Tentative Suitability Criteria for the Consolidation of Cultivated Upland in Korea

밭 경지정리(耕地整理) 적합지역(適合地域) 선정기준(選定基準) 시안(試案)

Tentative consolidation criteria, a kind of land suitability classification, was established for cultivated upland soils. The criteria were composed of systematically quantified individual soil properties such as physiography(relief), slope, available soil depth etc., and local features such as soil complexity, mapping unit separation, width/length ratio etc. The criteria was applied to upland soils in granite area, and sedimentary rock area. It was clear that the comparison of local features among candidated areas, and classification of suitability classes for land consolidation of upland soils was satisfactory for selection. The status of the areas classified to "Well suitable" were distributed on alluvial plains or less dissected rollings with lower complexity of soils occurred and extended acreage in each mapping unit. On the other hand, the areas classified as "Unsuitable" were distributed on the elongated narrow valleys with quite divided mapping units by paddy fields on the valley bottom.

1. 밭 토양의 개별특성(個別特性)인 지형조건(地形條件)과 경사도(傾斜度), 유효토심(有效土深) 및 밭 토양의 집단특성(集團特性)인 규모(規模)(면적), 분포토양의 복합도(複合度)(soil complexity), 작도단위(作圖單位)(군(群))의 분산도(分散度)(mapping unit separation), 사업 예정지역의 장폭비(長幅比)(W/L ratio) 등을 연역적(演繹的)으로 계수화(係數化)하여, 적성등급(適性等級)의 일종으로 볼 수 있는 밭 토양 경지정리(耕地整理) 대상지역(對象地域) 선정기준(選定基準)을 제안하였다. 2. 본 기준을 표본지역(標本地域)인 화강암지대(花崗岩地帶) 전작지역(田作地域)과 퇴적암지대(堆積岩地帶) 답작지역(畓作地域)의 밭 토양에 적용하여 본 결과, 지역특성을 객관적으로 차등화(差等化)하므로서 상호비교가 용이하였다. 3. 밭 토양 경지정리(耕地整理) "매우 적합지(適合地)"는 하성평원지(河成平垣地) 전작지(田作地)이거나 밭 토양이 집단적으로 분포된 저구릉지(低丘陵地)로서 분포토양이 단순하고 작도단위당(作圖單位當) 면적도 넓은 지역이었다. 한편, "부적지(不適地)"는 좁고 긴 곡간(谷間)으로서 곡저부(谷底部)(valley bottom)가 논으로 되어있어 작도단위(作圖單位)가 분산(分散)된 지역이었다.