Journal of the Korean Geographical Society (대한지리학회지)

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Geography: A Portal to Green Growth

녹색성장과 지리학

  • Yu, Keun-Bae (Department of Geography, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2010.03.01
  • Accepted : 2010.03.19
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

Green Growth was declared as a national development agenda in 2008. There are many contributing concepts and factors in the process of molding the agenda, such as climate change, sustainable development, globalization, the so-called 747 campaign pledges by President Lee in 2007, and the hunger for economic growth in Asia and the Pacific. Green Growth is rather growth-oriented and pays less attention to environmental conservation and social justice. Green Development would fit better as the name of the agenda, dealing with the weaknesses of Green Growth. Climate change itself is a testing ground for geographic knowledges, whose demand is growing rapidly. The contemporary issue increasingly bears complexity that Earth System Science and Sustainability Science have emerged as a research and applications program. Geography is widely recognized as a portal to these programs, where inter- and trans-disciplinary studies are required. Regional potentials should be evaluated from a holistic view so that proper development goals are chosen. Different development trajectory should be taken, depending on the amount of potential a region bears. Material loop should be closed for environmentally sound regions. Green way of life is essential for low carbon society. In the circumstances of climate change in Korean Peninsula and needing of energy efficiency, geographic insight or imagination is urgent for Green Development.

국가 비전으로 천명된 녹색성장의 배경에는 기후변화와 지속가능한 발전 세계화, 현 정권의 대선공약, 아 태지역의 경제성장 논리가 자리 잡고 있다. 녹색성장은 지속가능한 발전에 비해 환경보전과 사회정의에 대한 배려가 부족하다. 명호를 '녹색발전'으로 변경하고, 사회통합부분이 수용되어야 한다. 기후변화는 지리학에 대한 수요를 증가시킬 것이고 그 자체는 지라학의 실험장이 될 것이다. 지구촌의 현안은 점차 복잡계의 특성으로 이행되고 있다. 이러한 경향은 지구시스템학과 지속가능학과 같은 연구 응용 프로그램을 태동시켰으며, 지리학은 이들 프로그램의 포털로 간주되고 있다. 녹색지역개발을 위해서는 전체론적 관점에서 지역의 잠재력을 파악하고 적정한 발전목표를 탐구해야 한다. 세계적 생산 네트워크에 편입할 수 있는 잠재력을 지닌 지역과 그렇지 아니한 지역은 서로 발전방향이 달라야 한다. 생태적으로 건강한 도시지역을 위해서는 지역 내에서 생산과 소비가 긴밀히 연결되어 순환 고리가 형성되도록 지역발전전략이 선택되어야 한다. 녹색생활양식은 저탄소의 기초를 이룬다. 한반도의 기후환경이 변하고 에너지 효율화가 요구되는 조건에서 녹색발전을 성취하기 위해서는 지리학적 통찰력과 상상력이 절실하다.

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