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Effects of Commuting Distance Reduction by Teleworking on Carbon Dioxide Emission: Focusing on the Seoul Metropolitan Area

지역기반 원격근무를 통한 출근 통행거리 저감이 CO2 배출에 미치는 영향: 수도권 지역을 대상으로

  • Kang, Jihan (Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University) ;
  • Oh, Kyushik (Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2014.07.08
  • Accepted : 2014.08.31
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

The establishment and operation of Region-based Teleworking Centers(RTC) in Korea is in the initial stage at the moment. Although some studies have been conducted on telecommuting at home, few studies have been performed on the effects of all-out expansion and diffusion of region-based Teleworking Centers. Therefore, this study analyzed the reduction effect of commuting distance which is possible to obtain from the establishment of Teleworking Centers, based on the network in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, Subsequently, quantitative reduction of the effects of $CO_2$ were calculated from region-based Teleworking Centers. The results of the analysis indicated that region-based Teleworking Centers could reduce a total of 911 tons of $CO_2$ per day. When applying these results to 258 working days per year (according to Statistics Korea), 235,056 tons of $CO_2$ can be reduced annually by the establishment of Teleworking Centers. With quantity on environmental utility to be obtained from the establishment of Teleworking Centers, this study can be utilized as a guideline for selecting effective locations of Teleworking Centers in the future. It can also be helpful in decisions to determine the priority of extending operations of Teleworking Centers through comparisons among administrative districts.

우리나라에서 지역기반 원격근무센터의 설치와 운영은 시범적 초기단계로서, 재택근무에 대한 연구가 다소 이루어진 바 있지만, 지역기반에서 원격근무센터가 본격적으로 확대 보급되었을 때의 효과를 분석한 연구는 미비하다. 이에 본 연구에서 수도권 지역을 대상으로 원격근무센터의 설치를 통해 얻을 수 있는 출근 통행거리의 저감 효과를 네트워크를 기반으로 분석하고, 이를 통해 지역기반 원격근무센터의 $CO_2$ 저감효과를 정량적으로 산출하였다. 분석결과, 지역기반 원격근무센터로 인한 총 $CO_2$ 저감량은 1일 기준 911 톤(Ton)으로 나타났다. 이같은 분석 결과에 1년 근로일수(통계청)인 258일을 적용하면 연간 235,056톤(Ton)의 $CO_2$가 원격근무센터 설치에 의해 저감될 수 있다. 본 연구는 원격 근무센터 설치를 통해 얻을 수 있는 환경적 효용을 정량적으로 산출함으로써 향후 원격근무센터의 효과적 입지를 위한 가이드라인으로 활용이 가능하며, 행정구역별 비교를 통해 원격근무센터 확대 실시에 있어 우선순위 결정에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

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