• Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.49-59
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• 2017

The piezoelectric energy harvester is recently being developed and catching on as a way to achieve low carbon green growth. The practical application of the piezoelectric energy harvester is expected to contribute not only to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but also to the improvement of residents' welfare. This paper conducted a cost-benefit analysis for the installation of piezoelectric energy harvester on the highway focusing on its impacts on the public. The results showed that the installation of piezoelectric energy harvester on the gyeongbu highway is economically feasible in that it could increase the social welfare for the residents. Finally, this paper suggests policy direction for the practical use of the piezoelectric energy harvester, based on the results obtained.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.50
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• pp.209-237
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• 2017

Theories on 'opportunity for crime' have utilized CCTV in crime prevention approach, and empirical studies showing crime prevention effects of CCTV have supported expansion of CCTV installation. Particularly, in Korea, the number of CCTV installation had tripled from 2011 to 2015, and governmental policies regarding CCTV have become one of the mainstream social control strategies. Although a couple of empirical studies showed decrease in crime rate due to CCTV installation, there is no study investigating B/C analysis(Benefit vs. cost analysis) of CCTV installation. B/C analysis results will be beneficial for official decision-making of criminal justice policy, and this study is purported to produce such fundamental evidence for policy making procedure. To fulfill this goal, this study collected data on financial information, crime data between 2011 and 2015 across the nation from 232 governmental district offices and the Korean National Police. This study then conducted two different B/C analyses(simple B/C analysis, regression-based B/C analysis). The simple B/C analysis results showed that 1) total costs for CCTV installation in 2014 was 68,626,000,000 won(approximately, US$57,188,333.00, money exchange rate 1200won=US$1), 2) benefits of crime reduction was 90,888,000,000 won(appx. US$75,740,000), and 3) B/C rate was 1.32. The regression-based B/C analysis results showed that 1) B/C rate was 1.52 when only reduced costs of criminal justice processes for crime employed, and 2) B/C rate was 3.62 when overall social costs including reduced costs of criminal justice processes and social benefits, e.g., reduction in costs for managing fear of crime, due to the crime reduction. Based on the results, this study provided policy implications.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.107-126
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• 2023

This study analyzes the financial efficiency of the early scappage support system using the benefit and cost analysis. To do so, we use comprehensive administrative data on the early scrappage of old diesel vehicles. The result shows that the benefit-cost ratio was greater than 1 before 2020, but it appeared to be less than 1 after 2020. This indicates that despite recent reforms to increase the subsidy of early scrappage of old diesel vehicles, the rate of the benefit of air quality improvement is not as fast as the increase in system operation cost of this system. The benefit of air quality improvement depends on how much the operating period is shortened due to early scrappage support system. The earlier this period is brought forward, the more likely it is that the benefits of early scrappage will exceed the costs. Upon examining the results of this study, it was found that when the scrappage timing is brought forward by 5 years, the B/C for 98% of the samples becomes 1, greatly securing financial efficiency. Therefore, it is important for the government to reform the system so that it can influence the decision of old diesel vehicle owners on the timing of scrappage.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.195-202
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• 2017

This study aims to suggest the basics for the implementation of the farmstead-specific early warning system (FEWS) for weather risk management nationwide. A survey by questionnaire was conducted to examine farmer's response, and a cost-benefit analysis was made to examine the effect of the FEWS on the economy. The farmers who volunteered to participate in this survey responded that they were generally satisfied with the FEWS, and that they used it well for farming. Willingness to pay (WTP) for the early warning service was estimated to be 8,833 KRW per month by survey respondents. If the early warning service is extended to nationwide and 50% of farmers use it for six months, then the ratio of benefit to cost will be 2.2, indicating that nationwide expansion of the FEWS is very feasible.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.721-733
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• 2023

As the frequency of extreme rainfall events increase due to climate change, climate change adaptation measures have been proposed by the central and local governments. In order to reduce flood damage in urban areas, various flood response policies, such as low impact development techniques and enhancement of the capacity of rainwater drainage networks, have been proposed. When these policies are established, regional characteristics and policy-effectiveness from the cost-benefit perspective must be considered for the flood mitigation measures. In this study, capacity enhancement of rainwater pipe networks and low impact development techniques including green roof and permeable pavement techniques are selected. And the flood reduction effect of the target watershed, Gwanak campus of Seoul National University, was analyzed using SWMM model which is an urban runoff simulation model. In addition, along with the quantified urban flooding reduction outputs, construction and operation costs for various policy scenarios were calculated so that cost-benefit analyses were conducted to analyze the effectiveness of the applied policy scenarios. As a result of cost-benefit analysis, a policy that adopts both permeable pavement and rainwater pipe expansion was selected as the best cost-effective scenario for flood mitigation. The research methodology, proposed in this study, is expected to be utilized for decision-making in the planning stage for flood mitigation measures for each region.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.177-182
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• 2001

This paper aims at evaluating HSDI diesel passenger cars introduction. The result of economic analysis after accounting for the life cycle cost per car shows a saving of 13,836 thousand won in fuel cost per diesel car assuming a life of 10 years and the annual travel distance of 20,000km. Assuming an average travel distance of 20,000km and a 10% increase in sales of diesel passenger car, the social benefit starts to accrue from the year 2002 and, in 2010, is estimated to be 154.1 billion won relative to the gasoline passenger car. The cumulative social benefit up to 2010 under the same assumptions is expected to reach 636.8 billion won.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.89-105
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• 2024

Bus stop improvement conveys users their usability. It is essential that transportation jurisdictions should identify quantitative effects of a bus stop improvement to invest effectively and expand consistently. Nevertheless, there is currently no research to estimate the quantitative effect on bus stops improvement. In this study, the willingness to pay and the benefit-cost ratio for the bus stops improvement were estimated through a contingent valuation method based on user satisfaction. It was found that the bus stop improvement located in urban areas can achieve high-cost benefits, and it in suburban areas has a great impact on improving the quality of life of local residents. The results of this study will be used as a basis for expanding the bus stop facility improvement project.

• Journal of Cadastre & Land InformatiX
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.23-38
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• 2019

The National Land Census Project aims to survey the national land regularly to resolve the land category disagreement and reflect the actual land use. The objective of this study is to investigate whether not only the National Land Census Project but also related land and housing surveys bring about the improvement of social welfare in light of the invested budget, and to measure the project feasibility. The potential benefit after the National Land Census Project is not traded in the market. To determine the economic value of this potential benefit, the Contingent Valuation Method was used. This study utilized the single-bounded and double-bounded dichotomous choice models simultaneously to estimate the project feasibility of the cadastral system improvement. According to this study, cost-benefit ratio of the project was estimated larger than 1, which means that social benefits are larger than social costs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.198-198
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• 2021

최근 자연적, 사회적, 정책적 관점에서 하천관리의 중요성이 증대되면서 국가하천 정비를 통한 하천시설 관리의 책임이 증대되고 있다. 국가하천 5대강 본류의 친수지구 이용도 변화를 살펴보면 2015년에 비해 2019년에 면적당 이용객 수가 630,813(명/km²)이 증가하였음을 알 수 있었고(국토교통부, 2020) 본 연구에서는 이용자 수 증가율이 높은 편인 한강 내 하천이용시설을 대상으로 선정하여 해당 지역을 기계학습 기반의 수위예측 알고리즘에 적용하였다. 하천이용시설은 하천이용자가 편리하게 하천을 이용하기 위하여 설치한 시설로 공원시설(강서, 난지, 양화, 망원, 여의도, 이촌, 반포, 잠원, 뚝섬, 잠실, 광나루, 구리)을 위주로 분석하였다. 해당 시설의 침수피해를 고려하기 위해 시계열 자료에 특화된 LSTM(Long Short-term Memory)기법을 활용하여 수위예측 알고리즘을 개발하였고 이를 통해 도출된 홍수 예보로 재난을 대비하고 시설물을 체계적으로 관리하는 유지관리의 효과를 분석하고자 하였다. 입력 자료(input data)는 수위 (EL.m), 팔당댐 방류량 (m³/s), 강화대교의 조위(EL.m)를 사용하였으며 수위예측 알고리즘을 통해 6시간 후 예측 수위값을 도출하여 기존 2단계(주의보, 경보)였던 홍수 예보 단계에서 4단계(관심, 보행자통제, 차량통제, 경계)로 구축하였다. 기존과 세분화된 홍수예보를 적용했을 경우의 유지관리 비용과 편익을 산정하여 하천이용시설의 경제성을 비교·분석한 결과, 유지관리 비용이 기존 대비 약 5% 이상 절감되었고 편익은 약 1.5배 이상 증가하였으며 관리등급은 평균 C등급(보통) 이상 달성하였다. 이는 수위예측 알고리즘의 적용으로 하천이용 활성화 및 투자의 효율성에 목적을 두었으며 향후 분석결과를 토대로 경제성모델을 개발하여 국가하천 내 관리그룹에 적용하면 효율적인 유지관리체계를 제시할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Technology Innovation Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.249-269
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• 2004

현재 국내 원자력 발전산업은 상당한 기술자립을 이루었고, 외국으로의 기술 수출을 시도하고 있을 정도로 상당한 경쟁력을 갖고 있다는 의견이 지배적이다. 실제 한국전력, 원자력 연구소 등에서는 원자력 기술을 해외에 수출하고자 노력하고 있다. 원자력 발전기술의 해외 수출이나 연구개발 사업에서 가장 중요한 지표 중의 하나가 원자력 발전산업의 기술수준 또는 기술경쟁력이다. 또한 국외 뿐 아니라 국내에서도 발전원별 경쟁체재 도입으로 인해 원자력 발전의 경쟁력 평가는 원자력의 타 발전원 대비 경쟁력 확보 측면에서 중요한 사항이 되었다. 본 연구에서는 원자력 발전산업의 효율적인 기술개발 전략 수립을 지원하기 위한 모델을 System Dynamics 방법론을 사용하여 개발하였다. 이를 위하여 우선 원자력 발전산업의 기술경쟁력 평가를 위한 변수 및 평가범위를 선정하고, 선정된 변수들의 인과관계를 정성적으로 평가할수 있도록 인과지도(Casual Loop Diagram)를 개발하였으며, 이를 정량화하여 평가할 수 있도록 흐름도(Stock Flow Diagram)를 개발하였다. 개발된 모델을 사용하여 총 연구비 등의 정책관련 변수들을 변화시키면서 시뮬레이션을 수행해보았다. 본 연구의 한 결과로서 기준 시나리오에 대한 분석 결과 2004년 이후의 원자력발전산업 순편익 누적 결과는 다음과 같다. 순편익 누적(억원) : 2015(년도) 19,169, 2025(년도) 61,396, 2035(년도) 106,598, 2045(년도) 143,813, 발전 비용 감소분 누적(억원) : 2015(년도) 9,370, 2025(년도) 39,182, 2035(년도) 73,409, 2045(년도) 103,212, 국산화율 증가로 인한 수입액 감소분 누적(억원) : 2015(년도) 6,388, 2025(년도) 13,367, 2035(년도) 18,756, 2045(년도) 22,595, 시장점유율 증가로 인한 수출액 증가분 누적(억원) : 2015(년도) 3,411, 2025(년도) 8,847, 2035(년도) 14,433, 2045(년도) 18,005 또한 시나리오 비교평가를 실시하여 본 결과, 본 연구에서 정의한 순편익 누적(Cumulative Net Profit) 변수를 적용하면 현재 연구비 추세 대비 $30\%$ 까지 연구비를 증가 시키는 것이 효율적임을 알 수 있었다.