As per a recent thread regarding tourism in Korea and the 백두대간 (Paek Du Dae Gan) mountain hiking trail that runs through the most important mountains in Korea, it seems that LMB’s canal — which would cut through the Qi line of Korea, no less — is also intended to be a boon for tourism, according to a Joongang Ilbo article.
Per the article:
Lee, who is to be sworn in on Feb. 25, has said that his cross-country waterway project will help boost tourism and have beneficial effects in logistics, balanced regional development and employment.
I’ve heard of miracle curatives before but can a canal, built using undeveloped technology (ship elevators) for impractical reasons, really be a boon for tourism or is this just a ploy for gaining support for building such?
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Tourism is the ONLY thing it’ll be used for after a short while. As I said before, it’ll be the world’s most expensive Disney ride, and I can’t wait.
Additional development could help tourism, but it with will also serve to aggravate the negative environmental impact of the canal.
Interestingly enough, a friend told me the other night that he had just had a conversation with a friend who works for the company that did the environmental impact assessment. Apparently they found problems, but gave a thumbs up anyways. I can’t imagine why…
How many people visit the St. Lawrence Seaway? The Panama Canal? Who the hell would visit this one?
Oh, maybe the same people who fly to Seoul to see the Cheonggyecheon.
Yeah, nobody.
(And if the Cheonggyecheon is a precedent, Lee’s gonna push the schedule ahead to get it done during his term, and the environmental impact will be way worse, with much higher upkeep costs…)
“Gordsellar”, the environmental impact is a big problem. I believe most Koreans are against this already.
Additionally, since LMB’s people have promoted the idea of turning Saemanguem into another Dubai, one must note that while Dubai has roughly 420 species of migratory birds, the Saemanguem project has, rather, driven out the many migratory birds that once found refuge there.
I wonder if the “bulldozer” will really know what to “bulldoze” and what to preserve (?).
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