Suncheon's mayor receiving the award; from Newsis.
Tallahassee.com writes that Tallahassee, TN---and Suncheon, Jeollanam-do---were finalists in the "Whole City Award" category at The International Awards for Livable Communities on November 7th, with both cities winning Silver Awards in their seven-city division. From LivcomAwards.com:
The LivCom Awards were launched in 1997 and are endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme. LivCom is the world’s only Awards Competition focussing on Best Practice regarding the management of the local environment. The objective of LivCom is to improve the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of ‘liveable communities’.
The official site has the criteria for judging the "Whole City Award."
Suncheon, where I lived for two years, is a lovely town, and one that has ranked among the country's most livable ("살기좋은도시") several times in recent years. It has been on an environmental kick the past few years in anticipation of hosting the International Garden Expo (2013년국제정원박람회) in 2013, with preparations including bicycle rentals throughout the city and along its river, solar-powered bus stop displays, increased promotion of Suncheon Bay as an ecotourism destination, and branding itself "Korea's Ecological Capital" (대한민국 생태수도) beginning in 2008.
Suncheon Bay, in August 2007.
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