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Perceptions on the Nature Trail in the National Park in the City - Focused on the Seoulite's Perception on Dullegil in Bukhansan National Park, Korea -  

Kim, Jeong-Min (Division of Tourism, Sangji University)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.25, no.1, 2011 , pp. 102-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
The study aims to provide future implications for planning nature trails called Dullegil in the national park located in the city in Korea as new visiting culture for sustainability of environment and use. The telephone survey used quota sampling with 300 Seoulite ages from 20 to 69 by area, gender, and age, which was conducted to find out the perception on a Dullegil in Bukhansan National Park. The result shows more than 65% of Seoulite go climbing and aiming the mountain top as a general visitor behavior. The intention to use Dullegil was very high at 58%, which forecasts the use of Dullegil as a substitute for a trail to the intensified mountain top. However, the effectiveness of Dullegil to divert intensive use could be limited as the major group of climbers showed relatively low intention to use Dullegil as an alternative. As for the management direction, majority favors balanced management between use and conservation, even if conservation was preferred to use. Most important guiding principle for building Dullegil was conservation of environment, the planning direction should be oriented to conserve the ecological environment of Bukhansan, and to enjoy its value. Facilities for visitor safety was most needed. Most preferable time and length were 1~3 hours and 11~20km, each. This study has a limitation as the site was limited to Bukhansan and potential demand for use was analyzed with the sample of Seoulite only. To come up with the results generally applicable, more detailed future researches by the visitor segmentation, use behavior, and demand are needed.
Keywords
SUSTAINABILITY; VISITOR BEHAVIOR; BALANCED MANAGEMENT; GUIDING PRINCIPLE; PLANNING DIRECTION;
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