• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.187-210
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to examine the spatial characteristics of the longevity phenomenon and long-live areas in Korea where a rapid aging process is undergoing. Population data from 1966 to 2000 at the county level are analyzed to understand aging process and changes of longevity degree by regions. The relationship between the degree of longevity and a region's natural environments and distance to a metropolis has been analyzed to understand regional factors of longevity. The findings from the study are summarized as follows. Firstly, the rural regions in Honam show the highest degree of longevity in the nation. Secondly, the areas of the high degree of longevity has recently shifted and/or expanded from the islands and seashore areas of southwestern region to inland mountainous areas around Soback Mountain. Southern islands and seashore regions used to show the nation's highest degree of longevity in the 1970s. Thirdly, the analysis of regional environment factors indicated that longevity has more related to a precipitation and an average altitude than temperature. Fourthly, in order to identify the longevity factors in urban areas, social and economic factors should be considered beyond the natural environmental factors.

• 건강소식
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.16-19
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• 2012

오키나와는 세계가 인정한 장수촌이다. 오키나와 중심 도시인 나하(那覇)시 종합운동공원에는 '세계 장수지역 선언비'가 있다. 1995년 8월 세계보건기구(WHO)로부터 오키나와가 세계 최고의 장수지역 중 하나로 검증받은 뒤 세운 기념비다. 이 기념비가 세계적인 장수촌임을 증명해준다. 오키나와가 세계적인 장수촌이 될 수 있었던 비밀을 알아보자.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.27-27
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• 2004

한국 장수지역 경제활동의 생산과 혁신 네트워크에 대해 분석하고, 이를 통해 21세기 지식정보화 시대의 이상적인 고령사회에 대비한 새로운 지역발전 방향을 모색하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 일차적으로 한국 장수지역 중의 하나인 전라북도의 순창군과 전라남도의 담양군, 곡성군, 구례군 등의 대표적 제조업체와 연구개발기능에 대한 심층 인터뷰를 통해 경제활동의 공간적, 산업적 연계와 혁신성을 파악하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.102-107
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 2009년 강원도 읍면동 주민등록 데이터와 탐구적 공간데이터 분석 방법의 하나인 Getis - Ord $Gi^*$를 이용하여 강원도 남녀 장수인구의 공간적 분포패턴을 분석하였다. 분석결과는 강원도의 남성인구와 여성인구의 지역적 장수도에 공간적 군집이 존재하며 장수도가 높은 지역의 군집의 경우 남성과 여성 사이에 커다란 차이가 존재함을 보이고 있다. 남성의 경우 장수도가 높은 지역이 영서지역의 접경지역을 중심으로 군집하는 반면 여성의 경우 장수도가 높은 지역이 영동 해안지역 중심으로 군집하여 분포하였다. 이 결과는 장수에 영향을 미치는 환경적(자연환경적, 사회적) 요인이 남녀에 선별적으로 작용하고 있음을 암시한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.116-126
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• 1986

This study was designed to be a link in the chain of the investigation on daily life and consciousness of longevous people in Korea, and to investigate the regional feature of longevity areas. The daily life and consciousness were investigated on 379 subjects(male 121, female 258) of the aged who were above 80 years of age, from June to November in 1985. This paper is to report the results investigated the longevity rate, distribution, classification and weather of longevity districts, and also the actual conditions such as the functions of daily life and educational degree of longevous people. 1. The number of longevous people in Korea was 171,449 (male 42,842, female 128,607), and the average longevity rate was 0.46% against total population in Korea(male 0.23%, female 0.69%). 2. Of the longevity rates of shi and/or do in Korea, Cheju(1.03%) was the highest among these districts, and decreased in the order of Chonnam(0.79%), Chonbuk(0.66%), Kyongbuk(0.65%) and Kyongnam(0.61%), whereas the large cities such as Inchon(0.22%), Seoul(0.23%), Pusan(0.23%) and Taegu(0.28%) were remarkably lower than districts in seasides and mountains. 3. The districts above 1.0% of longevity rate in Korea showed 17-guns, and the distribution of these districts was 10-guns of Chonnam, 2-guns of Kyongbuk and Kyongnam, and 1-gun of Kyonggi, Cho-nbuk and Cheju, respectively. 4. Of these districts, Pukcheju(1.65%) was the highest, and decreased in the order of Namhae(1.56%), Sungju(1.24%), Posong(1.22%) and Koksong(1.20%). The highest figure(male 0.71%, female 2.51%) was observed in Pukcheju as contrasted with 0.23%(male) and 0.69%(female) of the average longevity rate in Korea. 5. The sex ratio of longevous people in Korea showed the female/male ratio of 3.0. It is, therefore, believed that the longevity rate of female was 3 times higher than that of male. 6. The longevity districts were classified into seven districts in seasides, three districts in isolated islands, and seven rural districts in mountains. 7. The situation of weather in longevity districts was in the range of 11.2 to $14.8^{\circ}C$ at annual average temperature, and 878.5 to 1585.9mm at annual average rainfall. 8. Of the educational degree of longevous people, uneducated(71.5%) was the highest, and followed by the order of village school(15.8%) and above elementary school(4.8%). 9. In the functions of daily life, the aged moving actively(53.0%) was the highest among these longevous people, followed by the aged moving a little(23.5%). Therefore, it is believed that health degree of these longevous peoples by the functions of daily life was very gratifying.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.30-30
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• 2004

본 연구는 우리나라에서 85세 이상(초고령 노인) 비율이 65세 이상(노인인구) 비율 가운데 가장 높은 장수지역이라 할 수 있는 전라도 4군의 남녀 각각 60명 총 120명을 직접 방문하여 면접 조사한 것이다. 본 조사연구는 전반적으로 초고령 노인의 특성을 발견하는 것과 더불어 성별간 차이 및 장수요인을 규명하는 것을 목적으로 시행되었다. 조사분석에서 발견된 초고령 노인의 주요특성과 성별차이 및 장수요인은 다음과 같다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.40 no.1 s.106
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• pp.78-95
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• 2005

The purpose of this paper is to analyze industrial and innovation networks of long-live area of Honam Region and to suggest a policy direction for regional development of rural areas where have been neglected in the knowledge-based information society. Four counties (Sunchang, Damyang, Gokseong, and Gurye) in the Southwestern region of Korea are regarded as long-live belt of Korea. Production and innovation networks :Ire analyzed based on intensive surveys of firms in the belt. Major findings from the surveys are as follows. First, there are considerably strong local networks of production firms in terms of supply of input materials and labor. There are strong backward industrial linkages of the production firms with agricultural activities and considerable forward linkages with tourism industry. In addition, Internet is becoming a useful tool for sales of the new products. Second, the analysis of the innovation networks in the long-live area suggests the development of 'virtual innovation cluster' in the era of knowledge-based information society. The results imply that this innovation networks can be developed as a virtual innovation cluster in the rural areas, which can be the basis for the development of rural innovation systems.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.41 no.1 s.112
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• pp.1-21
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• 2006

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze production and innovation networks of manufacturers in the rural, long-live areas of Gangwon Jeju and to suggest an ideal regional development model of rural areas in the knowledge-based information age. For this purpose, we compared the areas of Gangwon Jeju with the long-live belt areas in the rural pan of the Honan region and Gwangju Jeonju, the urban part of Honam. The findings from the study are summarized as follows. Firstly, the stronger the local networks in terms of supply of the necessary input materials and labor, the more successful the manufacturing industry is in the given area. Secondly, the more diverse and lasting the networks (in terms of the location of manufacturers, local area and national area) and cooperation agents(businesses, research institutions, the local government, the central government) they have, the more prosperous the manufacturing industry is. These results indicate that the successful development model for rural areas requires that we take the approach of fostering potential innovation capabilities of total areas by fully utilizing their innate resources so as to create an internal cooperative network and further build extensive networks encompassing external entities to create a virtual innovation cluster.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.302-305
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• 2003

진안-장수지역 (이하 본 역)은 한반도를 구성하는 중요한 지괴인 영남육괴 지리산지역의 북서부와 옥천지향사대의 동남연변부에 위치한 곳으로 두 지괴의 경계면을 따라 압쇄작용으로 형성된 순창전단대가 분포하며 지질시대와 암석학적 특징이 상이한 여러 화성암체가 나타난다. 본 연구지역의 지질은 지리산 편마암복합체를 기반으로 선캠브리아기의 변성퇴적암류, 신암리섬암, 장수화강편마암, 선각산화강편마암 그리고 쥬라기의 대성리엽리상화강암, 순창엽리상화강암과 남원화강암으로 구성된다. (중략)

• Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.97-122
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• 2006

The purpose of this paper is to analyze production and innovation networks of services in the long-live area of Gangwon and Jeju Provinces and to suggest a policy direction for regional development of rural areas where have been neglected in the knowledge-based information society. Four counties in the Honam Region, the long-live belt of Korea and two cities (Jeonju, Gwangju) are surveyed for the purpose of comparison with the Gangwon and Jeju areas. Production and innovation networks of research and supporting activities and tourist services are analyzed based on intensive interview surveys of the regions. The result of the analysis suggests that the innovation networks among the economic actors have considerable impacts on the innovation processes of the service activities and the service functions in the rural area are somewhat developed with local industry after the practice of local autonomy. The processes of innovation networks are progressed differently by the hierarchy of the regions as well as by the function of services such as research and supporting activities and tourist services. The direction of the rural development in the knowledge-based information society seems to be intensifying the networks among the innovative actors and developing virtual innovation networks for the development of rural innovation systems.