A Study of Methods for Management and Assessment of Present State of the Coastal Wetlands as Protected Area - Focused on the awareness of local residents in Suncheon Bay and Taeanhaean National Park -

보호구역으로서의 연안습지의 현황 평가 및 관리방안에 관한 연구 - 태안해안국립공원 및 순천만 지역의 주민의식을 기초로 -

  • Received : 2010.03.04
  • Accepted : 2010.04.29
  • Published : 2010.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the investigation and analysis of information on the conservation and the sustainable use of coastal wetlands based on the awareness of local residents in Suncheon Bay and Taeanhaean National Park. To accomplish the purpose of study, a questionnaire survey was chosen and the 98 valid samples(38 from Taeanhaean National Park and 60 from Suncheon Bay) among them were analyzed. The results are summarized as follows: The degree of the satisfaction on the natural environment is alike between Taeanhaean National Park and Suncheon-bay area. This is accorded with the order of the goodness of natural environment. The order for the degree of the satisfaction on the living environment is same as the order for the satisfaction degree on the natural environment. The residents of two regions are not satisfied with the socio·economic environment. The local resident of Suncheon Bay and Taeanhaean National Park Area where natural environment is well-conserved, prefer conservation to development of the region. These results show the following consideration for the ideal method of management for the conservation and sustainable development of coastal wetlands. In case of Suncheon Bay area, where the condition the natural environment is well conserved, should be managed with the minimum development with maintenance of the current state must be driven. In case of Taeanhaean National Park Area, where the condition of the natural environment is well conserved and the development potential exists, such as sustainable development and ecotourism destination the development that is in harmony with the nature must to be driven.

본 연구는 태안해안국립공원과 순천만 거주자의 인식조사에 기초하여 연안습지의 현황을 평가하고 연안습지의 보전과 지속가능한 이용에 관한 기본틀 수립 및 향후 관리방안 설정을 위한 기초자료 수집의 목적으로 진행되었다. 이를 위해 주민 직접기입 방식의 설문조사를 실시하였고 총 98매(태안해안국립공원: 38매, 순천만: 60매)의 설문지가 유효 표본으로 이용되었다. 주민의 만족도 조사에서 자연환경은 순천만과 태안해안국립공원이 유사하게 나타나 두 지역간 만족도 차이는 없다고 할 수 있다. 그리고 생활환경도 비슷하게 나타났다. 뿐만 아니라 전체 환경에 대한 만족도는 순천만과 태안해안국립공원이 비슷하게 나타났다. 두 지역 주민들은 사회 경제환경에는 만족하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 연안습지에 대한 중요도를 묻는 질문에 두 지역 모두 중요하다고 답한 사람이 매우 높게 나타났다. 습지의 개발과 보전에 대하여 어떻게 인식하는지에 대한 결과로는 두 지역 모두 보전과 완전보전을 원하는 사람이 현재 습지나 자연환경의 보전이 잘되고 있는 것처럼 보전을 더욱 원한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 따라서 앞으로 연안습지의 개발과 보전에 대한 이상적인 관리방안을 제시할 때, 주변 환경이 양호한 순천만과 같은 경우에는 현재 상태를 유지하면서 최소한의 개발을 유도하여야 하며, 태안해안국립공원과 같이 양호한 자연환경과 개발 잠재력이 있는 공존지역은 습지생태계를 보전하면서 자연과 어우러지는 개발 즉, 지속가능한 개발과 생태관광지로 유도되어야 할 것이다.

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