• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.248-261
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• 2003

Through a qualitative analysis of the Ikuno Korean Festival in Osaka, this article examines and critiques how identities are constructed, and how this process is shaped by the mediation of intra and inter-community concerns. Particular attention is paid to the potential of reorganized culture through a thinking of similarity rather than difference. The dynamic interrelations suggest that festival provides a particular and informal public sphere wherein certain social logics and identities are contested. These discursive arenas are therefore marked by certain exclusions and inclusions. This study shows the complex process of identification at the micro-level through which identification is constituted and continuously negotiated.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.585-606
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• 2005

The rapid development of Information technology and the Internet has brought about a new phase like building cyber communities in Apartment residential space. This study empirically considers the possibility and limit of cyber communities based on apartment residential space through analysing apartment Internet home pages. The analysing results show us the fact that apartment cyber communities are less satisfied than theoretical expectation. However, they have some possibilities as on-line communities. First of all, the most important factor is off-line community activities in realizing the possibility of cyber community at least in apartment residential space.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.689-697
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• 2004

The Main results of this paper about the river channel of Shincheon(river) are as follows: First, the argument that Shincheon had a different river channel from existing one before 1778 would be wrong. Second, the origin of the place name, Shincheon has been traced up to the year of 1778 also would be wrong. Third, Daegucheon(river) regarded as a distributary of Shincheon would be the different stream originated from Samjeong valley and near by hills. Forth, Daegucheon had mostly dried up and disappeared during the Japanese colonial times while part of Daegucheon had changed its channel into Icheoncheon(river). Fifth, the river channel of Shincheon since the historic age has been unchanged.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.851-864
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• 2004

A coastal dune field, located at Kimnyong-Wolchung beach in Jejudo, Korea, extends alongshore for about 4 km, with dunes extending inland about 6 km. Detailed geomorphological analysis of the area was carried out by using areal photography and Landsat images. Samples were collected across two transects, and physical and chemical properties are analyzed to detect the variation of both properties depending on distance form the beach. Paleosol layers found during the field trip suggest that dune emplacement is episodic. Radiocarbon dates from nearby Hyupjae beach indicate that dunes have been formed during the late Holocene by the disturbance of calcareous materials.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.226-241
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• 2015

This research aims to analyse rural change by increasing in urban-to-rural migrants in rural Jeju. In particular, the author analysed changes in rural area focusing on non-agricultural sector and local organization. Urban-to-rural migrants into rural Jeju have been causing increase in tourism business. Such an increase in tourism business caused increase in construction of service space and changes in land use. Meanwhile, the local organization formed by urban-to-rural migrants has differences in its members and its activities and implementing system of activities in comparison with those of native local organizations. The Seowgipo Rural Migrants Cooperative, which is the research target, has characters of urbanism even thoug it was formed in rural area.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.287-306
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• 2016

This paper aims to explain the Korean urbanization, which can be characterized by the development of apartment complexes and new towns, in relation to urban ideology in Korea. In particular, it examines the impacts of the ideological processes of Gangnam-ization on the ways in which 'the urban' has been represented, imagined, aspired, and consumed by the Korean urban middle class in particular ways. For this research, we interviewed 22 urban middle class people living in three important urban centers (Gangnam, Bundang, and Haeundae).

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.707-719
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• 2009

A lot of different opinions have intensified the debate on environmental destruction during the pre- and post- conquest. Some respect Indian's way of living in harmony with nature, while others blame Indians for altering the environment. Also, some argue that Europeans' cattle raising resulted in highly modified ecosystem, whereas others believe that the ecosystem was not much affected by cattle raising due to their transhumance. This kind of argument shows us the point we need to consider as trying ecological restoration. If we want to find an ideal target for ecological restoration, if we like to figure out the time when human being and nature were really in harmony, advanced paleoenvironmental studies are necessary.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.689-706
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• 2009

It is usual to prioritize the spatial variables that influence housing location by a few specialist's experienced knowledge or intuition. Multiple regression techniques were used to evaluate the spatially prioritized relationships between housing density and seasonal solar intensity parameters for a total of 134 house locations. Solar radiation and duration of sunshine on winter solstice was the most important predictor of house density located in intermontane basin. In contrast to the typical theory, elevation, slope and accessibility to road were not a dominant determining factor upon the dependent variable of house density. A clear verification has been made for the hidden assumptions for the arrangement of typical Korean housing in intermontane basin that its approach is found to be more appropriate in avoiding shadow conditions, rather than exploring the ideal landform location.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.789-802
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to reveal general features and toponymical characteristics of station names of Seoul metropolitan railway system. Principal results of this study are as follows. At the present time of December, 2009, the number of station which is run is 508, the number of transfer station is 61 and the number of station which has another name is 89. Two-letter station names are 61.99%, and three-letter station names are 20.59%. Geographical names used as station name are classified into three types : administrative, physical, and human placename. In the three types, administrative placename is the most and physical placename is the least. In the administrative placename, the name of 'Dong' is the most. In the physical placename, the name of mountain is the most. In the human placename, the name of facilities is the most.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.453-465
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to introduce the concept of the geographic center, to examine its value as locational resource, and to consider the way of its practical uses. Geographic center is the intersection point where central meridian and central parallel cross each other. This geographic locational resources can be used as data for locational education in geographic education, the standards for antipodes, datum points for geodetic surveying, a factor of place marketing, etc. This study can be a model for a geographic discovery that is to seek many geographic resources being scattered about our country.