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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2019.33.6.734

Analysis of the User Behavior and Recognition in Mudeungsan National Park  

Kim, Sa-Rang (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Sunchon National Univ.)
Park, Seok-Gon (Division of Forest Resources and Landscape Architecture, Sunchon National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.33, no.6, 2019 , pp. 734-747 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study surveyed the visitors to the Seoseokdae Peak of the Mudeungsan National Park, to analyze the factors that affected user behavior, perception of the National Park, and satisfaction with the visit and establish the strategy for the management of the Mudeungsan National Park. The analysis result showed that Gwangju residents (78.1%) accounted for the majority of the visitors to the Seoseokdae Peak and that the Mudeungsan National Park showed the attributes of both mountain type and suburb type. Most visitors (91.2%) perceived that columnar joints, including the Seoseokdae Peak, possessed the largest resource value in the Mudeungsan National Park, and the visitors showed concern over the potential damage to vegetation in the Seoseokdae Peak as the result of the overcrowded visitors. Over half of the visitors showed a positive response to the measures like partially restricted access or detour of mountain path to preserve and restore the Seoseokdae Peak. The total visitors and the regional visitors (residents of Gwangju, Damyang, and Hwasun), indicated that the facility management aimed at facilitating visitor experience affected the most on the satisfaction with park management. Moreover, the regional visitors answered that the visit management to control disorder and overcrowding would increase satisfaction. The result of the importance-satisfaction analysis showed a difference between the total visitors and the regional visitors in needed improvements as the total visitors believed that "amenities and information facilities" should be improved while the regional visitors believed that the focus should be on the "prevention of illegal and disorderly behaviors" and the "amenities and information facilities."
Keywords
GWANGJU CITIZENS; COLUMNAR JOINTS; SEOSEOKDAE PEAK; VISITOR MANAGEMENT; IMPORTANCE-SATISFACTION ANALYSIS;
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