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Analysis of the Surface Urban Heat Island Changes according to NewTowns Development and Correlation with Urban Morphology (신도시 개발에 따른 표면 열섬현상 변화분석 및 도시 형태와의 상관관계)

  • Kyungil Lee
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.39 no.5_3
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    • pp.921-932
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    • 2023
  • Land cover change due to urban population concentration and urban expansion can cause various environmental problems such as urban heat islands. In particular, New towns are considered an appropriate study site to analyze changes in urban climate due to rapid urbanization in a short period. This study used Landsat satellite imagery to compare and analyze the land cover changes before and after the development of two new towns with different plans, and the resulting changes in surface urban heat island (SUHI) phenomena. Correlation analysis was also conducted between urban structural features that may affect the SUHI intensity. The results of the analysis confirm the rapid change in land cover as new town development progresses and the direct intensification of the SUHI phenomenon. This study confirms the differences in SUHI caused by different urban plans and suggests the need for three-dimensional urban planning to improve the thermal environment.

A Comparative Study of the Welfare Policy for the Aged in Rural and Urban in China (중국 도시와 농촌의 노인복지정책에 관한 비교 연구)

  • Gao, Chun-Lan;Kim, Seon-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2007
  • The scale and the extent of a aging of population of a rural are more serious than those of a urban in China. However, the welfare policy and the service for the aged in the rural are inferior. China established the different systems of social welfare policy for the city and the rural and has administered it since the china was established. Owing to an open-door policy(opening of a reform) the gap between the two got more deeply distinguished. Accordingly. the striking difference is shown in a living environment and a quality of life of the cities and the rural. I made clear the difference of services for the aged in the rural and the urban examining daily lives, medical industry, recreation systems and so on and analyzing their sources. In addition, I proposed the ways to establish synthetic social welfare policy of the urban and the rural.

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An experimental study on the effect of soundscape with providing sound in urban parks (도심 공원의 소리연출에 의한 사운드스케이프 개선 효과에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • 김항;이태강;김선우
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.1018-1021
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    • 2004
  • This study is an experimental study to introduce the soundscape design for urban parks. subjective response to soundscape for 4 urban park are carried out using 7 scale S.D. method which are included 25 adjective pairs. In order to recognized the effect environmental sound(bird singing, sweet environmental music, nature sound) for enriching the present sondscape, this study analyse the subject response for soundscape after and before using the environmental sound. The degree of satisfaction for visual atmosphere is higher than for auditory atmosphere of parks, this means that visual clues are much more effective to the environment condition than auditory clues. The effect of using the environmental sound is positive and effective to enrich the soundscape. On providing environmental sounds, it is necessary to consider the charcteristics of urban parks.

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Examining Importance of Urban Rotorcraft Operations Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

  • Hye-Jin, Hong;Yong-og, Kim;Sungkwan, Ku
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.487-498
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to determine the importance of each factor considered when operating a rotorcraft in a city. After identifying factors that could affect urban air mobility, we reviewed the influencing factors by applying an analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Level 1 classifies the essential factors of the urban operation of rotorcraft in nominal and off-nominal situations. The factors corresponding to the characteristics of each were composed of lower levels, such as Levels 2 and 3. Using this, the importance of influencing factors was analyzed and the most important factors were determined. The most influential factors of the urban operation of rotorcraft included engine failure, fire situations, and vehicle safety. Accordingly, an environment that can guarantee safe operation by considering the most influential factors in advance in an actual operation stage must be constructed.

Urban Uses of Underground Space around the World

  • Nelson, Suasn R.
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 1992
  • As our global population grows each day, it is apparent that we must find new ways to provide space for habitation and the services necessary to support large urban areas. It is no longer advisable nor acceptable to continue to expand our cities on the surface, encroaching on valuable agricultural land and open space. We must also find ways to be more energy efficient in every aspect of our societies. Effective use of underground space can provide the space necessary to accommodate larger populations and the services necessary for their support in existing urban areas we can also find new ways to utilize underground facilities to improve urban efficiency and function. Underground technology has improved dramatically in the last two decades and continues to evolve to meet a great variety of applications. The confluence of available technology, economic feasibility, and greater acceptance of underground solutions with recognition of the need to change the ways we build and use out urban areas and their surrounding environment indicates that we are witnessing only the beginning of appropriate and innovative use of underground space future generations will indeed 'Think deep'.

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Oxygen Supersaturation in Korean Streams as a Stress Factor to Fish (어류 스트레스 요인으로서 우리나라 하천의 산소과포화 실태)

  • Lee, Saeromi;Lee, JaeYong;Choi, Jaeseok;Kim, Sunjung;Ahn, Buyoung;Kim, Bomchul
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.213-218
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    • 2012
  • Abnormal dissolved oxygen concentration in aquatic habitat, both depletion and supersaturation, can be stress factor to aquatic animals. In this study the nationwide distribution of oxygen supersaturation was analyzed for three categories of streams (43 urban streams, 15 rural streams, and 14 forest streams) by using monitoring network data of the Korean Ministry of Environment. From the distribution analysis 30% of urban streams showed hyperoxic condition of eutrophic level, while no forest stream showed hyperoxic condition. The physiological effect of hyperoxia on fish was examined using two species of fish Zacco koreanus, which resulted in higher concentration of a stress hormone (cortisol) in fish exposed to hyperoxic concentration (196%) of oxygen. This study shows that hyperoxic condition is ubiquitous in urban and rural Korean streams, and it can be a stress factor to aquatic animals.

Subjective Assessment of Urban Environmental Sounds with Time Lapse (시간경과에 따른 도시 환경음의 주관평가)

  • Min, Byeong-Cheol;Kang, Sang-Woo;Jeon, Ji-Hyeon;Kook, Chan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.523-526
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    • 2007
  • Currently, there are various sounds in the urban surrounding environment such as natural, human, mechanical or sound, etc., and these urban environmental sounds remain in several memories according to magnitude, repetition, learning and experience of sounds. However, there are limitations in memorizing these environmental sounds, thus they are forgotten or reminded, or replaced with new ones from time to time. This study was attempted to look into the changes of the memory of noisiness annoyance and sharpness of the suggested sound sources with urban environmental sounds as time goes by and the order of memorization of the sound sources.

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A Study on the Residential Environment and Consciousness of Downtown Areas at Regional Small & Medium Cities - Case Study for Urban Regeneration of Naju Region I - (지방 중소도시 도심지역의 거주환경과 거주의식에 관한 연구 - 나주 도심재생을 위한 사례연구 I -)

  • Jeong, Young-Deok;Cho, Yong-Joon;Kim, Yun-Hag
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2007
  • This study examines and analyzes residential environment and consciousness of downtown residents in Naju city and its results are as follows. Naju's population or urban population were decreased by half for 25 years, but area of residential regions was increased twice. It indicates that major parts of increased residence area are occupied by housing site development area. Uses of downtown buildings are for residential building mostly, but commercial building is less than 1/3 and story of buildings is mostly the first floor. So downtown area in Naju has residential function mostly and family composition is over sixties in more than half of population and regional aging is remarkable because household over majority of the population has no family under twenties. Downtown areas showed detached house and their own house in 2/3 of population and residents over majority of population have lived in current house over 20 years and had strong settlement. But housing site area is less than 40 pyeong at 3/2 of population and 2/3 of population have not parking lot. Most of population have dissatisfaction with their residential environment and for solving their dissatisfaction, improvement of poor residential environment, road extension and construction of parking lot are needed most. Most of residents consider that improvement of residential environment or economic level is normal or developed a little compared to five years ago, but when such a dissatisfaction is solved, they continue to live in their area.

Appraisal of Public Function for Agricultural Lands in an Urban Area using GIS (GIS를 이용한 도시생산녹지의 공익적 가치 평가)

  • 김기성;황인훈
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.157-169
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    • 2002
  • This study was performed to appraise multi-functional roles of agricultural lands in urban areas. The roles of agricultural lands as a part of urban environment were investigated to develop and establish an effective urban development planning with GIS-based analysis. Fifteen administrative districts at Chuncheon, Korea were selected to examine the roles of agricultural hands in these districts as educational, disaster-preventing, open-space, and recreational aspects. GIS was utilized to identify the distribution of agricultural lands and their accessibility to residential areas, school zone, public facilities, and major roads. The results obtained in this study can be efficiently used to guide decision makers to develop environmental-friendly urban planning at initial stage.