and urban spatial organization.
In addition, these policies can be suggested along with the conclusions; First, establishment of green plan-middle and long term environmental goals included in the urban planning to reduce environmental deterioration and pollution. Second, computation of sustainability index-the index is necessary to sustainable urban development, which is related with green GNP of the national level.
Third, capacity estimation of nature and social environment-estimation of environmental capacity to the civilized area is required become an ecopolis, and is required to focus on the western area of Pusan which has high degree of potentiality.