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The marina port development project is the project to transform coastal villages into the center of the leisure industry in South Korea. The first marina port master plan was established in 2010, followed by the second plan in 2020. This mater plan is currently rated as the country's largest marine leisure project ever. Little progress has been made although the plenty of funds by the government has continuously invested in this project over numerous years. This study examined the problems of the marina port development project and discussed what exited the background by applying David Harvey's spatial theory as a theoretical framework. This study found the problems of ‘improper preparation and stakeholder conflict’ and ‘function deviation and deterioration due to neglect’, and which process caused these problems of the marina port development project. It is also explained the ideological, structural, and cultural issues present in the background and a cooperative governance was developed based on this analysis. This study might be useful to provide the insight into the nature and background of the Korean marina port development project.