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The Economic Geographical Society of Korea (한국경제지리학회)
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The Spatial Mismatch between Population Ageing and the Level of Public Welfare Service

인구 고령화와 공공서비스 수준 간의 공간적 불일치에 관한 연구

  • Yeo, Changhwan (Department of Public Administration, College of Public Administration, Daegu University) ;
  • Cho, Deokho (Department of Public Administration, College of Public Administration, Daegu University)
  • Received : 2016.05.13
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

The increase of elderly population is inevitable a universal trend in developed countries. The Korea also followed this tendency. Especially the elderly population in Korea has been rapidly increasing since the 1990s. The rural population is aging more rapidly than the urban one because younger generations move into the urban area, due to better jobs and children education's opportunities. However, the majority of studies on population ageing are focused on the urban area rather than the rural ones. Rural areas also have been excluded as a priority of the national welfare policy for the elderly people. This paper tries to analyze the population ageing among regions and to identify the regional disparity between the elderly people and the level of public services in the rural area. Based upon these results, this study notes some policy alternatives for the improvement of quality of life of the rural elderly. It also suggests on the suitable location of public service facilities in the rural areas.

인구고령화 현상은 유럽, 일본 등 선진국에서 이미 경험하고 있는 일반적인 현상으로서 근본적으로 인구고령화 현상 자체를 문제시 하기보다 이 현상으로 파생되는 문제를 최소화하기 위한 정책적 노력이 필요하다. 다른 선진국과 비교해 볼 때, 우리나라의 인구고령화 속도는 급속도로 이루어지고 있고, 지역적으로도 상당히 다른 양상으로 전개되고 있는 특징이 있다. 즉, 인구고령화 속도는 세계적으로도 유례없는 경제성장과 더불어 가장 빠르게 고령화되고 있고, 도시화 과정에서 이촌향도의 인구이동 현상과 맞물리면서 도시지역보다 농촌지역의 인구고령화 현상이 더 빠르게 진행되고 있는 바 이 현상으로 파생되는 문제 또한 농촌지역이 훨씬 심각할 것으로 예상된다. 이러한 점에서 본 연구는 농촌지역 고령인구의 삶의 질과 직결되는 공공서비스 수준을 분석하되 공공서비스 수준의 지역적 차이를 분석하기 위하여 국지적 공간자기상관 분석기법을 적용하였다. 분석결과, 고령인구가 집중되어 있지만, 정작 고령자들에게 요구되는 공공서비스가 부족한 지역들이 지역적으로 차이 나게 분석되었다. 향후 인구고령화는 모든 공간정책 분야에서 중요한 인자로서 작용할 수 있다. 특히, 공공서비스 설치와 관련하여 효율성 측면에서 늘 소외되어온 농촌지역과 사회적 약자인 고령인구 등에 대한 정책적 배려가 확대되어야 하며, 농촌지역 고령자들의 삶의 질 제고를 위한 지역적으로 상이한 여건을 고려한 지역 맞춤형 공공서비스 설치 계획 등이 요구된다.

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