• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.258-269
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to establish a system to evaluate the ecological soundness of the Geum river basin. The study target area is 14 sub-watersheds of the Geum river basin. For the selection of indicators to ensure transparency and consistency of the evaluation indicators, the ecological soundness indicators were secured by using the indicator adjustment method derived in consideration of the intrinsic weight change characteristics between indicators. The index with the greatest impact on the final composite index was identified as the index of the aquatic ecology among the water quantity, water quality, aquatic ecology, and habitat-riparian environment dimensions. As a result of analyzing the ecological health index of the river, the watershed upstream of the dam (based on the Daecheong -dam) was evaluated to be in relatively good condition until 2014 compared to the base year(2008), and the watershed downstream of the dam was evaluated to be in a poor condition. The annual trend of changes in the ecological soundness index on an annual basis is as follows. In the case of Yongdamdam, Yongdamdamdownstream, Bocheong-chun, Daechungdam, Daechungdamdownstream, and Nonsancheon, although there are differences by time period, the soundness index is in declining. On the other hand, Mujunamdaecheon, Yeongdongcheon, and Gapcheon were evaluated to have improved soundness, while Chogang, Daechungdamupstream, Mihocheon, Gongjugeumgang, and Geumgangestuary were evaluated to deteriorate again after soundness was improved.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.184-199
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• 2022

Freshwater soundness can be broadly divided into the health of river ecosystems and social services for human water use, that is, water welfare. In this study the ecological soundness and water welfare index of rivers were calculated, and the freshwater comprehensive soundness was analyzed using the quadrant model for 14 basins in the Geum River basin. As for the ecological soundness of the river, the area upstream of the dam (based on Daecheong Dam) was evaluated as 'good', and the area downstream of the dam was evaluated as 'bad'. On the other hand as for water welfare, the area downstream of the dam with a large population was in a relatively 'good' condition, and the area upstream of the dam had a relatively 'poor' level of water welfare. In terms of freshwater comprehensive soundness, it was found that the basins of Mujunamdaecheon, Bocheongcheon and Daecheongdam showed good ecological soundness and water welfare, and the Geumganggongju, Nonsancheon and Geumganhagueon basins were all poor. The Gapcheon basin showed good results in 2014 due to continuous investment and systematic management. Therefore, it is necessary to find ways to utilize it for other watersheds through benchmarking.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.472-483
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• 2014

Major cities have strengthened their efforts to improve the environmental function of the urban forest through aspects of quantity and quality. Yet, it is difficult to propose both long-term improvement and management policy direction continuously due to a lack of evaluating method that social needs could be reflected. After all, effective strengthening of the function of an urban forest, composed of social and biotic environments, is essential to create evaluation criteria. Such data reflects a quantity variation and identifies the distribution and habitation of biotic sources as well. An assessment of utilization possibilities presents such values as a green connectivity, an ecological healthiness, and usage and access opportunities. Consequently, this research was executed to create an urban forest sustainability index that proposes a management and policy direction based on the evaluation of quantity and quality aspects. This study was processed by the following steps: a degree of importance of ecological aspect, a sub-classification index choice, and an examination of adequacy. This research was conducted from premises that urban forest had another functions comparisons to a natural forest. As a result, a criteria of sustainability should be considered to evaluate an ecological aspect, as well as the social and management aspects regarding human disturbance. This research is designed to develop an evaluation index for ecological aspect. In order to evaluate the ecological healthiness of an urban forest, a vegetation index considers aspects of related rarity, damage possibility, naturalness, area, and diversity. In a wildbird index-related study, forest duration and area were selected. Finally, a variance analysis is presented, inclusive of stability, naturalness, diversity, potentiality, and possibility of wildlife inhabitation, which is indicative of an urban forest sustainability index.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.442-456
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• 2016

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) encourages the use of the City Biodiversity Index (CBI) as a monitoring tool to assist local authorities in evaluating their progress in urban biodiversity conservation. The CBI has been applied to conserve the city biodiversity. This study has developed the City Ecological Soundness Index (CESI) based on the CBI and Korean city characteristics. The CESI includes total of 12 indicators grouped in three categories, which are 'biodiversity,' 'ecosystem services' and 'governance and management.' 85 cities in Korea were classified according to the city size and type. 18 cities have applicable biotope map, which were analyzed in the CESI pilot study. The CESI will contribute to collect and manage biodiversity data systematically and to promote biodiversity-related actions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.88-93
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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• 2016.03a
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• pp.59-60
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• 2016

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.128-137
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of hiking trails on forest landscape's fragmentation, based on which also to assess the landscape-ecology-based integrity by small drainage area by selecting Bukhansan National Park as a survey target. The results of effect analysis are as follow; size of forest patch decreased; the density of patch and edge increased; patch shape became complicated; the dimensions of core area noticeably decreased and proximity degree between patch increased after trail-building. In addotion, the assessment results of overall landscape ecology-based integrity by small drainage basin showed that the Bukhansan catchment area was highest making 3.7 point, while Gugi catchment area was rated the lowest making 1.6 point. Putting the above results together, it is necessary to prohibit the opening up of unnecessary trails and to make room for ecological restoration of damaged and disturbance area to their original state as nature goes for landscape-ecology-based conservation and management of forests.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.143-143
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• 2020

수도권에 용수를 공급하는 팔당유역은 경제, 사회, 환경적으로 매우 중요한 공공의 자산이며, 이러한 자산을 누리는 데에 이어 국민 모두가 공평한 혜택을 받을 필요가 있다. 수량과 수질의 만족도는 곧 지역민들의 복지이며, 복지는 삶의 질을 높여주는 것을 의미한다. 팔당유역에서는 인간의 개발행위로 인해 하천과 생태계의 지속적인 훼손과 방치가 발생하며, 팔당유역에 대한 수도권과 지역주민들의 사회적, 문화적 요구가 증가함에 따라 수자원의 안정적인 확보와 하천의 자연성 회복을 위해 유역 건전성 평가가 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 팔당유역 수량과 수질의 평가지표에 대한 과거 10년 동안의 기초자료를 수집하여 SPSS를 통해 통계분석을 실시하였다. 통계분석을 통해 도출된 결과를 이용해 가중치를 산정한 후 각 하천에 대한 유역 건전성 지수산정과 등급평가를 하여 표준유역 규모의 하천 변화 정도에 대한 상세평가를 통해 지역별 현황을 쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 하였다. 수량에 대한 기초자료는 TANK모형을 통해 자연유출량을 산정 후 관측유량과의 차이를 이용하여 산출하였으며, 수질에 대한 기초자료는 물환경정보시스템을 통해 수집하였다. 기초자료를 기반으로 왜곡된 자료의 정규성 확보 및 표준화를 수행하고, SPSS 프로그램을 이용하여 요인분석을 실시한 후 적합성 검토를 통해 최종지표를 산정하였다. 산정된 지표를 주성분 분석에 의한 가중치, 엔트로피에 의한 가중치를 산정하여 비교 후 최종 가중치를 선정하였다. 유역 건전성의 최종평가를 위해 가중치와 지표를 이용하여 지수산정 및 등급화를 실시하였다. 유역 건전성의 등급화를 통해 연도별 하천환경의 변화를 모니터링 함으로써 하천의 가치 보전과 개발에 따른 영향을 최소화할 수 있으며, 하천기본계획 수립 시 기초정보로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1098-1107
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• 2007

과거 치수적 목적에 의해 진행하던 하천정비방식이 최근에 친환경적 개념의 정비방식으로 전환되면서 하천환경개선에 대한 관심과 공감대가 증가되고 있다. 일부 지자체를 중심으로 하천살리기 운동을 비롯해 하천의 환경기능을 개선하려는 노력이 진행중이며 전국적으로 자연형 하천정비 또는 친환경적 하천복원 등의 사업이 활발히 시행되고 있다. 자연형 하천정비 개념의 도입이후 많은 하천에 다양한 자연형 호안공법이 시공되어 가고 있는 상황에서 보다 적합한 호안공법의 적용을 위해서는 하천의 환경특성을 고려할 필요가 있다. 이는 대상 하천이 지니는 특성에 적합한 호안공법을 선정하는 데 선결되어야 할 문제이며, 적용 호안이 시공 이후 하천환경과 얼마나 조화를 이루는가를 담보할 수 있는 방안이라 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 상기의 조건을 만족시킬 수 있는 호안에 대한 평가를 위해서 광주천을 대상으로 하여 호안에 대한 평가를 실시하였다. 대상하천인 광주천은 광주시를 관통하는 도시하천으로, 현재 자연형 하천정화사업을 시행하고 있으며 2009년에 완공될 예정이다. 광주천의 호안에 대한 평가를 위해 수리적 안정성, 식생의 건전성과 경관/심미성 및 생태성을 포함한 평가방식을 개발하고, 개발된 기법을 광주천에 적용하여 하천공사 전후의 호안을 평가하고 그 결과를 비교함으로서 호안평가 방법을 확립하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.648-653
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• 2006

It pollute the earth environment with systematic industrialization. Also the congestion of cities that ignore ecosystem threaten habitation environment of human. For ESSD make progress to many researches internal and external. However we don't develop model for internal environment, research evaluation of ecological polis for this. The present research put in operation that make up question experts. In the event many people know necessity of ecological development. But It point out reality with many phases. One side we need to educate, publicize about environment. make good model and cultivate process.