Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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A study on the deduction of the barrier factors in the forest trail for the disabled using wheelchairs

휠체어 사용자를 고려한 숲길의 장애요소 도출에 관한 연구

  • Kweon, Hyeong-Keun (Graduate School, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Joon-Woo (Dept. of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Bum-Jin (Dept. of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Sin, Won-Sop (Dept. of Forest Science, Chungbuk Nat'l Univ.) ;
  • Yeom, In-Hwan (Graduate School, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2011.03.19
  • Accepted : 2011.06.20
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Recently, as people have become more interested in health issues, their demand on forest trails for bush walking exercise has increased. The purpose of the study is to select barrier factors into forest trail for disabled using wheelchairs. As a result this, it has selected 31 barrier factors through the Delphi method. Of all the these factors, the information board of forest trails, showing the location of the trails, has indicated the highest score of importance at 4.50. Next, securing hiker' walking safety space has indicated an importance level of 4.44; both the slope of forest trails and the height of obstacles have indicated an importance level of 4.38; and the effective width of forest trails has indicated the highest score of importance level of 4.33. From these indicated levels of importance, the respondents of the Delphi method consider the safety of users of forest trail' as the most important factor while the physically disables are hiking. That is why these factors have resulted in acquiring relatively higher values.

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