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Visitors' Perceptions to Ecotourism Goals and Satisfaction : The Case of Muju Firefly Festival

  • Jeong Gang-Hoan;Roh Yong-Ho;Yhang Wii-Joo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.373-377
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    • 2005
  • The purposes of this study were to investigate ecotourism goals which are providing educational tourism, generating environmental conservation, and residents' economic benefits based on the 7th Muju Firefly festival. The sample was 243 visitors from August 23rd to 30th, 2003. The results were as follows: First, visitors showed high satisfaction for the educational tourism program. Experiencing educational 'Mysterious Firefly Field Trips' contributed to the tourists' educational satisfaction. It was found that these experience programs were very popular. Second, residents' and domestic visitors' satisfaction was high with 5.50 on Likert 7 points concerning environmental conservation. Third, foreigners showed high satisfaction for visiting tourism sites and understanding regional culture in terms of understanding region and economic benefits. The average economic effect was decreased compared to 2002. So there should be more diverse strategy to increase economic effect. Also more festival related products, diverse and unique foods and beverages based on regional products should be developed.

A Study on the Peculiarities by themes of Ecomuseums in Europe (유럽 에코뮤지엄의 테마별 특징에 대한 연구)

  • Shin, Hyunyo;Jung, Jinju;Choi, Hyoseung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2006
  • Ecomuseums come into close relationship with resident and community. Progress of heritage concept brings on the change of valuation standard in heritage, that life style of residents become most important element of cultural heritage. The change of display method has caused the generation of various experience programs in ecomuseum which are display and education based on participation of visitors and residents. Ecomuseums in Europe during progress have conceptual peculiarities by themes to keep the cultural identity and protect folk culture in regional community. 'Europe Ecomuseum Network' seriously affected by social change and development is new alternative to promote regional identity and cultural exchange among Europe countries. People participation with all residents is decisive factor to promote identity and attachment in native place, as well as collaboration with residents, experts, administrators and NGO is one factor for sustainable development and the realization of ecomuseum, activation of regional economy, and also is the root of efforts to protect and activate regional community.

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A Case Study on the Regional Activation Review on the Road Station in Japan (일본 미찌노에끼의 농촌지역 활성화 사례)

  • Nam, Yun-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2016
  • Since 2000, family tour has increased a lot by effect of five-day workweek in South Korea. So, it became much needed road station. however road station's facilities are lacking. Recently, there is a growing emphasis on rural regional activation. So the government is concentrating in rural policy. In Japan case study, Road Station(RS, Michinoeki) make regional activation by Road station service. Rs is rest area for motor driver in rural area. In general, it is construct at rural roads, not a highway. In this paper, we hope to take a lesson from the RS case study. 2015, 2016, in japan, we visited to 7 case study and interviewed to a staff. As a result, In Japan's Rs was offering convenient services to motor driver and raising farmers's profits by selling local produce. The aim of that this paper is to suggest to Korean Type's Rs. There are five results from this paper as follows : First, Japan Rs, it works well to improve in regional activation in rural area. Two, Also Rs has to community facilities attached to the culture, welfare, library etc. Three, 5 Korean Type Rs can sort out. There are Community type, Joint tourism type, 6th industrialization type, Urban-Rural Interchange type, Shopping center type. This RS is introduced to Korea hopes to contribute to the regional activation in rural area.

Strategic Management of Universities for Regional Competitiveness

  • NURMUKHANOVA, Gulnara;ALIBEKOVA, Gulnaz;TAMENOVA, Saltanat;NIYETALINA, Gaukhar
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.551-562
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    • 2021
  • Strategic management of universities is crucial for the regional competitiveness due to the high impact of universities on the economic growth of regions through entrepreneurial training and support. The study aimed to investigate the HEInnovate self-assessment tool, valuable in building entrepreneurship-oriented strategy, by considering the case of Turan University. The tool can be used to study entrepreneurial capabilities of the university and make strong management decisions. The self-assessment allows getting feedback from all stakeholders, including external ones, which helps to make institutional changes to influence the regional economic growth. The framework of the research is based on the theories of strategic management and regional competitiveness, which can be deployed with the HEInnovate self-assessment recommendations and findings. The research methodology comprises objective and functional approaches to system analysis. HEInnovate self-assessment by Turan university revealed some weaknesses in the university strategy and helped make some recommendations, namely, the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem must act as part of a regional business support ecosystem to provide input into local economic development, attract more international faculty and faculty with more practical experience, create an entrepreneurial culture across staff of the university, address a lack of internal structures to support staff, and improve university-business cooperation.

Efficiency Analysis for the Community Culture Center in Capital region by DEA (DEA에 의한 수도권 소재 문화예술회관의 효율성 분석)

  • Joo, Hi-Yeob;Kim, Seung-Mo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2012
  • This research focus on Community Culture Center's efficiency according to the regional and operating subject in Capital region. Recently the importance and potential market of cultural industry is growing. In addition, as a basis for local cultural industries, the importance of Community Culture Center has been highlighted. Therefore, for the activation of cultural industry, Community Culture Center on the efficiency of the operation should be reconsidered. To analyze Community Culture Center, using DEA, the efficiency of public organizations tool, which focus on operational efficiency. Depending on the results of analysis, Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi province was able to confirm their efficiency. In addition, according to the Direct Operating, Industrial Operating, Foundation, Private Consignment Agency their efficiency showed significant results. Looking at regional Community Cultural Centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province will see that two are operating efficiently. On the other hand, the Community Cultural Center in Incheon was not efficiency. Looking at the operating entity basis, Direct Operating Agencies and Industrial Operating Agencies were operating efficiently. On the other hand, Foundation Act of agencies and Private Consignment Agencies have been operating relatively inefficiently.

Waterfront Development and Cultural Policy in Yokohama City, Japan (일본 요코하마시의 수변공간개발과 문화정책)

  • Kim, Na-Young
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.291-298
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    • 2014
  • This article aims to understand the meanings of urban regeneration utilizing culture and art focusing on a case of the waterfront development in Yokohama, and consider the role of culture and art playing in the cultural city strategy within the revitalization of regional cultures as a main intention by means of interrogation into the cultural policy and its practice in the waterfront development of a sea-port city. Yokohama has proceeded successfully the waterfront development through the creation of culture and art space by using the characterful and attractive urban scape and regional sources around the waterfront. In the cultural policy of 'the Creative City, Yokohama' as a part of 'Culture and Art Creatvie City' strategy of Japan, 'National Art Park plan' as a space planning policy realizes the regeneration of the waterfront through the creation of culture and art space. The examination on the basic intention of this venture and its practice helps comprehend a role of culture and art playing in the waterfront development of a sea-port city and shows the direction that the cultural policy would take in the waterfront regeneration.

The Study of Face Concealing Culture of Istanbul Women (이스탄불여성의 폐면문화 연구)

  • Park, Bo-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.49 no.5
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2011
  • This study will covered socio-cultural background and characteristic of the face-concealing culture of Istanbul which has liberal and westernized clothes culture for women even if it's an city in an Islamic country. This study depended on literatures related to religion, culture and costumes of the Ottoman Empire, especially costumic data on miniature of turkey, which was famous from 16th to 19th century. Since the 17th century, the Ottoman Empire has been gradually influenced by European countries but the change of women's clothes was not considerable. In the 18th century, women's clothes were influenced by foreign fashions. A veil to cover the face was gradually disappeared and traditional Turkish headdresses were replaced by European hats. Through face-concealing culture of Istanbul, we can see some socio-cultural features like Islamic religious character, one's social position, economic situation, westernization and renovation, beauty and completion of costume, duality for the reason of regional difference.

Visitors' Satisfaction on the Gwangju Kimchi Festival Publicity and Event Programs (광주김치대축제 방문객의 홍보 및 행사 만족도에 관한 연구)

  • Jeung, Gang-Hoan;Roh, Yong-Ho;Kim, Hyun-Duk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.374-383
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the satisfaction on the Gwangju Kimchi Festival. The results of this study were as follows: In terms of satisfaction on 'pre event publicity of the Festival', the satisfaction of '03 was high. It was founded that Publicity through TV was successful. The visitors' satisfaction on understanding regional cultures was low. It was consecutively low for three years. There should be strategic development plans to increase satisfaction about understanding regional cultures. It was found that TV was the major pre event information resource for the residents. Also word of mouth was the most important pre event information resource for domestic tourists. The satisfaction on access to festival was increased consecutively. Providing free shuttle buses to the festival place and placing festival placard influenced positively. There should be expansion of service facilities. There should be more strengthening of festival information services and guiding facilities. More professional interpretation systems and interpretation education are necessary. Visitors satisfied about festival products and quality of the products. Visitors satisfied with festival events programs and hands on experience based programs including making diverse Kimchi.