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A Study on Foehn over HongCheon Area of Gangwon Province in South Korea (강원도 홍천 지역의 푄 연구)

  • Kim, Yumi;Kim, Man Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.37-55
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    • 2013
  • Previous studies have shown that Foehn was mainly observed in Young-seo area in Korea. However, they have failed to indicate the area where Foehn can be observed most frequently in Young-seo area and how Foehn is distributed in that area. This study targets HongCheon area in Young-seo province and examines the frequency and extent of Foehn in local scale through documenting a daily maximum air temperature map of Foehn. The period examined in this study is the months between March and June from 2003 to 2012. CoKriging method, which uses temperature and the altitude above sea, generates a higher level of accuracy in making daily maximum air temperature map of Foehn occurring days. We have found that Foehn is observed in certain areas, not all areas of HongCheon region, by compiling the daily maximum air temperature map. In particular, Foehn was found to be frequent and strong in the downstream of HongCheon river. In addition, we surveyed the residents of HongCheon about their perception of Foehn. They did not know whether high temperature and dryness in spring are caused by Foehn. The methods and techniques used to examine Foehn in local climate scale by this study will enhance the understanding of regional climate and contribute towards the research in this area. In particular, they can be applied to high temperature that recently occurred between spring and summer, excessive hotness in summers, agricultural plant growth in springs and etc.

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Development of Science Education through Academic Journal of Educational Associations during the Modern Educational Period (1876${\sim}$ 1910) in Korea (근대 교육기(1876 ${\sim}$ 1910) 학회지를 통한 과학교육의 전개)

  • Lee, Myon-U
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.75-88
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    • 2001
  • From 1905 to 1910 when the deepening national and educational crisis existed, the Korean intellectuals established many educational associations and published many academic journals. In this study, the researcher investigated 9 academic journals which had 132 books published by these educational associations in Korea during the Modern Educational Period (1876${\sim}$1910). The results of this study were summarized as follows : (1) The contents of journals mainly consisted of the Korean history and geography for the purpose of increasing Korean people's identification. And also the journal articles dealt with the western political and economic systems. In addition to these contents, the journals included many scientific studies which were aimed at educating the ordinary Korean people. (2) The scientific articles from these journals were mainly composed of earth science and biology including physiology, while the number of articles for physics and chemistry was less. (3) These scientific articles were published by the same writer in a series .However, the academic level of these was like a school textbook. Based on the results of the data analysis, it is believed that these journal articles possibly were used as a school textbook for science education.

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Spacio-temporal Analysis of Urban Population Exposure to Traffic-Related air Pollution (교통흐름에 기인하는 미세먼지 노출 도시인구에 대한 시.공간적 분석)

  • Lee, Keum-Sook
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.59-77
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of traffic-related air pollution on the urban population in the Metropolitan Seoul area. In particular, this study analyzes urban population exposure to traffic-related particulate materials(PM). For the purpose, this study examines the relationships between traffic flows and PM concentration levels during the last fifteen years. Traffic volumes have been decreased significantly in recent year in Seoul, however, PM levels have been declined less compare to traffic volumes. It may be related with the rapid growth in the population and vehicle numbers in Gyenggi, the outskirt of Seoul, where several New Towns have been developed in the middle of 1990's. The spatial pattern of commuting has changed, and thus and travel distances and traffic volumes have increased along the main roads connecting CBDs in Seoul and New Towns consisting of large residential apartment complexes. These changes in traffic flows and travel behaviors cause increasing exposure to traffic-related air pollution for urban population over the Metropolitan Seoul area. GIS techniques are applied to analyze the spatial patterns of traffic flows, population distributions, PM distributions, and passenger flows comprehensively. This study also analyzes real time base traffic flow data and passenger flow data obtained from T-card transaction database applying data mining techniques. This study also attempts to develop a space-time model for assessing journey-time exposure to traffic related air pollutants based on travel passenger frequency distribution function. The results of this study can be used for the implications for sustainable transport systems, public health and transportation policy by reducing urban air pollution and road traffics in the Metropolitan Seoul area.

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Potential and Strategy on Tourism Development of the Southern Costal Area in Korean Peninsular (한국 남해안 관광개발의 잠재력과 전략)

  • Lee, Jeong-Rock;Yoo, Seong-Jong;Ahn, Zong-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.410-423
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    • 2005
  • The southern coastal area of Korean peninsula maintains unique natural views, social environment and tourism infrastructure. Even though the coastal area has world-class tourism resources and a great potential for development, it was an outsider from the tourism development in Korea. The coast development has recently reemerged because of increased tourism demand in the Northeast Asia, however, increased interest for the outstanding marine tourism resources and the marine culture, improvement of accessibility to the coast Considering these characteristics, the southern coastal area will be grown to a marine resort-belt, which will serve as a marine tourism hub in the Northeast. In the long run, it can be developed for leisure residential space with environment-friendly well-being fashion, new growing area that continuously drives the local development and area for a mutual development between Yeongnam and Honam Region. To accomplish this vision, several strategic matters should be resolved. Mall strategic issues are as follows: the loosening related rules and regulations that limit the development, legislation of a special law for tourism promotion, supporting for investment in public service and strategic investment, establishment of a marine tourism route connecting China-Korea-Japan, formulating new planning for Hallyo-Haesang Marine Park, designation of special marine tourism development zone, and invitation of the World Expo 2012.

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A Review of University-based Science & Technology Parks in the UK and the Implications for University and Regional Development Policy (영국의 대학기반 산학협력단지 관련 개념과 동향 및 정책적 시사점)

  • Lee, Jong-Ho;Jang, Hoo-Eun
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.214-227
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    • 2017
  • There is an increasing attention by scholars and policy makers that university campus can be the key space for the location of high-tech companies and research facilities as well as the promotion of university-industry collaboration activities. There is a tendency that science parks in the UK have a close connection with neighboring universities on the basis of university-industry collaboration activities. Moreover, the role and importance of the university in the evolution process of science parks has been rapidly increased since the 1990's. Recently, the UK government started to push ahead with the university enterprise zone programme, as a new type of enterprise zone, in order to promote university-industry collaboration and local economic development. In this regard, the Korean government also needs to pay attention to the new role of universities, especially universities located in non-capital areas, for not only strengthening the competitiveness of universities, but also fostering regional and national economic development.

The effects of socioeconomic factors on mortality under high temperature in Seoul, South Korea (서울의 사회·경제적 요인이 고온 현상 발생 시 사망자에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jisu;Kim, Man-Kyu;Park, Jongchul
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.195-210
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to understand characteristics of groups vulnerable to extreme heat and to reduce mortality caused by high temperature. For this purpose, relationship between socioeconomic factors and mortality-threshold temperatures were studied. The study area was limited to Seoul (South Korea) and climate data from 2000 to 2010 was used. Our results indicate that mortality-threshold temperatures for regions with a high proportion of aging population and a low proportion of aging population are $27.6^{\circ}C$ and $27.9^{\circ}C$, respectively. It was also found that a relative size of welfare dependant population did not affect mortality-threshold temperatures. However, regions with a high proportion of aging and welfare dependant population experienced $0.7^{\circ}C$ lower mortality-threshold temperature than other regions. This implies that low income and older people in Seoul are more easily affected by high temperature. Thus, this study suggests that it needs a policy targeted to low income and aging population to decrease mortality rate caused by extreme heat.

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Spatio-Temporal Clustering Analysis of HPAI Outbreaks in South Korea, 2014 (2014년 국내 발생 HPAI(고병원성 조류인플루엔자)의 시·공간 군집 분석)

  • MOON, Oun-Kyong;CHO, Seong-Beom;BAE, Sun-Hak
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.89-101
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    • 2015
  • Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza(HPAI) subtype H5N8 have occurred in Korea, January 2014 and it continued more than a year until 2015. And more than 5 million heads of poultry hads been damaged in 196 farms until May 2014. So, we studied the spatial, temporal and spatio-temporal patterns of the HPAI epidemics for understanding the propagation and diffusion characteristics of the 2014 HPAI. The results are expressed using GIS. Throughout the study period three epidemic waves occurred over the time. And outbreaks made three clusters in space. First spatial cluster is adjacent areas of province of Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do and Gyeonggi -do. Second is Jeonlabuk-do Gomso Bay area. And the last is Naju and Yeongam in Jeollanam-do. Also, most of spatio-temporal clusters were formed in spatially high clustered areas. Especially, in Gomso Bay area space density and spatio-temporal density were concurrent. It means that the effective prevention activity for HPAI was carried out. But there are some exceptional areas such as Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeonggi-do adjacent area. In these areas the outbreak density was high in space but the spatio-temporal cluster was not formed. It means that the HPAI virus was continuing inflow over a long period.

A Critical Study on the Landform Recognition of Daegu City as an Intermontane Basin (대구 산간분지 지형 인식에 대한 비판적 고찰)

  • Lee, Jaeha
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.327-344
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    • 2016
  • We may have an incorrect view of Korea and the world by misunderstanding them with a number of geographic misconceptions. Such misconceptions constructed socially tend to perpetuate through reproducing and learning repeatedly from one generation to the next. 'Daegu city is in the intermontane basin.' It is also identified that this geographic misconception had constructed (made) by two Japanese geographers (Tamura, 1933; Tada, 1940) in the Japanese colonial period, and have been reproduced and diffused by many Korean geographers (professors and teachers) as well as journalists in the post-colonial days. In terms of the definition of an intermontane basin in the Encyclopedia of Geomorphology published by the International Association of Geomorphologists, Daegu seems not to be a basin city but to be a plain city, since the central plain of Daegu is surrounded by higher terrain like mountains and hills only on the north and south directions of all sides, and also it is well developed thanks to its location where the downstream of the Geumhogang river flows from east to west. This paper hopes that the landform recognition as 'Daegu intermontane basin city' should be corrected as soon as possible, and also many geographic misconceptions will be studied actively for an accurate understanding of Korea and the world.

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Value Chain and Networks of Foreign Direct Investment Firms in Transitional Economies: Korean Textile and Clothing Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam (전환경제하의 해외직접투자기업의 가치사슬과 네트워크: 대베트남 한국 섬유.의류산업 해외직접투자 사례 연구)

  • Lee, Sung-Cheol
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.93-115
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    • 2007
  • As strategies for creating profits are differentiated by the national economic system and development strategies related to firms' geographical scope, they depend on the spatial contexts and product characteristics. In this perspective, strategies for the profit creation of Korean textile and clothing FDI firms invested in Vietnam has involved in the geographical differentiations in accordance with the development path of transitional economies, changes in institutional environments and the characteristics of products. Therefore. the main purpose of this research is to identify the way in which they have their own identity in transitional economies by investigating business pattern, commodity chain and extra-firm relations, which are related to institutional dynamics in Vietnam. There are two main characteristics of Korean textile and clothing FDI firms in Vietnam. The first is that all business activities involved in the commodity chain of them from R&D to production is controlled by global retailer and distributors, which is the buyer-driven commodity chain and the typical commodity chain of the textile and clothing industry. The second could be defined as over- or unforced embeddedness into the institutional legacy of the Soviet system, because they have been incorporated into pre-existing networks based on reciprocal relations in Vietnam.

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Aspects of Liang Qichao and Choi Namsun's Enlightenment Project (량치차오와 최남선의 계몽 기획 관련 양상)

  • Moon, dae-il
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.261-267
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    • 2021
  • The enlightenment project raised in both Korea and China during the modern period worked as a part of the patriotic enlightenment movement against the imperial powers. Among them, "boy" appeared as the subject of enlightenment, and "sea" appeared as a medium. Specifically, through "Boy Discourse," Liang Qi Chao ultimately envisioned a nation for "subjects", and Choi Nam-seon also seeked to overcome the national crisis as "New Korea" and join the ranks of powerful nations. Liang Qiqiao proposes the concept of a "Boy Nation" and an "Old Nation" through boy discourse, and wishing for the development of the "Boy Nation" through "proficiency training". Choi Nam-seon also recognized that the future of the nation depends on "boys", influenced by Liang Qi-qiao's discourse on boys, and argues that Choseon should cultivate skills to become a "Boy Nation". In addition, Liang Qi-chao and Choi Nam-seon actively spread the "boy discourse" through the creation of poetry. Liang Qi Chao introduced the world's geography and history through poetries related to the sea, while at the same time inspiring a sense of challenge to recognize and pioneer the sea as a pathway that connects the world in a broad sense. Namseon Choi also created a poem that directly linked "the sea" and the "boy" to promote the "adventure at sea" and "the progressive spirit of the sea and the boy".