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Evaluation of Function of Upland Farming for Preventing Flood and Fostering Water Resources  

Hyun, Byung-Keun (Research Management Bureau, Rural Development Administration)
Kim, Moo-Sung (Department of Oriental Medicinal Material and Processing, Kyung-Hee Univ.)
Eom, Ki-Cheol (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Kang, Ki-Kyung (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Yun, Hong-Bae (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Seo, Myung-Cheol (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.36, no.3, 2003 , pp. 163-179 More about this Journal
Abstract
Multifunctionality of agriculture which is not traded on the market now has been an important international issue in that it environmental and public benefits. We carried out to modify and to update the function of upland farming on flood prevention and fostering water resources. Economic values of environmental benefits were evaluated by replacement cost methods. Models to evaluate the function of preventing flood were selected as: (1)precipitation(flood-inducing) - runoff(A), (2) soil depth ${\times}$ soil air phase, (3) precipitation (flood-inducing) - runoff(B), (4) soil depth ${\times}$ effective porosity of soil. Models to estimate the function of fostering water resources were (1) saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) ${\times}$ duration of saturation(days) ${\times}$ (1-ratio of water flow directly into river), (2) precipitation ${\times}$ ratio of water fostered by rain resources ${\times}$ (area of upland/total land area), and (3) soil water retention quantity(under standing crop or tree) - SWRQ(in bare soil). Function of preventing flood was $883Mg\;ha^{-1}$ of water per year and 645 million Mg for the whole upland area. Function of fostering water resources was $94.1Mg\;ha^{-1}$ of water per year and 69 million Mg for the whole upland area. The value of flood-preventing function evaluated by replacement cost methods was estimated 1,428 billion won per year as compared to the cost for dam construction. The value of water resource fostering were estimated 8.6 billion won in the price of living water.
Keywords
Upland farming; Multifuctionality; Flood prevention; Fostering water resources;
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