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Visitors' Evaluation of Interpretive Media in Byeonsanbando National Park, Korea  

Cho, Woo (Division of Tourism, Sangji Univ.)
Choi, Song-Hyun (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Pusan National Univ.)
Yoo, Ki-Joon (Division of Tourism, Sangji Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.23, no.2, 2009 , pp. 127-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study were to provide basic visitor information for effective park management and to understand visitors' perception about the interpretive media which is utilized as environmental interpretation in Byeonsanbando National Park, Korea. To accomplish the purposes of study, a questionnaire survey was chosen and the 291 valid samples among them were analyzed. Among who used the interpretive media, the largest proportion used the visitor center exhibits, and the usage rate of interpretive label of woody plant and guided interpretation were shown to be relatively high. However, the park brochures(map) was evaluated that use efficiency was low. In the analysis of importance-performance for the environmental interpretation media, the mean of importance was 3.64 and that of performance was 3.03, which were lower than Chiaksan and Weolchusan National Park's survey data.
Keywords
PARK MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; IMPORTANCE-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;
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