• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.438-449
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• 1994

This paper focuses on recontextualizing geography curriculum, i.e. examining recent changing aspects in three geography curriculum locators-society, student and discipline of geography-and searching future directions of geography curriculum in light of such changes. For conciliation and reflection of changing aspects of each locators, this paper dealt with social issues and societal changes in terms of locator of society, increased concern to student and development of cognitive science in terms of students, and challenging views on science and the meaning of epistemological changes in geography in terms of discipline. As a result, three future directions in geography curriculum are searched : issue-based geography curriculum, thinking geography curriculum, geography curriculum toward equity and accessbility.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.197-208
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• 2020

This study attempts to identify the structure of class conflict in Korea and to suggest an alternative framework for a empathetic society. The objective and subjective level of satisfaction with life and class consciousness are in direct proportion, and status consistency signifies polarization. Distorted distribution structures and cultural values make income disparity and property disputes widen, which in turn lead to educational divides and status fixations, refracting or blocking the possibility of social mobility. By overcoming the COVID-19 crisis, it is not appropriate to go back to the past but to correct wrong consciousness and practices in the past, and the consistency between the state and members of society must be re-established. Through the process of innovation at the economic, global, and digital level, a major transformation is required in the new normal era, which prioritizes social development for human values. The conflict resolution depends on the solidarity of the community as a social foundation, since an empathetic society needs the trust and communication of the members of the society.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.587-591
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• 1997

Spatial plans, widely encompassing national or regional plans, are designed for an appropriate management of 'region',which is a complex of social, cultural and economic functions. Designing a spatial plan, therefore, is based on the understanding of the structure, function, and some other characteristics of the region concemed. Area stidies which have been conducted in the fields of geography, regional science and anthropology, have contributed a lot to establishing the whole range of the regional planning system. This is identified in three spheres: setting up planning units based on concrete area studies and appropriate regional divisions, dividing planning areas by the studies on goods and service purchase behavior, endowing specific functions to each planning area. Some suggestions have been made to intensify the connections between area studies and regional planning, which include consensus buiding, planning-oriented area studies by the standardized formatting and sharing of research products by commercialization.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.57-75
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• 2016

University has various resources such as intellectual human resource, spatial resource and facilities, and economic resource. At the same time, universities are, in general, found upon fundamental mission of public service, as well as teaching and research. Recently in Korea, it has been argued that we should make use of such resource of universities in the process of urban regeneration through university-community partnership. Yet, these arguments are lack of concreteness: 'which' kind of resource for 'what' kind of problem, and 'how'. Therefore, this research examined the case of university-community partnership in Japan and tried to find of some implications to Korean society. The reason for examining Japanese case is because Japan has experienced similar problems that Korea face such as aging population, decrease in the number of student, deteriorations of existing urban area; there are respectable amount of similarities between Japan and Korea in political, social and economic context; and because Japan has proceeded regeneration of communities through university-community partnerships.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.171-191
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• 2003

Today universities are regarded as one of the key institutions in the national and regional innovation systems. First of all the diffusion and distribution of the knowledges, technologies, information and know-hows from higher educations to regions are capable of promoting an innovation-led regional development. This study aims to evaluate the transfer and spatial diffusion of knowledge and technology from the Chonnam National University(CNU) in Kwangju to the regions and to focus the analysis of the technology transfer, personnel transfer and spin-off development. The results show that there are some differences in the spatial range and effects of the knowledge and technology transfer of the CNU by the type of transfers. And the Analysis provide evidence that the knowledge and technology distributions from the CNU make more and less positive contribution to regional developments.

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.660-674
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• 2014

This paper analyzes the social cohesion effects of creative industrial as a core role player of emerging new economic paradigm of the creative economy using the case of Seoul Metropolitan Area(SMA) that is a typical cluster of creative industries in Korea. This study reclassified the creative industries in a Korean context into 13 industries in 6 sectors. Based on this reclassification, the study found out that the spatial pattern of creative industries in SMA is spatially much differentiated in terms of specialization, which demands more differentiated cluster strategy with different policy mix. This paper also investigates the social cohesion effects of creative industries using structural equation modelling. It turns out that the growth of creative industries is likely to contribute to the regional development capacity and also to provide positive effects on various aspects of the social cohesion.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.267-285
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• 2004

Globalization has been the buzzword during the past couple of decades, embroiling humankind into the inescapable maelstrom of homogenization. Some critics identify the globalization process undergoing in the realms of politics, economy, culture and ecology with Americanization which entails Neoconservatives' scheme to stretch out the hegemony of the United States. The top-down transcontinental movement, however, deems to confront localization or a reasoned resistance from the local driven by the spiritual attachment to places and, in that sense, regional identity. What is needed to cope with this complex circumstance of glocalization is to be acquainted with beth the global sense of the local and the localized sense of the global at once. For this, it seems indispensible to do justice to area studies. As far as American studies are concerned, this research field has so far been tainted by an overdose of politics, economics, business administration, law and sociology. Regional analysis which constitutes the reason d'etre of the discipline of geography has remained marginal to the political economic mainstream. It is the mounting concerns about America and enhanced research caliber that raises the regional geographical studies of America on the right track. Particularly, a number of articles have been published since the mid-1990s owing to the combined efforts of practitioners, institutions and periodicals. It is expected that systematic training of new generation of American specialists, advance in research infrastructure, and generous funding will stimulate geographical investigation of America in the coming future.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.833-850
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• 2004

Modernism is understood as a process of differentiation. Postmodernism or postmodernity, by contrast, involves de-differentiation. Recently, most museums have many social function, a central defining feature is its 'inscapes', or the spaces, architecture, material objects, texts, and meanings of exhibitions. Aims of this paper is to examine the processes and characteristics of differentiation and de-differentiation of the korean museums in historical development. The processes of differentiation and de-differentiation of the korean museums are divided into three phases: a establish stage of modem museum(l945$\sim$1974), a establish stage of postmodern museum(1975$\sim$1989), a diffusion stage of postmodern museum(1990$\sim$2003).

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.179-190
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• 1998

한반도에 내습하는 태풍의 발생빈도와 강도는 큰 편은 아니나 우리는 거의 해마다 태풍으로 인한 재해를 경험하고 있다. 특히 태풍에 의한 경제적 손실은 1960년대 이후 경제개발과 도시화로 인한 인구과밀지역에서 크게 나타나고 있다. 본 논문에서는 태풍재해의 대책을 수립하는데 필요한 기초자료를 마련하기 위한 방향을 제시하고자, 태풍재해를 유발하는 기상적 요인과 더불어 경제.사회적 조건이 재해의 규모 및 강도에 미치는 기여도가 상당히 크다는 것을 밝히고자 하였다. 한반도에 큰 피해를 남기는 태풍의 진로는 서해를 따라 북진하다가 반도부를 거쳐 동쪽으로 빠져나가는 E경로로서 한반도의 동쪽을 통과하는 진로를 취할 때 보다 더 큰 영향을 끼친다. 재해지역의 공간분포는 대체로 남해안 지역에 집중되어 있다. 태풍재해는 일반적으로 태풍중심에서부터 피해지역가지의 최단거리, 강수량, 최대풍속 등의 기상적 요긴과 피해지역의 토지이용 및 그 지역의 산업구조를 포함하는 사회.경제적 요인 그리고 재해대책수준 및 태풍예보기술 등 다양한 원인에 의해 태풍의 피해의 정도가 결정됨을 태풍재해의 공간분포와 발생요인의 분석결과 알 수 있었다. 침수로 인한 피해는 경남과 전남의 농촌지역에서 넓게 나타나고, 경제적 손실은 대규모의 도시와 공업이 발달된 경남해안지역에 집중되고 있다. 태풍재해의 규모를 저감시키기 위해서는 보다 정확하고 신속한 기상예보기술의 향상을 도모해야 함은 물론 홍수예방시설의 확충과 더불어 GIS 기법을 활용한 방재정보시스템에 기초하는 도시종합방재대책을 수립하도록 해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.515-526
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• 2015

This study investigates the role of universities in regional development by drawing upon case studies from Japan in which local universities contribute to regional development through the promotion of Industry-University Collaboration Projects of humanities and social sciences majors. Based on these cases, policy implications are derived for Korea. As a result of the analysis of Japan's cases, university-industry collaboration activities incorporating active participation and cooperation of various regional actors led by local universities of humanities and social sciences majors were seen to contribute to regional development. Rather than taking a passive attitude toward solving regional problems, the universities have entered into a more proactive relationship with their local community through university-industry collaboration of humanities and social sciences majors. They thereby also address problems and challenges relating to various aspect of the local community such as economy, culture and education. To activate university-industry collaboration of humanities and social sciences majors in order to strengthen regional development in Korea, awareness-raising of university-industry collaboration, development of student-led programs, proactive attitudes and efforts by the universities, arrangement of support plans by the government, and the like are required.