• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.127-129
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• 2022

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.16-27
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• 2020

This study presented a plan for the establishment of conservation areas and the ecological management of those areas in the stream based on the Marxan with Zones Program for a Jungrangcheon Stream in downtown Seoul. The application of the Marxan with Zones Program included the stage of planning unit setting, application of mapping indices, numerical correction for repetitive analysis, creation of scenario-specific optimizations through analysis, analysis of sensitivity by scenario, review, and the selection of optimal plans among the scenarios considered. As a result of the establishment of a conservation area near Jungrangcheon Stream, which has several watershed areas, including an upper-middle-class wildlife protection zone, which was previously designated and managed as a conservation area, and the migratory protection zone downstream of Jungrangcheon Stream were designated as key conservation areas. A number of wild birds were observed in the upper reaches of Jungrangcheon Stream, adjacent to the forests of Suraksan Mountain and Dobongsan Mountain. The downstream area is a habitat for migratory birds that travel along the stream and the adjacent river ecosystem, including the Hangang River confluence and Cheonggyecheon Stream confluence. Therefore, the upper and lower reaches of Jungrangcheon Stream are connected to forest ecosystems such as Dobongsan Mountain, Suraksan Mountain, and Eungbongsan Mountain, as well as urban green area and river ecosystems in the basin area, which influence the establishment of conservation areas. This study verified the establishment and evaluation of existing conservation areas through the Marxan with Zones Program during the verification of the conservation areas and was presented as in-stream management and basin management method to manage the basin areas derived from core conservation areas determined through the program.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Environment and Ecology Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.103-105
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• 2008

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.109-126
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• 2015

This study is for constructing detailed data to secure biological diversity and maintain a healthy ecosystem in Backsasil Valley Ecological and Scenery Conservation Area, and for preparing an ecological management plan fit for the protected area. The period for this study was from April 2010 to May 2013. Recently, the increase of visitors to Baeksasil Valley, as well as the plantation and dissemination of introduced vegetable species, become factors accelerating ecological disturbance. Major research contents included the reviews of the management system of the protected areas, the necessity of ecological management at the basin level, establishing the system of a management plan, research and analysis of environment ecology, analysis of threatening factors, goal-setting, management strategies, and a plan through SWOT analysis. Survey items were the natural environment, major components of ecosystem, and human-use. The goals of ecological management were basin zone management for amphibians, conservation and restoration of forest vegetation for conservation habitat of Dryocopus martius, conservation habitat of Zelkova serrta for nature landscape, and management of users for environment protection. The conservation management plan at a basin zone level contains the management of point and non-point pollution sources in the upstream, securing growing conditions for native plants, securing safe habitats for amphibians, and securing of habitats for major wild birds. Also, restoration of natural forests, management of native plants and introduced vegetable species, and restoration of degraded forest paths are suggested for the restoration plans.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.638-651
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• 2022

Last year, a new perception of the right to peace on the Korean Peninsula was adopted: DMZ Yanggu Peace Declaration 2021. The Declaration reflects that there is a raising of necessity for a new perception and approach from the perspective of DMZ-related laws, sustainable ecological environment and security. Gangwon is making considerable efforts to make the border area in DMZ as an area of peace by continuously enhancing publicity on the establishment of the 'Peace Special Self-Governing Province'. This study suggests the necessity of a paradigm shift towards the significance of the interkorean border region that it should function as a passage between the South and the North rather than a dam. For, to be renewed as a sustainably developing region through newly constructed flow of communication, the wall of hostility must preliminarily fall dawn. Then a question arises about how Gangwon is, out of other border region, most eligible for the reconsideration of its significance as a border area. The answer relies on the newly established agenda and understandings towards the right to peace in the perspective of founding the policy for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula. Furthermore, the conservation of DMZ ecological environment through enlistment of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve should go hand in hand with the ultimate value of global agenda of the conservation and protection of the environment. The study insists that the peace zone is a prerequisite for the adaption of the era of future-oriented glocalization featured by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Up to this date, the border area was an area of pain and agony. It is time for Gangwon to be reborn as an area of peace and coexistence. The aim of this study is to point a direction for Gangwon to become a sustainably developing region by illuminating the value of the Gangwon border area as a new area of peace.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.105-105
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• 2015

환경용수는 수질보전, 친수환경 제공, 생물다양성 보전 등을 위하여 하천이나 농업 용수로를 흐르는 물을 말한다. 둑높이기 저수지 사업에 의하여 109개의 농업용 저수지에 증가된 저수용량만큼 2.4억 $m^3$의 환경용수가 창출되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 환경용수의 개념을 정립하고 둑높이기 저수지에 창출된 환경용수의 전개방향을 제시한다. 환경용수는 크게 농업적 환경용수와 비농업적 환경용수로 분류할 수 있다. 농업적 환경용수는 농업용수에 내재된 환경용수를 말하며 이를 지역용수라고도 한다. 일본에서는 여러 지역에서 비관 개기의 농업용수 수리권이 인정되어 농업용수가 마을의 생활용수, 환경용수로서 활용되고 있다. 우리나라에서는 충북 청주 무심천을 흐르는 농업용수가 여기에 해당되며, 관개기 동안 $5.0m^3/s$의 유량이 무심천 상류에서 방류되어 시내를 관통한 후 하류에서 취수되고 있다. 농업용수가 청주시내를 관통하면서 수심을 상승시켜 친수환경을 제공하고 있다. 비농업적 환경용수는 수질보전이나 생태계보전을 위한 하천유지용수나 친수환경 개선을 위한 환경개선용수가 여기에 해당된다. 일본에서는 2005년 처음으로 센다이시(仙台市)가 신규 수리권을 취득하여 비관개기에 하천수를 농업용수로를 통하여 수질개선 및 친수환경 제공의 목적으로 공급한 이후, 다수의 환경수리권 취득 사례가 보고되고 있다. 둑높이기 저수지의 농업용수는 관개기에는 관개라는 주목적 외에 내재된 환경용수의 기능을 부수하고 있다. 한편, 새로 확보된 환경용수는 갈수기나 비관개기에 하천 및 농업용수로를 통하여 공급되어야 그 기능을 발휘할 수 있다. 하천으로 방류되면 하천유지용수나 환경개선용수가 되어 하천 환경의 개선에 기여할 것이고, 용수로로 방류되면 지역용수가 되어 농촌마을의 친수 및 어메니티 향상을 위한 용수로서 활용되어 농업의 다원적(공익적) 기능 향상에 기여할 것이다. 농업의 다원적 기능은 OECD(경제협력개발기구)에서 인정된 농업에 존재하는 경제 외부효과로서 홍수조절, 지하수함양, 경관형성, 친수기능, 생태계보전 등을 말한다. 향후의 과제로서 둑높이기 저수지에 확보된 환경용수를 하천과 농업 용수로로 적절히 배분하는 기준의 설정 및 각각의 환경용수량 결정이 대두된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2003.11b
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• pp.61-63
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• 2003

설악산 국립공원은 우리나라에서 유일하게 천연보호구역과 생물권보전지역이 중복되어 지정되어 있으며, 자연공원법 상 자연보존지구도 가장 넓은 구역이 지정되어 있다. 이와 같이, 보전적 측면에서 특히 강조되고 있는데, 그것은 그만큼 다양한 자원이 분포하고 있으며 가치 또한 높다는 것을 반증하고 있다는 것이다. 따라서 자연관찰로는 다양한 자원에 대한 이해와 보전을 통한 환경교육의 장으로서 매우 중요한 역할을 한다고 볼 수 있다. 그러나 현행 조성된 자연관찰로는 기존한 등산로에 조성되어 있고. 해설안내판 역시 타 국립공원과 차별화되어 있지 못하여 이용자의 인지도나 매력도가 매우 저하되어 있는 상태이다. 이에 본고에서는 설악산 국립공원의 적절한 자연관찰로에 대한 조성안을 제안하였으며, 이에 따라 향후 흥미로우며, 환경교육의 장으로서 그 역할이 기대된다.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.32 no.12
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• pp.933-941
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• 2023

Since the Industrial Age, economic activities have raised environmental concerns, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity conservation areas. However, a fundamental contradiction exists between conservation and utilization, leading to conflicting interests. In light of these issues, the aim of this study was to propose efficient operational strategies for future urban biodiversity conservation areas, while also promoting local community economic development. Accordingly, the focus was the Gwangneung Forest Biosphere Reserve as a case study. The findings reveal the following. First, all local residents recognize the importance of the biosphere reserve and hold a high regard for its direct role in conservation. Second, developing and promoting brands appears to have a more positive impact on local economic activation than activating projects linked to the biosphere reserve. Simultaneously, local residents have expressed negative evaluations of indiscriminate facility development, fearing reckless expansion. Third, if governance is promoted in the future, community participation will likely increase, leading to a strengthening of conservation awareness and the establishment of a framework among local residents and those in adjacent areas. Findings of this study are expected to serve as fundamental data for establishing effective communication among local residents in protected areas facing similar challenges, thus facilitating efficient decision-making processes.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.453-464
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• 2023

To this day, conflicts have intensified between managers who want to preserve biosphere reserves and citizen who want to develop them. Based on this problem, this study seeks to investigate the establishment of a forum for communication between various stakeholders and to promote the economic development of local communities while preserving biodiversity. First, in terms of conservation, the results indicated that Gyeonggi Province and Namyangju City highly valued direct conservation activities in biosphere reserves, whereas Pocheon and Uijeongbu City highly valued indirect conservation functions through management or monitoring. Second, in terms of development, it was found that there were differences in the roles, perceptions and responsibilities with respect to biosphere reserves among the different layers of government: the central government agency, the Cultural Heritage Administration, the metropolitan government, Gyeonggi-do, and the local governments, Pocheon, Namyangju, and Uijeongbu. Third, in terms of logistical support, which serves as a function for communication and practical participation among management entities, the results suggested that it was necessary to establish a comprehensive decision-making organization for efficient management and operation and to provide opportunities for active participation. The study can be utilized as a basic reference for developing efficient communication by management entities in protected areas with similar challenges.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.272-287
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• 2019

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was established in 1953 by the Korean War Armistice Agreement. It extends from the estuary of the Imjin River, in the west, to the coast of the East Sea. It is 4 km in width and 148 km in length. However, the ecosystems of the civilian control zone (CCZ) located between the southern border of the DMZ and the civilian control line (CCL) and the CCZ in the estuary of the Han River and the Yellow Sea are similar to those in the DMZ, and, therefore, the ecosystems of the DMZ and the CCZ are collectively known as the "ecosystems of the DMZ and its vicinities." The flora in the DMZ and its vicinities is composed of 1,864 species, which accounts for about 42% of all the vascular plant species on the Korean Peninsula and its affiliated islands. Conducting a detailed survey on the vegetation, flora, and fauna in the DMZ is almost impossible due to the presence of landmines and limitations on the time allowed to be spent in the DMZ. However, to assess the environmental impact of the Munsan-Gaesong railroad reconstruction project, it was possible to undertake a limited vegetation survey within the DMZ in 2001. The vegetation in Jangdan-myeon, in Paju City within the DMZ, was very simple. It was mostly secondary forests dominated by oaks such as Quercus mongolica, Q. acutissima, and Q. variabilis. The other half of the DMZ in Jangdan-myeon was occupied by grassland composed of tall grasses such as Miscanthus sinensis, M. sacchariflorus, and Phragmites japonica. Contrary to the expectation that the DMZ may be covered with pristine mature forests due to more than 60 years of no human interference, the vegetation in the DMZ was composed of simple secondary forests and grasslands formed on former rice paddies and agricultural fields. At present, the only legal protection system planned for the DMZ is the Natural Environment Conservation Act, which ensures that the DMZ would be managed as a nature reserve for only two years following Korean reunification. Therefore, firstly, the DMZ should be designated as a site of domestic legally protected areas such as nature reserve (natural monument), scenic site, national park, etc. In addition, we need to try to designate the DMZ as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve or as a World Heritage site, or as a Ramsar international wetland for international cooperation. For nomination as a world heritage site, we can emphasize the ecological and landscape value of the wetlands converted from the former rice paddies and the secondary forests maintained by frequent fires initiated by military activities. If the two Koreas unexpectedly reunite without any measures in place for the protection of nature in the DMZ, the conditions prior to the Korean War, such as rice paddies and villages, will return. In order to maintain the current condition of the ecosystems in the DMZ, we have to discuss and prepare for measures including the retention of mines and barbed-wire fences, the construction of roads and railroads in the form of tunnels or bridges, and the maintenance of the current fire regime in the DMZ.