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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2014.103.2.287

A Activation Plan Suggestion Based on the Analysis of the Satisfaction among the Types of Tree Burial Sites  

Kwon, Byung-Seok (National Forestry Cooperative Federation)
Woo, Jae-Wook (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Park, Won-Kyung (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Byun, Woo-Hyuk (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.103, no.2, 2014 , pp. 287-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the satisfaction level of people for the different types of tree burial sites, in order to suggest directions for the policy to revitalize tree burials. For the purpose of this study, the tree burial sites were classified into four types, and we conducted a questionnaire, targeting 414 visitors to the different case sites. Through the comparative analysis among the case sites, this study found that people prefer the public tree burial sites to the private ones, and most people liked the type of tree burials best created in a natural forest among the public sites. Based on these results, this study suggested that the policy should be focused on the revitalization of public tree burial sites created especially in natural forests in order to satisfy the preference of people. Through the analysis of the questions regarding the general citizens' awareness of tree burials, this study found the improvement measures are required for convenience facilities, low satisfaction for usage charge, low credibility for private tree burial sites, and strong demands to create stable growth environment for memorial trees. On the other hand, this study confound the bright prospect for the spread of tree burials because people who have used tree burial sites were highly willingness to recommend tree burial sites to others and they wanted to do a tree burial for their own funerals.
Keywords
tree burial; natural burial; woodland burial; funeral; cemetery;
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