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Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure in South Korea: Trends and Future Directions (한국의 저영향개발과 그린인프라: 현황과 발전 방향)

  • Kim, Reeho
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.80-91
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    • 2016
  • Diverse types of meteorological disasters that are frequently occurring at the present time, such as urban flooding, draught, heat waves, or tropical nights do not only cause casualties and property damages but also make it difficult to preserve the natural environment of the city. That is why Low Impact Development or Green Infrastructure has recently received lots of attention as a means to minimize meteorological disasters, adapt to climate change and to leave a better urban environment for the next generation. As of now, Korea's low impact development and green infrastructure technology are standing at the stage of incubation or demonstration. Both central and provincial governments have accelerated the updating of laws and regulations, which allows us to turn the Gray City with Gray Infrastructure that only uses water into a Green City with Green Infrastructure that manages the water. To spread and distribute such a notion in a systemic way, it requires new technology development tailored to Korea, verification of technology, and maintenance of related technological standards, cooperation with other industries, training & promotion, and the participation of citizens.

A Study on Construction Management System for Settlement in Korea through the Case of Program Management of IIA Project (IIA Project PM 적용사례를 통한 CM체계 정착방안)

  • Oh Myung-Kap
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • autumn
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    • pp.96-101
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    • 2001
  • Incheon International Airport Construction Project the biggest national multi-complex construction project in a single area in Korea, the necessity for introducing the Program Management System has been brought up from the development stage due to its specific characteristics and environment and with the Project Management Services Contract in December 1994 the system has been established and operated. At the time of contracting, there were controversies over the expected effect of the system since there were no related laws and regulations in domestic construction codes. Furthermore the situation was very hard in which some practical problems have been found in the process of applying and operating the system due to the lack of recognition and infrastructure in Korea. Incheon. In spite of these difficulties, thanks to the devotion and efforts of the project participants along with thoughtful concerns from the industries and the academies, the project goal has been successfully accomplished. This paper will analyze the various problems arose in the process of applying the Project Management System to Incheon International Airport and present more practical and desirable ways so that it can help to make the environment for properly settling Construction Management at the earliest.

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Analysis of International Standardization Trend for the Application of Fuel Cell Systems on Ships (선박용 연료전지 시스템 도입을 위한 국제 표준화 동향 분석)

  • Park, Sang-Kyun;Youn, Young-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.579-585
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    • 2014
  • For the application of fuel cell systems on ship which is future eco-friendly ship technology, it is need that the modification of relevant laws and regulations with relevant technical development. This paper reviews the trend of fuel cell development, SOLAS and IACS UR/UI as a international regulations, international standardization trend such as IMO MEPC, IMO BLG and major classification rules, the consideration for the standard development of ship fuel cell systems, the implications for application of fuel cell systems on ships in Korea. The IGF Code which is developing in the IMO included fuel cell, and thus Korean government and related company should participate in the codification. The analysis of development of IMO's relevant regulations also needed for the preparations.

A Study on the Navigation Rules of Wing-In-Ground Effect Craft (수면비행선박의 통항항법에 대한 고찰)

  • Yun, Gwi-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.491-496
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    • 2013
  • Since IMO(International Maritime Organization, hereafter IMO) has decided the Wing-In-Ground craft as one of the ships, A few regulations and recommendations have been revised and approved internationally and domestically. However, the navigation rules considering types and navigation characteristics to secure the safe navigation of Wing-In-Ground craft are not sufficient and especially, there are no navigation rule between Wing-In-Ground crafts. In this situation, it is judged that the navigation rules related to the Wing-In-Ground crafts in any condition of visibility should be moved to the section of the ones in sight of one another to define the responsibilities between WIG and other vessels, and the new regulation, which Type 'B' and 'C' WIGs should avoid Type 'A' WIG, has to be established to ensure the safe navigation between WIGs on the current laws.

Study on the Improvement of the Ship Capacity Standard of Korean Harbour Facilities based on the Gross Tonnage - Focused on Anchorage among Water Facilities - (총톤수 중심으로 지정된 국내 항만시설의 선박수용능력 산정기준 개선방안에 관한 고찰 - 수역시설 중 정박지를 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Hong-Hoon;Lee, Chang-Hyun;Kwon, Yu-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.72-82
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    • 2022
  • The anchorage among harbour facilities should ensure sufficient water surface area for safe anchoring. A general method is to consider the L.O.A of the target ship and the depth and bottom quality of anchorage to calculate the water surface area of anchorage. However, the gross tonnage is used as a unit of the ship capacity standard of anchorage based on the detailed rules for harbour facilities operation in Korea. In this study, the gross tonnage is converted to L.O.A to calculate the actual anchoring radius of the target ship. This actual anchoring radius exceeds at 25 anchorages (among 90 anchorages) compared with the designated water surface area. Therefore, as an improvement plan of the ship capacity standard for anchorage, L.O.A should be used as a unit for anchorage based on the detailed rules for harbour facilities operation and related Korean maritime laws.

Trend Analysis and Development Direction of Domestic Urban Logistics Policy: Focusing on the Change of Logistics Master Plan (국내 도시물류정책의 추세 분석과 발전 방향: 물류기본계획의 변화를 중심으로)

  • Choi, Chang-Ho
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.96-114
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    • 2022
  • This study aimed to present a policy direction that could preemptively respond to urban development by analyzing past trends and predicting future changes in urban logistics in South Korea. In particular, the scope of the study was centered on changes in the national and regional logistics master plans presented in a framework that acted on logistics policy. So, the study examined the policy changes related to urban logistics from the past to the present based on the national logistics master plan and identified a national policy base to respond to the expected changes in the logistics environment in the future. Moreover, by combining this base with the contents of the urban logistics master plan of Seoul, we proposed a logistics policy that should be continued or newly added to the urban logistics master plan. Policy proposals were also presented by dividing the future logistics environment changes into policy, social, and technological changes. In particular, the policies were proposed in urban planning (10 policies), transportation planning and ITS (8 policies), logistics technology and ITS (6 policies), and laws and systems (8 policies). Regarding policy continuity, 15 policies needed to be continued, and 17 policies were to be introduced later.

Eco-ethical Approach to Sporting body: Focusing on Toegye's Gyeong (운동하는 몸에 대한 생태윤리학적 접근(1): 퇴계의 경을 중심으로)

  • Lee, Jeong-Ran
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 2016
  • This study attempted an eco-ethical approach to the sporting body, focusing on Toegye's Gyeong. A causes for the conflict between man and nature is a wrong view of nature derived from human desire. Toegye thought that the problem of desire could be overcome through Gyeong. Eco-ethical approaches of Toegye's gyeong thought are possible for the following reasons: First, because Toegye's gyeong is completed in nature. Second, because Toegye's gyeong emphasize human responsibility (consideration) for nature. Third, because gyeong is related to the ability to practice morality. Meanwhile, Toegye understood 'preserving the body well' as self-preservation and at the same time, as the meaning of a natural principle of following the laws of nature. From this perspective, the sporting body has meanings of physical fitness and mental health and at the same time, an aspect of ecological values of understanding man and nature as a single network and following the order of nature. Acquisition of Gyeong through the sporting body suggests the practice of 'gyeongsin (respect for the body)' and 'hwalgyeong (preservation of the ecological environment).' When human beings do physical exercise with nature, they proceed to the stage of building up the virtue of yosan yosu (finding happiness in mountains and water) through nature preserving the ecological environment (hwalgyeong) beyond staying at the stage of gyeongsin.

Status of Policy Implementation and Review of Institution on Multi-functionalization of School Facilities (학교시설 복합화 제도 검토 및 정책 현황)

  • Byun, Kyeong-hwa
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2023
  • This study aims to analyze related laws and institutions and identify research trends and the policy implementation status of the multifunctionalization of school facilities. Beginning in 2001 at Seoul Geumho Elementary School, the enactment of the "Act On The Establishment, Operation And Management Of Multifunction School Facilities" in 2020, was elucidated through the concept and spectrum of the multifunctionalization of school facilities. The relevant research mainly focuses on elementary schools, elderly facilities, and space planning. The Living SOC Project in 2019 acted as a trigger in promoting the multifunctionalization of school facilities as a central government policy. In 2023, the Ministry of Education announced measures and guidelines for establishing the multifunctionalization of school facilities by conducting the project with respect to the "Nulbum School" policy.

An Exploratory Research on Social Workers' Attitude and Related Factors about Indoor Air Quality Management of Social Welfare Facilities (사회복지시설 종사자의 실내공기질 관리에 대한 태도와 관련 요인에 관한 탐색적 연구)

  • Bae, Jin-Hee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.273-284
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    • 2017
  • As these days people spend most of time at inner space, indoor air quality affect human life seriously. Government manage indoor air quality of various facilities based on different laws. Government released that they would try to protect environment for vulnerable people such children and seniors from indoor air pollutants in 2015. But social welfare facilities are exception under current legal systems. Clients of social welfare residential facilities are the disables, the elderly, homeless and children and they usually stay inner space very long time. The purpose of this study is explore workers' attitude and related factors about indoor air quality management of social welfare facilities. 69.5% of respondents agree to government's indoor air quality management, 80.9% of respondents think social welfare facilities must be included in legal system for indoor air quality management. Environmental awareness and law awareness were related with attitude to indoor air quality management. Based on the results of the analysis, I propose the amendment of law on indoor air quality of the Ministry of Environment, cost burden of central or local government and the necessity of education and research on indoor air quality management in social welfare facilities.

Improvement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by the Comparison of the Domestic and Foreign Radon-related Policies (국내·외 라돈 관련 제도 비교를 통한 산업안전보건법 개선방안)

  • Lim, Dae Sung;Kim, Ki-Youn;Cho, Yong Min;Seo, Sung Chul
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.226-236
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: Concerns have been raised about the possible health effects of radon on both workers and consumers with the spread of social attention to the impact of radon exposure. Thus, an entire raw material handling workshop was investigated, and standards for radon levels in the workplace were newly established at 600 Bq/m3. However, regulations on the management of workers exposed to radon are still insufficiently developed. Therefore, by comparative analysis of overseas and domestic radon-related regulations for workplaces, this study aims to suggest improvement plans of protection regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) for the prevention of health disorders of radon-exposed workers. Methods: For overseas case studies, we consulted radon-related laws and reports officially published on the websites of the European Union (EU), the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK) government agencies. Domestic law studies were conducted mainly on the Act on Protective Action Guidelines against Radiation in the Natural Environment and the OSH Act. Results: In Europe, the basic safety standards for protection against risks arising from radon (Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM of 5 December 2013) was established by the EU. They recommend that the Member States manage radon level in workplaces based on this criterion. In the U.S., the standards for workplaces are controlled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Action on radon in the UK is specified in "Radon in the workplace" published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Conclusions: The Act on Protective Action Guidelines against Radiation in the Natural Environment mainly refers to the management of workplaces that use or handle raw materials but does not have any provisions in terms of protecting naturally exposed workers. In the OSH Act, it is necessary to define whether radon is included in radiation for that reason that its current regulations have limitations in ensuring the safety workers who may be exposed to naturally occurring radon. The management standards are needed for workplaces that do not directly deal with radon but are likely to be exposed to radon. We propose that this could be specified in the regulations for the prevention of health damage caused by radiation, not in Article 125 of the OSH Act.