In this paper a new textbook series published by The National Institute of Korean Language in 2019 is analyzed for its three shortcomings in promoting gender equality and inclusiveness. First, the new textbook series are still assuming that women are the primary caretakers of the house and children. Second, the series questionably address people’s appearances in the text, in forms such as fat-shaming. Lastly, the new textbook series engage in trying to normalize Koreanness. An interview with a marriage immigrant was conducted to give insight about if these aspects are truly problematic in a perspective of the marriage immigrant.

The aim of this study is theoretical and methodological justification of formation of a new policy of spatial development of Kazakhstan's economy, which is based on the principles of inclusiveness and smart specialization. Unlike previous research, the scientific significance of the obtained results consists in the conceptual justification of the basic theoretical concepts; spatial development, covering issues of concentration, specialization, and location of production. In this study, we used scientific methods: conceptual approach involves studying various concepts of spatial development on the principle of inclusive growth and smart specialization; economic analysis allows conducting a brief assessment of the economic status of regions for a certain period; structured approach involves to the formation of new policy of spatial development. Based on this research we conclude that most successful regions have formed based on principles of inclusiveness and smart specialization, which increases opportunities for well-functioning synergistic mechanism in the field of advanced technologies with subsequent access to global markets.

Due to climate change combined with urban concentration of population, the frequency and intensity of urban flooding and its risks have been increased. In most cases, such disasters pose impediments to sustainable economic and human development. Because of heavy precipitation caused by climate change exceeding the current capacity of infrastructure as well as the concentration of population by urbanization, the damages of urban floods on humans and property losses have become more serious among natural disasters. The social impacts of flood disasters vary by different people as some people have limited access to the means of preparedness, response, and recovery. Experiencing extreme flooding events in recent years, the City of Seoul put forth much effort into tackling the flood damages, including preparing disaster risk maps, improved infrastructure such as capacity-enhanced sewages, rainwater pumping facilities, rainwater storage tanks and permeable pavements. Despite these efforts to improve infrastructures there have been vulnerable populations who are easily exposed to the climate risks and easily become the victims of floods, and sometimes become more likely to go into vicious cycles of vulnerability both socio-economically and in terms of disaster resilience. By looking into the historic disaster data and flood hazard maps for cases of heavy flooding events in recent years in Seoul, and comparing them with the demographic data by social categories, this report tries to focus on the disaster resilience of the vulnerable classes. Finally and more importantly, this report discusses on how to further improve the resilience for those who are identified to be more vulnerable. To protect and support the vulnerable populations countries and cities have developed their own policy measures, manuals and guidelines. Through the comparison of policy measures in representative cities including Tokyo, London, and New York this study finds more room for further policy improvements for vulnerable populations in Seoul. The central and local government, relevant agencies and communities need to cooperate in addressing adaptation to disasters with target-specific welfare for the vulnerable people, which will enhance social inclusiveness in climate resilience.