• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.739-759
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• 2016

C. Gottsche(1855-1909), the Deutsch geologist, was invited by $M{\ddot{o}}llendorff$ who was the viceminister of foreign affairs in Korea, and travelled through the inland of Korean peninsula in 1884. He covered 2,550km in 138 days. After that journey, he wrote three academic papers about the geography and geology of Korea with the data of that field trip. Those paper bear considerable significance in that they included the first approaches to Korean geography and geology by a field-scientist with a modern academic training. Unlike other two papers focusing on the geology or the minerals, "The Geography of Korea(${\ddot{U}}ber$ Land und Leute in Korea(1886))" has its own value as a historical document, because it shows how the contempory Korea actually appeared to the eye of a $19^{th}$ western field-scientist. As this has not been introduced in Korean acdemic journals yet, this study might contribute to the understanding of how westerners regarded Korea in the end of 19th century.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2001.12a
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• pp.77-81
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• 2001

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.260-281
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• 2009

This study analyzed people's travels to Mt. Jiri in the Joseon Dynasty; and more specifically, the purpose of such travels and the methods used to do so. Using previous studies dealing with travels to Mt. $K\breve{u}mgang$ and Mt. Chungryang under taken by Joseon people, this study strived to extrapolate the characteristics of the travelers who visited Mt. Jiri, the motivation for their travels, the journey itself, and the style of travel employed. As a result of this exercise, those who traveled to Mt. Jiri were found to exhibit common characteristics in terms of aspects such as their area of residence, personalities, and hobbies. As these were naturally reflected in their travels, the motivation for such trips, as well as the journey to Mt.Jiri itself, tended to differ from those associated with travels to Mt. $K\breve{u}mgang$ and Mt. Chungryang. As far as the style of travel was concerned, the study focused on such aspects as the length of the trip, preparations, nature of the companions, transportation, meals and accommodations, as well as the activities carried out during the travel itself. Here, the comparison with the travelers to Mt. $K\breve{u}mgang$ and Mt. Chungryang revealed no significant differences.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.157-162
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• 2003

읍치 경관이란 조선시대 관아가 있던 지방 행정 중심지 읍의 경관이다. 우리는 조선시대가 추구했던 세계관과 사회질서, 그리고 인간과 자연간의 관계가 어떠해야 한다는 것이 조선시대 읍치 경관에 명시적으로, 때로는 함축적 상징적으로 표현되어 있다고 보고 그 의미를 해독하고자 한다. 읍치의 경관과 경관 요소, 즉 입지와 주위 산과 하천의 조화, 그리고 숲을 중심으로 한 반 인공적 환경구성, 그리고 관아 건물 둥 주요 시설의 구축과 배열 및 제사 시설의 공간 분포 등은 동일한 군ㆍ현이 하나도 없을 만큼 고유하다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.161-169
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• 2002

The traditional methodology of Korean regional studies had been shifted by geographic thoughts and philosophy as follows; Environmentalism or Environmental determinism stemming from geomancy were dominant methodology in the Korea era. An idiographic approach was introduced based on the encyclopedic description of geographic factors of villages for the centeralization of power in the Chosun era. A systematic geography that pursues scientific laws of regional differences which results from the interactions of human and nature had emerged through field works of some practical school in the later Chosun era.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.29-29
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• 2004

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.135-150
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• 2016

This paper studied on the geographical distribution location arrangement and the social construction of Pungsu discourse and the Pungsu(Fengshui) management of royal tombs on the Joseon Dynasty from the historical, cultural geographical perspective. The Pungsu landscape of royal tombs during the Joseon dynasty was the direct result of the political dynamics among the king, his family, other royal families, and various groups of vassals. Pungsu was a important factor in deciding tomb sites or landscapes, but it was a secondary factor to politics in the Joseon Dynasty. The primary factor was politics, clearly showing Pungsu's status in social discourse. The royal tomb Pungsu is defined as the Pungsu discourse of the Joseon Dynasty period which is combined with Confucian ideology in Korean Pungsu history.

• Proceedings of the Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.35-48
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.22-22
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.99-105
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• 2001