Browse > Article

Recognition Difference of Local Residents and Tourists to Urban Park Operation and Management - With a Special Reference to the Wolmi Park in Incheon -  

Kim, Jin-Tak (Park & Greenery Division)
Cho, Joong-Hyun (Infomaster Inc.)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.25, no.3, 2011 , pp. 432-441 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study attempted to investigate and analyze the difference of recognition between local residents and tourists, with the parks where tourists visit much and tried to make promotion of park utilization and available way of park management. Data were collected from 222 visitors in Wolmi park from May 1 to May 4, 2009 through field questionnaire. The results of this research were as follows. First, the local residents and tourist showed the difference in terms of use of parks. For the additional facilities, the local residents and tourists had different point view. While local residents responded that the supplementation of relaxation facilities, was the most important, the tourists selected the sign board providing the information about the parks as the most important factor. Secondly, in accordance with the awareness survey on the tourist spots for the spatial link between Wolmi Park and other areas, the local residents and the tourists demonstrated the difference in the satisfaction on Wolmi-Do tourist spot and what to improve.
Keywords
TOURIST SPOT; PARK UTILIZATION; DEPRECIATIVE BEHAVIOR; LIFE JURISDICTION;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 3  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Yang, J.H.(1998) A Study on the development of use programs of urban parks in Seoul. Master's thesis, Univ. of Seoul, Korea, 32pp. (in Korean with English summary)
2 Oh, S.M.(2008) The Effect of Participating in the Use Programs in the Park on the User's Depreciative Behaviors. Master's thesis, Univ. of Seoul, Korea, pp. 22-28. (in Korean with English summary)
3 Seok, I.S.(1998) Status of Urban Parks and effective establishment and management measures : A case of Chon-Buk. Journal of the Korean Institute of Civil Engineering 46(3): 35-40. (in Korean with English abstract)
4 Sung, S.J. and Y.G. Kim(2001) The Environment Interpreter's the Educational Effects at Ecological Parks: In the Case of the Gil-Dong Ecological Park. Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 28(6): 52-61. (in Korean with English abstract)
5 Kim, S.J.(1991) Managing urban parks by community participation : for the five urban parks in seoul. Master's thesis, Seoul National Univ., Korea, pp. 2-6. (in Korean with English summary)
6 Kim, Y.G., J.H. Cho and T.H. Park(2002) A Survey on the Awareness of Citizen Participation in Urban Park Management : The Case Study of Choansan Urban Neighborhood Park. Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology 16(3): 287-295. (in Korean with English abstract)
7 Kim, K.N.(1999) A Study on promoting the use of Urban park. Master's thesis, Chungbuk National Univ., Korea, pp. 10-18. (in Korean with English summary)
8 Kim, Y.G. and J.H. Gramann(1992) An Application of Prosocial Behavior Theory in Outdoor Recreation Management. Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 20(1): 127-140. (in English with Korean abstract)
9 Lee, K.C.(1993) A Case Study about Improvement of Management in Park, Japan, Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 21(2): 80-90. (in Korean with English abstract)
10 Kim, J.T.(2009) Recognition Difference of Local Residents and Tourists to Park Operation and Management: With a Special Reference to the Wolmi , Master's thesis, Univ. of Seoul, Korea, pp. 7-17. (in Korean with English summary)
11 Kim, M.N.(2006) A Study of the management subject and the park user's mind for the citizen's participation in the Seoul Forest Park management . Master's thesis, Univ. of Seoul, Korea, pp. 24-31. (in Korean with English summary)
12 Kim, H.W.(2007) A Study on the User's Behavior and Satisfaction Level of a Neighborhood Parks in Gwang-Ju City. Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 35(4): 16-31. (in Korean with English abstract)
13 Choi, W.(1996) A Study on awareness and citizen participation about creating Parks. Master's thesis, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea, pp. 8-31. (in Korean with English summary)
14 Kang, C.S.(1990) A study on National Tourism Plan for the revitalization of urban parks. Master's thesis, Sejong Univ. Seoul, Korea, 48pp. (in Korean with English summary)