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http://dx.doi.org/10.7744/cnujas.2012.39.3.319

User's evaluation on the ecological trail in Gunsan reservoir area through importance-performance analysis  

Kim, Sang-Wook (Dept. of Environmental Landscape Architecture, Wonkwang University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural Science / v.39, no.3, 2012 , pp. 319-325 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the user's attitude to the nature trail called Gubulgil in Gunsan reservoir area and evaluated the quality of user's satisfaction of the trails and their facilities by importance-performance analysis (IPA). User's evaluation was achieved through questionnaire survey and total 283 pieces of subjects were used for the analysis. The results are as follows. Firstly, importance value of circularity of trails was very high, and it has great implication to ordinary trails which connect ecological, historical and cultural spots routinely and linearly. Secondly, through the IPA, relatively dissatisfied attributes were parking lots, direction boards, storytelling, convenient facilities and encountering of wildlife. Expansion of parking lots can cause the environmental disruption, so running a shuttle service from Gunsan downtown to the reservoir at weekends can be more reasonable. In case of ecological and historical information delivery, softwares like storytelling contents with sense of realism as well as hardwares of informative signboards are very important in nature trails. Encountering wildlife in trails is fascinating experience but it means visitors may disturb wildlife habitats. So route design should be done very carefully not to intrude their territories.
Keywords
User's satisfaction; Importance-performance analysis (IPA); Nature trails;
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