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A Study on Analysis of Eco-space from a Standpoint of Poong-soo -On the Ground of Korean Traditional Poong-soo- (풍수지리관점(風水地理觀點)에서 본 생태공간해석(生態空間解析)에 관한 연구(硏究) -한국(韓國)의 전통적(傳統的) 풍수지리(風水地理)를 중심(中心)으로-)

  • Hyun, Young Jo;Lee, Dong Kun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.5 no.6
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    • pp.49-63
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    • 2002
  • While the existing feng-shui is largely approached architecturally and geographically as positive place and negative place, the study is characterized by approaching and analyzing poong-soo environmentally. The theory of Eco-city as one of modern-city theories is worthy of studying by analyzing the merits and demerits of it and combining it with poong-soo and making a new alternative theory. Theory of Natural Energy and principle of Natural Balance. Thus, poong-soo ideas can be an important view of nature in analyzing the theory of Eco-city which is coming to the front these days. In particular, we try to make use of poong-soo as a basic theory for a city planning and design by studying and analyzing and combining the merits and demerits of Eco-city with poong-soo and presenting a new alternative method of a stable and balanced "refined city development". On the other hand, we connect 'theory with practice(or experience)' by covering all spaces variably from minimum unit space to city-space from the standpoint of poong-soo. But, problem of the Theory of Eco-city from the view of poong-soo are too artificial and theoretical, even if ideal. Conversely, from the view of Eco-city, the possibility of the practicability of Korean poong-soo is judged to be high. we can tell that among capital cities applied by poong-soo, historical cities like Beijing in China, Seoul in Korea and Tokyo in Japan are poong-soo cities in accordance with the requirements of Eco-city.

Grounded Theory Analysis on the Formation Process of Pro-environmental Behavior for Outdoor Recreation Participants (아웃도어 레크리에이션 참여자의 친환경행동 형성과정에 관한 근거 이론적 분석)

  • Kim, Bong-Ju;Park, Soo-Jung;Kim, Min-Kyu
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.607-618
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    • 2015
  • This study aims to investigate overall factors regarding participation process such as process to pro-environmental behavior, pro-environmental behavior, continuing factors and constraint factors of outdoor recreation participants, and to determine logical correlation between them in order to make a theory model. To this end, grounded theory approach is applied for interpretation. First, pro-environmental behavior of outdoor recreation participants was formed by sequential influence of causal conditions and situational context. Second, outdoor recreation participants who participated in pro-environmental behavior of central phenomenon experienced peculiar continuing factors and constraint factors but it was found they also experienced general continuing factors and constraint factors. Third, it was analyzed that resultant settlement of pro-environmental leisure activities was partially fed back to the participation continuing factors of mediating conditions and a club of interaction strategy. Result from this study will give a help to widely understand experience of participation in leisure and restraints on leisure of outdoor recreation participants, and to development of study through organic combination between subsequent researches.

Ownership Concentration, Board Education Diversity, and Environmental Accounting Disclosure in Kenyan Listed Firms. Moderation Approach

  • TARUS, John Kipngetich
    • Journal of Wellbeing Management and Applied Psychology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of board education diversity on the relationship between ownership concentration and environmental accounting disclosure. The study was driven by stakeholder's theory. The longitudinal research design was adopted in the study. The study targeted 27 listed firms from 2008 to 2017. Panel regression analysis results indicated ownership concentration (β = -.131, ρ<.05) had a negative and significant effect on environmental disclosure in Kenyan firms. However, Board education diversity positively moderated the relationship between ownership concentration (β=.138, ρ<.05) and environmental accounting disclosure. Thus, board education diversity is an enhancing moderator in the relationship between ownership concentration and environmental accounting disclosure. The findings validate stakeholder theory's proposition. The study recommends that firms listed in the NSE ought to diffuse ownership concentration, and their boards should be well educated and experienced to enhance environmental accounting disclosure.

The Basic Theories for Restoration of Fragmented Habitats (파편화된 서식처 복원을 위한 기초이론 고찰)

  • Kim, Myoung-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.52-61
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    • 2001
  • At least, there are intense pressures on the natural habitats from various disturbance, including urbanization, extension of industrial area, and road construction. These human land use result in fragmentation of landscape and natural habitat. The ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation include the direct effects of habitat loss and the indirect effects of reduced inter-patch dispersal. The decline of biological diversity has been rapidly declined by the habitat loss and fragmentation. Conservation strategists should consider not only the habitat amount of that must be preserved, but also the spatial configuration of habitat across the landscape. But, the paucity of available data for most species forces landscape ecologists to develop the concept, model, and theory. The developed theories are often misused in academic papers and practical applications. The development history, presumption of concept, model, theory is ignored. This tendency have leaded to failure of landscape restoration and the use of theory in conservation practice have come under increasing attacks. This paper will highlight the ecological theory that have proven the most influential in landscape ecology, restoration and conservation : the theory of island biogeography, the theory of nested subset analysis, minimum viable population(MVP), the theory of metapopulation dynamics. And, it find the problem and usefulness of four theory in application to real world. Consequently, the understanding of theoretical implication about landscape ecological theory is required. We must carefully apply the theory after examining the problem and availability of various theory because of no existence of only one general theory.

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A systematic approach for the development of porous concrete based on axiomatic design theory

  • Tran, X.H.;Tawie, R.;Lee, H.K.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.491-503
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents a design framework developed using axiomatic design (AD) theory that can be applied in the design process of porous concrete. The main contribution of this paper is the definition of an AD framework based on the needs and functional requirements of porous concrete. The framework shows how AD theory can be used to provide guidelines for proportioning and manufacturing porous concrete. The advantage of the AD approach is that it systemizes the way to decouple design parameters and makes designers to think rationally between what we want to achieve and how we propose to satisfy the functional requirements of porous concrete. In this paper, test results of laboratory-size porous concrete specimens under compression were analyzed to evaluate the performance of the porous concrete based on the desired functional requirements.

Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of Dicyanoacetylene and Isomers: Density Functional Theory Study (디시아노아세틸렌 및 그 이성체들의 분광학적 성질에 대한 이론 연구)

  • Jeon, In-Sun;Park, Sung-Woo;Lee, Sung-Yul
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.568-576
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    • 2004
  • Density functional theory calculations are presented for dicyanoacetylene $N{\equiv}C-C{\equiv}C-C{\equiv}N$ and its geometrical isomers. The structures and harmonic frequencies are computed by the BLYP theory employing the 6-311G^{\ast}$ basis set. A variety of isomers are predicted, and the relative energies are compared to estimate their thermodynamic stability.

An Application of Affective-Cognitive Ambivalence Theory in Environmental Risk Attitude: The Case Study of Marion County, Ohio in the U.S.

  • Lee, Jae-Young;Lee, Hyon-Yong;Fortner, Rosanne W.
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.635-642
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    • 2007
  • Using data from 132 telephone interviewees, we examined the role of affective-cognitive ambivalence in forming overall attitude and behavior toward toxic chemical and radioactive waste issues in Marion, Ohio in the U.S. In order to compare attitudinal preference, participants were divided into four A-C groups: action-group (Affective+/Cognitive+), detached-group (A-/C+), concerned-group (A+/C-), and inaction-group (A-/C-). Affective and cognitive components interacted, producing redundant influences on overall attitudes and judgments as frequently observed and postulated in previous attitude studies. The results showed that the action-group who were feeling unsafe and believed that environmental accidents had happened or are happening in Marion were less willing to move to the area than other three groups who were feeling safe and/or doubted reports of contamination and its relation with leukemia. Affective and cognitive components were found to have redundant influences on overall attitude. It was also observed that affective-cognitive ambivalence theory has a great potential for explaining the mechanism by which people form attitudes, especially when people have moderate or positive feelings (e.g. sympathy or eagerness for resources) toward the objects and/or when uncertainty is a major feature of environmental issue under consideration (e.g. global climate change).

Determinants of Eco-friendly Outdoor Wear Products Purchase Intention : Exploring Value-Belief-Norm Theory (친환경 아웃도어 웨어 제품 구매의도 결정요인 : 가치-신념-규범 이론을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Young Hwa;Oh, Kyung Wha;Jung, Hye Jung
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.965-977
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    • 2015
  • This study aims to investigate determinants that included personal values, pro-environmental beliefs, and proenvironmental norms for enhancing consumers' purchase intention of eco-friendly outdoor wear exploring Stern(2000)’s the value-belief-norm theory. A survey was conducted with females and males between the ages of 20 and 60 who have experienced buying outdoor wear products. A total of 300 responses were analyzed by descriptive analysis, factor analysis, a reliability test, an independent samples t-test, and regression analysis. The results of this study were as follows: 1) The results of exploratory factor analysis and reliability test on the personal value clearly showed factorial structures including the social power, ecologic value, openness, equality, and altruistic value. 2) There are significant differences in personal value sub-dimensions, pro-environmental beliefs, pro-environmental norm, and purchase intention of eco-friendly outdoor wear products according to respondents' gender and age. 3) Personal values, but not social power, affect pro-environmental beliefs; in turn, pro-environmental beliefs affect pro-environmental norms, which then affects purchase intentions of eco-friendly outdoor wear. The findings support the conclusion that there is significant causality among personal value such as ecologic, openness, equality, and altruistic, pro-environmental belief, and pro-environmental norm. This study suggests pragmatic implications to understand outdoor wear consumers' socio-psychological and demographic factors and to augment purchase intentions of eco-friendly outdoor wear products.

The Effect of VMD Image Appropriateness on Consumers' Affective, Cognitive, and Conative Responses - Testing Models based on the Emotion-Cognition Theory and the Cognitive Theory of Emotions - (VMD 적합성이 소비자의 감정적, 인지적, 행동적 반응에 미치는 영향 - 감정.인지이론과 인지.감정이론에 근거한 모델 검증 -)

  • Park, Min-Jung;Lee, So-Eun
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.459-471
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of VMD image appropriateness in apparel shopping contexts. Two competing models are utilized. The first model is developed from the emotion-cognition theory which explains that environmental cues(i.e., VMD image appropriateness) generate consumers' emotion, and in turn, consumers' behaviors. The second model is developed based on the cognitive theory of emotions and posits that environmental cues stimulates consumers' cognitive perceptions of retail environments, subsequently influencing consumers' emotional and behavioral response. A 2(VMD image appropriateness: high vs. low) between-subjects factorial design experiment was conducted. Female college students(n=592) participated in the experiment. Using structural equation modeling the study found that the emotion-cognition model better explains the effect of VMD image appropriateness on consumers' emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses.

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