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A Relationship Between Pro-Environmental Behavior and Eco-Friendly Channels Usage: Local Food Market and Farmers' Market Context

  • KIM, Young-Doo
    • 산경연구논집
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    • 제13권12호
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    • pp.43-57
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Despite the numerous studies on factors impacting pro-environmental behavior, actual studies analyzing a relationship between pro-environmental behavior and eco-friendly channels (e.g., local food market and farmers' market channel) usage behavior (visit and purchasing frequency) are rare. This study investigated the relationship between consumers with positive pro-environmental behavior and eco-friendly channels usage behavior. Research design, data and methodology: The study investigated the relationship between pro-environmental behavior and eco-friendly channels (local food markets and farmers market) visit behavior by analyzing data from the Korea Consumer Agency's 2021 Korea Consumption Life Index, with a focus on the pro-environmental index. Relationship between pro-environmental behavior and whether eco-friendly channels visit or not were analyzed. Demographic variables also influence eco-friendly oriented channels visit. Data analysis used hierarchical regression, firstly inputted pro-environmental behavior, and then demographic variables inputted, and finally pro-environmental behavior and demographics interactions as moderating variables inputted. Results: Consumer's with positive behavior towards pro-environment were indeed more likely to choose local food market and farmers' market compared to other consumers. Demographic variables also effect local food market visit. Some demographic variables moderate this relationship. The results, however, differed by channel type. Conclusions: Pro-environmental behavior is closely related to eco-friendly channels (local food market and farmers; market) visit.

에너지부문 환경세 도입의 소득분배 파급효과 (Environmental Tax in the Energy Sector and Its Income Distribution Effect)

  • 강만옥;임병인
    • 환경정책연구
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.1-32
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 에너지부문 환경세 도입방안의 소득분배 파급효과를 "도시가계조사" 및 "가계조사" 자료를 이용하여 Kakwani지수에 적용하여 살펴보았다. 분석결과, 첫째 비수송용 에너지 사용에 대한 조세는 누진적, 수송용 연료에 대한 조세는 역진적인 성격을 가지는 것으로 나타났고, 둘째 시나리오별 누진성 측정지표는 현행 에너지 가격구조와 비교하면, 환경세가 역진적이라고 추정한 기존 연구들과 달리 시나리오 I은 교통혼잡세를 제외하고는 누진성을 강화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 시나리오 II의 전체 세부담액에 의한 지표는 누진성을 약간 강화시켰고, 시나리오 III은 부가가치세와 세수 총계에서 약간 역진적인 성격을 보이나 환경세, 열량세, 환경세 교통혼잡세 열량세의 합계로 각각 측정한 지표는 누진성을 전반적으로 강화시키는 것으로 추정되었다. 셋째, 환경세도입으로 인해 조세수입이 증가(시나리오 III)하는 것을 절대빈곤계층에게 환급해 줄 경우 예상대로 누진성을 강화시켰고 또한 환급수준이 클수록 누진성 강화 정도 역시 커졌다. 결과적으로 환경세 도입이 소득분배 측면에서 부정적인 영향을 주지 않을 뿐만 아니라 환경세 도입으로 인해 발생한 세수 증가분을 빈곤계층에게 일부 환급할 경우, 누진성이 더 강화되는 결과를 보여주어 소득계층간 불공평성도 상당부분 해소될 수 있다고 결론내릴 수 있다.

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Development of algorithm for work intensity evaluation using excess overwork index of construction workers with real-time heart rate measurement device

  • Jae-young Park;Jung Hwan Lee;Mo-Yeol Kang;Tae-Won Jang;Hyoung-Ryoul Kim;Se-Yeong Kim;Jongin Lee
    • Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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    • 제35권
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    • pp.24.1-24.15
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    • 2023
  • Background: The construction workers are vulnerable to fatigue due to high physical workload. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between overwork and heart rate in construction workers and propose a scheme to prevent overwork in advance. Methods: We measured the heart rates of construction workers at a construction site of a residential and commercial complex in Seoul from August to October 2021 and develop an index that monitors overwork in real-time. A total of 66 Korean workers participated in the study, wearing real-time heart rate monitoring equipment. The relative heart rate (RHR) was calculated using the minimum and maximum heart rates, and the maximum acceptable working time (MAWT) was estimated using RHR to calculate the workload. The overwork index (OI) was defined as the cumulative workload evaluated with the MAWT. An appropriate scenario line (PSL) was set as an index that can be compared to the OI to evaluate the degree of overwork in real-time. The excess overwork index (EOI) was evaluated in real-time during work performance using the difference between the OI and the PSL. The EOI value was used to perform receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to find the optimal cut-off value for classification of overwork state. Results: Of the 60 participants analyzed, 28 (46.7%) were classified as the overwork group based on their RHR. ROC curve analysis showed that the EOI was a good predictor of overwork, with an area under the curve of 0.824. The optimal cut-off values ranged from 21.8% to 24.0% depending on the method used to determine the cut-off point. Conclusion: The EOI showed promising results as a predictive tool to assess overwork in real-time using heart rate monitoring and calculation through MAWT. Further research is needed to assess physical workload accurately and determine cut-off values across industries.

델파이 기법을 활용한 도시 하천 환경 평가지표 선정 (A Study on the Development of the Urban River Environment Evaluation Indexes Using Delphi Method)

  • 박은하;김진원;오충현
    • 한국환경복원기술학회지
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2015
  • This study is for deriving an evaluation system which fits to the domestic urban river. For this, two times of Delphi survey was conducted to various experts who are eminent for ecology, urban design, governance, landscape architecture, hydrology. The purpose was for analysing validity and getting extra opinion of evaluation items which were preferentially have chosen. Reflecting $1^{st}$ survey's opinions as changing the word or explaining more details, the second survey was conducted, In this time, all evaluation items were analysed as valid and experts agreed with that. In conclusion, the evaluation items, "Amenity", "Biodiversity", "Ecosystem service", "Governance", "Management", which are for evaluating domestic urban river environment were derived.

Bridge Health Monitoring with Consideration of Environmental Effects

  • Kim, Yuhee;Kim, Hyunsoo;Shin, Soobong;Park, Jong-Chil
    • 비파괴검사학회지
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.648-660
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    • 2012
  • Reliable response measurements are extremely important for proper bridge health monitoring but incomplete and unreliable data may be acquired due to sensor problems and environmental effects. In the case of a sensor malfunction, parts of the measured data can be missing so that the structural health condition cannot be monitored reliably. This means that the dynamic characteristics of natural frequencies can change as if the structure is damaged due to environmental effects, such as temperature variations. To overcome these problems, this paper proposes a systematic procedure of data analysis to recover missing data and eliminate the environmental effects from the measured data. It also proposes a health index calculated statistically using revised data to evaluate the health condition of a bridge. The proposed method was examined using numerically simulated data with a truss structure and then applied to a set of field data measured from a cable-stayed bridge.

Application of Management Reliability Index for Water Distribution System Assessment

  • Choi, Taeho;Lee, Sewan;Kim, Dooil;Kim, Mincheol;Koo, Jayong
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.117-122
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    • 2014
  • Indexes of safety, restoration, damage impact, and management reliability were developed to assess reliability of drinking water distribution networks (DWDNs) management. The developed indexes were applied to evaluate the reliability of the pipeline management stage during unexpected mechanical and hydraulic accidents of components. The results were used to support the decision-making process in effective management and maintenance by enhancing the administrator's system understanding and by helping to create appropriate maintenance and management policies. The results of this study indicated that application of a management reliability index to assess DWDNs reliability may help create a more effective plan for establishing DWDNs management and maintenance.

수질오염총량관리를 위한 효율적 이행평가방안 연구 (A Study on the Method of Implementation Assessment for Total Maximum Daily Load Management)

  • 박준대;박주현;류덕희;정동환
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2008
  • It is desirable that implementation assessment (IA) should be carried out efficiently in order to make successful progress of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) in watershed management. There are many difficulties in the process of the implementation assessment because of the early stage in the application of TMDL in Korea. This study reviewed the present status of IA and proposed the methodology of its improvement such as flexible application of TMDL ledger, and standardization of assessment index and criteria. The deficient time for assessment period could be corrected by the consideration of the post-procedure after the submission of IA report.

시스템 생태학적 접근법에 의한 서낙동강 유역의 지속성 평가 (Sustainability Evaluation of Western Nakdong River Basin by the Systems Ecology)

  • 김진이;박배경;이수웅;류덕희
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.439-445
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    • 2010
  • An emergy analysis of the main energy flows driving the economy of humans and life support systems consists of environmental energies, fuels, and imports, all expressed as solar emjoules. Total emergy use (371 E20 sej/yr) of the Western Nakdong River Basin is 97 per cent from imported sources, fuels and goods and services. Emergy flows from the environment such as rain and geological uplift flux accounted for only 2.9 percent of total emergy use. Emergy yield ratio and environment loading ratio were 1.03 and 33.27, respectively. Emergy sustainability index, a ratio of emergy yield ratio to environment loading ratio, is therefore less than one, which is indicative of highly developed consumer oriented economies. It is necessary for an efficient management of Western Nakdong River Basin to reduce pollution load basically and to restructure economic activities into an environmental friendly industrial structure depending on renewable energy and resources.

피부건강 웰니스 프로그램이 웰니스지수 및 피부건강지표에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Skin Anti-Aging Wellness Program on Factors Related to Wellness Index and Skin Health)

  • 김현준
    • 대한통합의학회지
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    • 제7권4호
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    • pp.223-230
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    • 2019
  • Purpose : Wellness tourism is defined as travel for the purpose of promoting health and well-being through physical, psychological, or spiritual activities. The development and verification of a comprehensive wellness program for health care for workers is needed. The purpose of this study is to investigate the wellness and skin health effects of skin health programs in order to develop high-value health care services. Methods : The subjects were 15 middle-aged women who understood the research and volunteered and participated in the two-day skin health wellness program. Participants were measured to determine their wellness index and skin health twice: before and after participating in the program. Wellness index measures include comprehensive wellness, physical wellness, mental wellness, emotional wellness, social/cultural wellness, financial wellness, and environmental wellness. Skin health measurement items consisted of skin oil, skin water, skin pore, skin elasticity, skin wrinkle, and skin pigment. The skin wellness program included aerobic exercise, endurance exercise, functional food, cosmetics, herbal tea, massages, spa treatments, meditation, and marine leisure sports. The t-test analysis was used to compare the difference between wellness index and skin health measurement items before and after the program. Results : Among the wellness index items, the comprehensive wellness index (p<.05), mental wellness index (p<.05) and environmental wellness index (p<.05) showed statistically significant differences. Among skin health items, skin oil (p<.05), skin elasticity (p<.01) and skin wrinkle (p<.01) all showed statistically significant differences. There was no statistically significant difference in physical wellness, emotional wellness, social/cultural wellness, financial wellness, skin water, skin pore and skin pigment. Conclusion : This study confirmed that the two-day complex wellness program is an effective program for some items of wellness index and skin health.

기후변화 취약성 지수 산출을 위한 한반도 관측 기후 특성 분석 (Analysis of Climate Characteristics Observed over the Korean Peninsula for the Estimation of Climate Change Vulnerability Index)

  • 남기표;강정언;김철희
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제20권6호
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    • pp.891-905
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    • 2011
  • Climate vulnerability index is usually defined as a function of the climate exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, which requires adequate selection of proxy variables of each variable. We selected and used 9 proxy variables related to climate exposure in the literature, and diagnosed the adequacy of them for application in Korean peninsula. The selected proxy variables are: four variables from temperature, three from precipitation, one from wind speed, and one from relative humidity. We collected climate data over both previous year (1981~2010) and future climate scenario (A1B scenario of IPCC SERES) for 2020, 2050, and 2100. We introduced the spatial and temporal diagnostic statistical parameters, and evaluated both spatial and time variabilities in the relative scale. Of 9 proxy variables, effective humidity indicated the most sensitive to climate change temporally with the biggest spatial variability, implying a good proxy variable in diagnostics of climate change vulnerability in Korea. The second most sensitive variable is the frequency of strong wind speed with a decreasing trend, suggesting that it should be used carefully or may not be of broad utility as a proxy variable in Korea. The A1B scenario of future climate in 2020, 2050 and 2100 matches well with the extension of linear trend of observed variables during 1981~2010, indicating that, except for strong wind speed, the selected proxy variables can be effectively used in calculating the vulnerability index for both past and future climate over Korea. Other local variabilities for the past and future climate in association with climate exposure variables are also discussed here.