• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.251-251
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• 2017

전 세계적으로 기후변화 및 다양한 삶의 패턴이 변화되면서 예상되는 자원의 부족을 해결하기 위한 많은 노력이 진행되고 있다. 특히 범 국가적으로 지속가능한 자원안보 실현을 위한 적정 솔루션을 제공하고 자원의 연계에 따른 효율성과 효과성을 극대화하기 위해 물, 에너지, 식량의 연계를 통한 기술을 개발하고 적용하고 있으나, 아직까지 국가단위의 대규모 사례는 부족하며, Community Scale의 형태로 진행되고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 국내에서의 물, 에너지, 식량의 연계 기술을 도출하기 위해 국외에서 진행되고 있는 기술에 대한 현황과 효과를 분석하여 국내의 적용방안에 대해 분석하고자 한다. 국외의 사례로는 프랑스 전력공사(EDF)에서는 2000년 초반 기존의 규정대로 물공급을 지속하면 발전에 어려움이 발생하는 것을 인식하여, 주요 농업 관개시설과 물절약협약을 체결하고 물절약에 따른 금전적 보상대책을 마련하였다. 이를 통해 물 절약의 30%는 기존의 관행과 관리방식의 변화에 의해 이루어졌고, 약 70%는 효율적 물 사용기술을 통해 절감효과를 도출하였다. 또한 관개용수와 발전량의 효율적 물사용을 통해 3억2,500만$m^3$에서 2억3,500만$m^3$ 으로의 절감효과를 달성할 수 있었다. 오스틴 수도회사, 텍사스 가수 서비스, 오스틴 에너지 회사 등 텍사스의 3개회사가 상호 협약을 통해 다가구 에너지 및 물효율 프로그램을 개발하고 자원을 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 주택을 개조하여, 연간 470만 kWh의 전기와 3,785만 리터의 물을 절약하고 있다. 베트남 Red강의 경우 베트남의 근대화 및 산업화를 위해 많은 물과 전기가 필요함에 따라 물사용량을 규제하였고 이로 인해 농작물 재배를 고려하여 장기적이고 다방면적인 전략을 도출하였다. 정유회사 CHEVRON에서는 미국 캘리포니아에서 오일 1배럴을 생산할 때마다 10배럴의 물을 생산하여 오일생산 과정에 이용하며 $182km^2$ 면적의 농장에 농업용수를 공급할 수 있었다. 특히, California 오일 추출과정에서 물과 오일을 분리하고 그 과정에서 발생한 물을 재이용하기 위하여 수처리과정을 통하여 매일 $2,650m^3$의 물 생산하게 되었다. 이러한 외국의 사례들을 바탕으로 하여 국내에서도 다양한 형태의 넥서스 기술을 접목하여 미래에 예측되는 자원 부족을 선제적으로 대응하는 방안을 수립할 때이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2020

기후변화로 인한 강수량 감소 및 하천 인근에서의 무분별한 취수로 인하여 하천의 유량 감소와 그로 인한 수질 악화 문제가 심각해지는 실정이다. 우리나라의 전체용수사용량 중 농업용수가 차지하는 비중은 약 41%에 달하며, 이중 약 90%가 논에서 사용되고 있다. 특히 우리나라의 경우 논벼는 담수 상태에서 재배되기 때문에 관개용수가 농업 활동에 많이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 과다한 농업용수 사용은 하천유량 감소에 큰 영향을 미치며 이에 따라 농업용수 절약을 위한 다양한 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 국내에서는 필지 단위 기반 SRI(System of Rice Intensification) 재배기법 모니터링을 통한 논에서의 관개용수 절약 및 온실가스 저감 효과와 관련된 연구가 진행되었다. SRI 재배기법은 논 토양을 호기상태로 유지하여 관개 시 관행대비 약 40~67%의 용수 저감 효과가 나타나는 것으로 조사되었다. 하지만 필지 단위에서 제한적으로 모니터링 결과 기반의 연구가 이루어졌으며 아직까지 유역 모델을 이용하여 SRI 재배기법 적용에 따른 유량확보 및 수질 개선 효과를 정량적으로 분석한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 달천 유역을 대상으로 유역 모델 중 하나인 SWAT(Soil and Water Assessment Tool) 모형에 SRI 재배기법을 적용하여 하천의 유량확보 및 수질 개선 효과에 대한 분석을 수행하는 것이다. 향후 본 연구의 기 수행된 SRI 재배기법의 모델링 적용 결과는 유역 단위의 실질적인 유량확보 방안으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.457-493
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• 2009

This paper evaluates major issues of Post-Kyoto negotiation of UNFCCC and conducted economic analysis by utilizing a computable general equilibrium(CGE) model(GTEM-KOR). It points three major agendas of the negotiation to be settled : (1) return of the US to GHG abatement commitment; (2) participation of developing countries in GHG abatement commitment; and (3) development of a comprehensive approach for post-Kyoto period. It also emphasizes the differentiation of developing countries and the type and strength of commitment as the negotiation issues for settlement of those agendas. The analysis by using GTEM-KOR shows the differentiation between developing countries based on per capita GDP and/or per capita emissions is inefficient in terms of global GHG emission reduction and it will exposure Korea to strong pressure of commitment relative to other developing countries. It also shows that the participation of developing countries such as China and India is one of the most important factors for the environmental effectiveness of the Post-Kyoto regime. It emphasizes that the relative strength of commitment and the scope of country participation rather than type of commitment are major components determining the economic and environmental effectiveness of the Post-Kyoto regime.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.129-169
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to experiment and simulate the newly-updated Second Generation Model for Korea (SGM-Korea). With the updated model, we tried to simulate effect of carbon tax on $CO_2$ emissions and other macroeconomic variables for Korea. The baseline data are compared with projected profiles by various scenarios to evaluate its performance. Our contribution in this study is to having up-graded the model from its earlier version by building new hybrid input-output table based on 2000 input-output and energy balanced tables. According to our estimation, total $CO_2$ emission in Korea has already increased in 2000 to about 1.86 times the 1990 figure. The level of carbon tax required for the current level of $CO_2$ emission to be reduced to the 1995 or 2000 level seems to be too high for Korean economy to bear. It is possible to find a reasonable level of carbon tax, however, if it can combine it with improvement of energy efficiency at the rate of 0.5% to 1% per year. For Korea to meet its obligation to reduce $CO_2$ emissions, therefore, it is imperative for her to improve energy efficiency as well as to develop alternative energy source reducing its dependence on fossil fuel.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.367-371
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• 2019

In this study, we proposed the sacrificial anode cathodic protection method as a countermeasure to reduce the corrosion of railway rails under oceanic climatic conditions and proved the anticorrosive effect experimentally. In addition, the proposed sacrificial anode cathodic protection method were tested on site to examine long-term rail corrosion monitoring and field applicability for more than 26 months and to prove the effectiveness of rail corrosion. As a result of monitoring the corrosion state using the cellophane tape method, the appearance of the applied sections with sacrificial anode cathodic protection method was good at the present time about 26 months after the field test laying, and no abnormalities and other abnormalities of the rail welded section and the rail web were found. Hence, in places where no sacrificial anodes were installed, rust progressed rapidly. In addition, the proper spacing of sacrificial anodes was found to form the most stable corrosion coating at 1.0 ~ 1.5m. After about 26 months of monitoring, the installation of sacrificial anodes could help stabilize the overall rail corrosion level, even if the spacing was somewhat wider.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.349-358
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• 2013

In this study, the newest technology available to reduce GHG emissions, which can be applicable in energy industries of the future that has large reduction obligations by energy target management and large intensity of GHG emissions, has been investigated by searching the technical characteristics of each technology. The newest technology to reduce GHG emissions in the field of power generation and energy can be mainly classified into the improvement of efficiency, CCS, and gas combined-cycle technology. In order to improve the reliability of the GHG emission factor obtained from the investigation process, it has been compared to the technology-specific GHG emission factor derived from the estimated amount of emissions. Then the GHG abatement measures, using the derived estimation of factor, by using the newest technology to reduce GHG emissions have been predicted. As a result, the GHG reduction rate by technology of CCS development has been expected to be the largest more than 30%, and the abatement rate by technology of coal gasified fuel cell and pressurized fluidized-bed thermal power generation has been showed more than 20%. If the effective introduction of the newest technology and the study of its characteristics is continued, and properly applied for future GHG emissions, it can be prospected that the national GHG reduction targets can be achieved in cost-efficient way.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.7
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• pp.531-543
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• 2022

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has focused on efficient response to various water related disasters by climate change. In particular, more flexible usage of conventional water resources infrastructures is expected to provide an eco-friendly water management. Multi-purpose dams and water supply dams are well known as water management facilities for securing and supplying water in drought season. Recently, based on the report '2021 multi-purpose use of hydropower dams in Han river', contribution of hydropower dams on water resources management is becoming more significant beyond the traditional role of hydropower generation. In drought conditions, the dams control water supply depending on the pre-defined drought stages. In the case of multi-purpose dams, an operation standard during drought has been already prepared and applied; however, for the hydropower dams, specific standards are not fully prepared yet in South Korea. In this study, a method for calculation of standard water storage and discharge reduction of hydropower dams according to drought stage is newly proposed reflecting the characteristics of hydropower dams. The proposed method was applied to the hydropower dams in Han river, where six hydropower dams are located. A case study of the historical droughts occurred in 2014-2017 demonstrated that the proposed hydropower dam operation rule could improve the water supply stability under severe drought conditions compared to the conventional operations. In the future, the role of hydropower dams for water resources management is expected to become more important, and this study can be widely used for water supply planning such as drought response using hydropower dams.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.379-385
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• 2023

EDue to climate change and urbanization, the localized heavy rainfall frequently exceeded a design storm rainfall and flood damage has occurred in South Korea. The concept of addressing sustainable river management and environmental and social issues through Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is gaining attention as it seeks to resolve these issues through ecosystem services. Therefore, in this study, the flood reduction effect by river management using NbS was quantitatively analyzed for the Hwang River, which is directly downstream of Hapcheon Dam, South Korea. Floodplain excavation and dyke relocation, which are methods of the NbS, were applied to the flood risk area of the Hwang River. As a result of analyzing the flood level of the river through the unsteady flow analysis of HEC-RAS, we obtained flood level reduction by 8 cm at the confluence of the Nakdong River. The results of this study can be expected to be sufficiently utilized as a basis for use as a management plan through NbS rather than the river management with grey infrastructure.

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.57-63
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• 2023

Recently, Heavy rains and super typhoons occurred by climate change cause a lot of damage in Korea. In order to reduce such damage, various types of river maintenance projects are being promoted, but it is difficult to maintain the balance of rivers in Korea with distinct flood and dry seasons. In particular, river structures installed as a river maintenance project cause various problems such as scouring of structures and their foundations during floods and river bed changes. In order to reduce such bed scour, various vanes are installed in the bend of the river, and various bed scour reduction effects appear depending on the size, arrangement, and shape of the vanes. The vane regenerates the secondary flow in the opposite direction to the secondary flow generated by the centrifugal force, thereby reducing scour around the outer bed and promoting deposition. The theory of this study uses the governing equation applying the continuity equation that satisfies the law of conservation of mass and the momentum equation that satisfies the conservation of momentum, and measures the overall average flow velocity change rate according to design factors to investigate the effect of vanes under various conditions. Both the average and cross-sectional flow velocities decreased in both the trapezoidal vane and the square vane. In addition, vanes installed perpendicularly or inclined to the direction of river flow generate a secondary flow in the opposite direction to the secondary flow generated by centrifugal force, thereby canceling the secondary flow of centrifugal force, so the effect of the vane appears.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.1-18
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• 2024

This study aimed to identify the optimal street tree planting method to improve the summer thermal environment in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The effects of road direction and street tree planting patterns on urban thermal environments using ENVI-met simulations were analyzed. The 68 scenarios were analyzed based on four road directions and 17 planting patterns. The results showed that tree planting had a reducing air temperature, mean radiant temperature, human thermal sensation (PET and UTCI). The most effective planting pattern among all scenarios was low tree height (6m), wide crown width (9m), high leaf area index (3.0), and narrow planting interval (8m). The largest improvement in the thermal environment was the northern sidewalk of the east-west road. Since this study used computer simulations, the difference from real urban spaces should be considered, and further research is needed through field measurement and consideration of more variables.