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Analyses of perceptions and attitude about nature conservation of residents and competent local government officials in CCZ of Gyeonggi-Do  

Lee, Se-Ra (Dept. Environmental Policy of Gyeonggi Research Institute)
Maeng, Hee-Ju (Dankook University)
Park, Eun-Jin (Dept. Environmental Policy of Gyeonggi Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.23, no.3, 2009 , pp. 239-249 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of the study is to examine the perception of the residents in the Civilian Control Zone (CCZ) and the competent local government officials for nature conservation and local development. A survey was conducted on 265 residents as well as 285 government officials from Paju and Yeoncheon Municipals. Both residents and officials perceived the value of biodiversity, natural ecosystem and landscape in the CCZ and seemed to have a sense of pride regarding it. However, they conceived that nature has not been conserved properly and residents in Yeoncheon showed more concern on this matter than residents in Paju. Overall, residents were more devoted to nature conservation or perceived the importance of accordance with nature conservation in local development, which implicates the sound foundation of perception and good prospect for sustainable development in CCZ. Owing to the difference in situation, there was a significant difference in perception between residents and officials. There is a possibility of conflict in Paju because residents desired more local development, whereas officials showed more purpose for nature conservation. In order to achieve simultaneously local development and nature conservation in CCZ, we should pay special attention to studies on living standards of local residents and scientific surveys on natural resources.
Keywords
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL LANDSCAPE;
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