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Defining the Boundary of Estuarine Management Zone for Estuarine Environmental Management

하구 환경관리를 위한 관리구역 경계 설정방안

  • Received : 2012.03.13
  • Accepted : 2012.10.18
  • Published : 2012.11.30
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Abstract

Definition of estuary and its administrative boundaries is needed for the practical management of estuarine environment. However, the majority of Korean estuaries are lack of scientific data required for defining the administrative boundaries. For this reason, a systematic way to set the boundaries has not been developed so far. This study proposed adaptive and comprehensive criteria in defining the boundary of an estuary based on the available data which includes physiochemical, geographical and topographical characteristics and regional data such as land uses and socio-economic conditions. An estuary boundary is defined with a sequential manner. First of all, according to the estuarine circulation pattern, 463 estuaries in Korea were classified into open estuaries and closed estuaries. Then an individual belonging to each type of estuary is defined an water zone boundary considering the physiochemical, geographical and topographical characteristics and land uses. Finally, a land zone boundary is set along the catchment. According to the proposed criteria, we have delineated 274 estuarine management zones in Korea on a trial basis and found that it was possible to set a boundary reasonably considering the difference of level of available data and regional characteristics in each estuary.

실질적인 하구환경의 관리를 위해서는 관리구역, 즉 하구역이 먼저 정의되어야 한다. 그러나 하구역의 경계를 설정할 수 있는 과학적 자료의 부족으로 인해 아직까지 체계적인 경계설정 방법이 제시되지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 하구의 물리화학적 특성 등의 과학적 자료와 더불어 지리 지형적 특성 및 이용개발 특성 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 체계적으로 하구역 경계를 설정하는 방법을 제안하였다. 하구를 하구순환의 유지여부에 따라 열린 하구와 닫힌 하구로 구분하고, 각 유형에 속한 개별 하구에 대해 물리화학, 지리지형학 및 이용개발 특성을 고려하여 하구수역의 경계를 설정한 후에 하구수역에 영향을 미치는 하구육역의 경계를 설정하는 순차적인 방법이다. 이 방법에 따라 국내 274개 하구역의 경계를 시범적으로 설정해본 결과 각 하구별로 가용한 자료의 수준과 지역 특성의 차이를 합리적으로 고려한 하구역 경계 설정이 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

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