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This study aims to demonstrate how the urbanization accompanied by high population density and urban land use has affected natural disaster vulnerability in metropolitan area using Kyonggi Province panel data. The results are that the spread of urban land use area has increased natural disaster damages in Kyonggi area, but urban population density have not. For the past 32 years, urban development in metropolitan area have impaired forest area. Also, Levee is proved not to be a effective tool to lessen urban flood damages. The respective natural disaster damages functions show that natural disaster pattern differs with each regions. Therefore, it imply that natural disaster planning need to be set up regionally. It is necessary that the future urban development should minimize reckless deforestation and maximize open space by a compact development and smart growth. In conclusion, constructing embankments can no longer represent a reliable structural flood control policy. This research has shown that urban land use and local characteristics act as significant flood determinants, with forests acting to reduce flood dangers. Changes in future flood policies need to incorporate local characteristics and to minimize natural destruction, so that humans and nature can coexist through environmentally friendly flood management policies.