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and by-products between industrial parks. KNCPC knew that the idea of the long-
distance network was theoretically and practically unreasonable from the begin-
ning, but they accepted the present structure because of the local politics. The
Center could not refuse the local authority's requirement to include MIP in the
project, and subsequently the poor initial selection of the target industrial park
deteriorated the vitality of the project as a whole.
5 Lessons and Policy Implications for Science Parks
This chapter discussed the promotion process of the EIP project in Korea through
the case of MIP. The need for the EIP project is mainly found in the pollution and
civil complaints in Korea. The conceptual understanding of the EIP in Korea is
quite different from the original idea. That is, the EIP primarily aims to construct
organic material flows and a resource-symbiotic network within an industrial
complex. However, the approach was adopted to deal with environmental com-
plaints from residents caused by the industrial plants in the case of MIP. This
might pervert the aim of the project and finally threaten the sustainability of the
project itself. Therefore, a re-conceptualization or a training program for ordinary
citizens is needed for the successful promotion of the park.
The EIP initiative in Korea is in its early stage and is experiencing trial and
error. There are sharp gaps between the expectation of the interested parties and
those actually benefitting from it. This problem mainly results from a conceptual
misunderstanding of the project. The public sector should play a more active role
for the environment and economies in connection with the EIP project. Further-
more, private companies seem too passive in the promotion of the project. They
have tendency to wait for governmental action and to simply want to get a free ride
on the support. This passive stance of businesses makes the future of the EIP
project gloomy. Only the spontaneous and active participation of businesses
guarantees the success of the project. Businesses need to realize that the project is
an effective solution for the environmental regulation, which is becoming strict.
The active participation in and accurate understanding of the project by the local
residents is also essential for the success of the project.
The experience from the EIP initiative in Korea can be applied to make our
science and technology parks more eco-friendly and greener science parks.
First, it is necessary to gather accurate data for environmental and industrial
fields as well as material balance from the activities in science parks. We also need
to review the experience of existing and technology parks and identify their
institutional and/or organizational structure; and estimate what fraction of the
activities might be considered relevant to eco-innovation for sustainable devel-
opment. From these analyses, the experience garnered in previous science/
technology park efforts can be utilized to help establish a new arrangement for
green growth.
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