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A Guide for Environmental Impact Assessment for the Installation of Water-friendly Facilities in River Zones

하천구역 내 친수시설물 설치를 위한 환경영향평가 검토 가이드 연구

  • Received : 2023.07.14
  • Accepted : 2023.08.17
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Recently, local governments have recognized river zones as leisure spaces and local festival venues, and hence, the pressure for developing these zones has increased significantly. However, given the unique functionalities of river zones and the time and costs associated with maintaining facilities and restoring damaged areas, a development plan must be selected carefully. To preserve river zones and to facilitate nature-friendly space utilization, this study focused on improving environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is an institutional implementation procedure for project plans. This study prepared a draft guide for EIA by providing an overview of the research background and survey outcomes, including the status of laws and regulations on river zones, development plans, and opinions on EIA. The results showed that because strategic EIA of basic river plans is important for district designation of river zones and the scope and direction of space utilization, it is necessary to establish a more meticulous business plan before reviewing and evaluating the mini EIA linked to the future implementation of a plan to derive a reasonable assessment. Additionally, this study provides a draft guide for EIA to evaluate the suitability of water-friendly facility construction plans considering the location characteristics and to reflect the factors that can reduce the environmental impacts during the mini EIA stage. In the future, we expect that the results of this study will serve as a foundation for establishing instructions and guides for the development of nature-friendly and water-friendly facilities in river zones during the establishment of plans.

근래 하천구역은 지자체의 여가 활용 공간 및 지역 축제장으로 인식되면서 개발압력이 크게 증가하고 있다. 하지만 하천구역의 고유 기능과 시설의 유지관리 및 훼손지 복원에 소모되는 시간과 비용을 고려한다면 개발계획은 매우 신중히 결정되는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 하천구역의 보전과 자연친화적인 공간활용을 유도하기 위해, 사업계획의 제도적 이행절차 중 하나인 환경영향평가의 개선에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구는 환경영향평가 검토 가이드(안)의 마련을 목적으로 수행되었으며, 연구배경에 대한 이해와 목적달성을 위해 하천구역의 법·제도 현황, 개발계획 현황, 환경영향평가서 검토·협의의견 등의 조사결과를 포함하였다. 연구결과, 하천기본계획의 전략환경영향평가는 하천구역의 지구지정과 공간활용 범위 및 방향성을 계획하는 중요한 상위계획이므로, 향후 실시계획과 연계되는 소규모 환경영향평가 단계에서의 합리적인 평가를 위해 사업계획을 보다 면밀하게 수립하여 평가·검토하는 것이 필요한 것으로 도출되었다. 또한, 소규모 환경영향평가단계에서 입지적 특성을 고려한 친수시설 조성계획의 적정성 판단과 환경영향을 저감하기 위한 사항들이 반영될 수 있도록 환경영향평가 검토 가이드(안)을 마련하였다. 추후, 본 연구결과가 하천구역내 친수시설 조성계획 수립시 자연친화적인 개발의 지침 및 가이드로서의 기틀이 되기를 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국환경연구원의 2020년도 기초과제인 ｢하천구역 내 친수시설물 입지 및 조성에 관한 환경영향평가 가이드라인 마련 연구(BA2020-06)｣의 지원으로 수행되었다.

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