• 환경영향평가
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2018

기후변화 적응 주류화를 위하여 세 가지 기후변화영향평가 시행 방안을 검토하였다. 첫째, 신법 마련 및 개별 시행, 둘째, 신법 마련 및 환경영향평가 틀 내 제도 시행, 셋째, 기존 환경영향평가 틀 내 시행하는 것이다. 이 논문에서는 세 가지 방안의 내용, 장 단점을 분석하였다. 그리고 신법 하에서 제도를 개별 시행할 경우의 개략적인 평가 내용과 환경영향평가 틀 내에서 시행하고자 할 경우 관련 법률, 규정개정(안)을 제안하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2020

Background: As the impact of climate change intensifies, exposure to heat stress will grow, leading to a loss of work capacity for vulnerable occupations and affecting individual labor decisions. This study estimates the future work capacity under the Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 scenario and discusses its regional impacts on the occupational structure in the Republic of Korea. Methods: The data utilized for this study constitute the local wet bulb globe temperature from the Korea Meteorological Administration and information from the Korean Working Condition Survey from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute of Korea. Using these data, we classify the occupations vulnerable to heat stress and estimate future changes in work capacity at the local scale, considering the occupational structure. We then identify the spatial cluster of diminishing work capacity using exploratory spatial data analysis. Results: Our findings indicate that 52 occupations are at risk of heat stress, including machine operators and elementary laborers working in the construction, welding, metal, and mining industries. Moreover, spatial clusters with diminished work capacity appear in southwest Korea. Conclusion: Although previous studies investigated the work capacity associated with heat stress in terms of climatic impact, this study quantifies the local impacts due to the global risk of climate change. The results suggest the need for mainstreaming an adaptation policy related to work capacity in regional development strategies.