Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure

Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering (응용생태공학회)
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The Current Status and the Improvement of Ecological Engineering Education in South Korean Universities

우리나라 대학에서 응용생태공학 교육의 현황과 개선

  • Park, Jeryang (School of Urban and Civil Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Jung, Jinho (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Nam, Kyoungphile (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Ai-Ran (Department of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Cheongju University) ;
  • Cho, Kang-Hyun (Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University)
  • 박제량 (홍익대학교 건설도시공학부) ;
  • 정진호 (고려대학교 환경생태공학부) ;
  • 남경필 (서울대학교 건설환경공학부) ;
  • 이애란 (청주대학교 환경조경학과) ;
  • 조강현 (인하대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학과)
  • Received : 2015.03.01
  • Accepted : 2015.03.20
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Social demand for ecological engineering and technology has increased in tandem with national economic growth in order to improve the environmental capacity of civil infrastructures. To meet this demand, the Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering (KSEIE) was established in January 2013 and has contributed to the development of ecological engineering technologies. However, the establishment of an educational system for human resources training in ecological engineering is still at an early stage, and it is imperative to develop a curriculum for producing the human resources that can understand and apply ecological principles and functions and that is equipped with the abilities required for ecological conservation, restoration, and creation. As part effort, the KSEIE held a forum, entitled Founding the Education for Ecological Engineering, to discuss the establishment of the education system for ecological engineering in Korea. In this paper, based on the discussions and suggestions made during the forum, we analyzed the current status of ecological engineering education in various disciplines - civil and construction engineering, biology and environment, and landscape planning - in domestic universities, and attempted to seek possible solutions based on the cases of foreign universities. Generally, ecology and other application curricula are taught as fragmented subjects and fields in domestic universities. The development of new education strategies and systematic curricula for multidisciplinary education, ecological response to climate change, and the expansion of research fields is required.

국가 경제력이 성장함에 따라서 사회기반시설에 대한 국토의 환경역량을 제고하려는 요구가 크게 증가하였고 이에 부응하여 생태공학 기술의 수요가 증가하고 있다. 우리나라에서는 이러한 사회적 요구에 부응하기 위하여 2013년에 응용생태공학회가 창립되어 생태공학 분야의 기술 발전에 기여하고 있다. 하지만 이러한 사회적 수요에도 불구하고 생태공학 분야 인력양성 체계가 아직 정착되지 못하고 있는 실정이며, 생태학적 원리와 기능을 충족시킴과 동시에 생태계 서비스를 확보할 수 있는 생태계 보전, 복원, 창조 기술을 갖춘 유능한 인력을 배출할 수 있는 교육 프로그램이 시급히 요구되고 있다고 판단된다. 이러한 노력의 일환으로서 응용생태공학회에서는 "2015 응용생태공학 포럼 - 생태교육의 터잡기"를 개최하여 대학에서 생태공학 교육체계를 정립하기 위한 논의를 하였다. 본 고에서는 포럼에서 토론되고 제안된 내용을 중심으로, 우리나라 대학에서 토목과 건설, 생물과 환경 및 조경과 계획의 다양한 분야에서 생태공학 관련 교육의 실태를 파악하고, 국외의 우수한 교육 사례를 바탕으로 국내 대학에서 생태공학 교육을 개선하여 정립할 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 전반적으로 아직까지는 생태 및 각 응용분야 교과목들이 단편적인 교과목과 영역별 교육으로 한정되어 있어 향후 융합교육, 기후변화의 생태적 대응, 연구대상의 확대에 초점을 맞춘 새로운 교육전략과 체계적인 생태융합적 커리큘럼의 개발이 요구된다.

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