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This study aims at examining the changes and characteristics of the urban policy in Korea. It performs the chronological analysis of the development of urban policy, while it observes the land and housing policies on the other hand. This research found out that the 1960s gave birth to the urban policy and the foundation of which was formed. But close interrelationship between land and housing policy and urban policy was hardly found. It was since 1970s when the urban policy had ties with land and housing policies. The industrialization of land and urbanization during this period established the foundation of urban planning. The urban policy after this period contributed to resolving the problems of housing deficiency and to construction of new cities. However, it is still under the challenges of the urban problems, such as the overpopulation in the metropolitan area, unplanned land development, and environmental destruction. In the mean while the cities need to enhance the urban competitiveness to prepare for the future, the urban policy has to integrate diverse paradigms and adopt environmentally friendly measures for the urban redevelopment and regeneration. Finally, the urban policy is required to evolve its system that responds timely to the urban issues from various fields.