Will mankind be able to maintain and be sustainable as it is today? We have enjoyed unprecedented material affluence with remarkable productivity gains since the Industrial Revolution. Demand for natural resources such as coal, oil, and iron and copper has increased sharply. Can the economic growth method of mass production and consumption be sustainable using limited natural resources? Also, the gap between rich and poor between developed and poor countries is intensifying within a country. Rainforests are being destroyed and desertification is progressing rapidly. Air pollution is threatening many people''s health. Climate change caused by global warming threatens the survival of the human race. The current social and economic system that causes various problems, including environmental problems, is unsustainable.
Adopted as the main means of implementing sustainable development adopted by the United Nations, Local Agenda21 was written and implemented in various countries around the world. Local Agenda21 is the practical principal and program for implementing sustainability on a regional basis. In particular, the Ministry of Environment has taken the lead in encouraging the preparation and implementation of Local Agenda21. The case of Korea''s implementation of Local Agenda21 was introduced as a good example at the Rio+10 held in Johannesburg in 2002. Is Korea''s Local Agenda21 ? which has been actively pushed to be one of the best examples in the world ? making Korean society sustainable?
This paper aims to develop a study on the analysis and evaluation of Local Government 21, 2007 by developing an assessment model for quantitative analysis of Local Government 21 in 2006. The 2006 framework of Woo Hyung-taek''s analysis is an evaluation model that can systematically analyze the preparation, contents and overall evaluation system of the local government. Using Woo''s 2006 analysis framework, he analyzed and evaluated Local Agenda21 in specific regions in 2007. However, this assessment model does not have absolute criteria to determine how well the Local Agenda21 propulsion system is in place. There is a limit to reaching the conclusion that there is a problem with the sustainability of the Local Agenda21 propulsion system by simply assessing an area, ignoring the unique environment and situation.
In conclusion, this paper suggests to evaluate and compare the implementation system of the six major metropolitan cities with similar administrative systems and local government 21 operation methods using the assessment model at that time. The government plans to assess the sustainability of the Local Agenda21 promotion system in the six metropolitan cities and analyze the areas that have strengths and need to be supplemented. We will also study ways to enhance the sustainability of the Local Agenda21 propulsion system through this.