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When I was growing up in Korea, I was heavily influenced by the teachings of Eastern philosophy. In particular, what I learned from Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu — a stream of thought usually called Taoism in the Western world — proved a powerful intellectual element shaping my perspective about man’s relationship with the natural environment. The essence of Taoism lies in the inviolacy of nature and a search for a harmonious relationship between human beings and the natural environment. Nature is at the highest order of all things in the Taoist’s world.
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Lim, GC. (1990). Beyond Taoism: Comparative Environmental Planning. In: Sanyal, B. (eds) Breaking the Boundaries. Urban Innovation Abroad. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5781-0_5
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