• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.348-357
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• 2024

Objectives: The total population of Korea began to decline in 2019; in particular, the population in rural areas has been rapidly decreasing and is aging. Therefore, the government has designated depopulation areas and is seeking ways to support them. To assess whether health disparities exist between areas with population decline and those without, this study used community health survey data to observe temporal changes in health behaviors between the two types of areas. Methods: The analysis used Community Health Survey data from 2010 to 2019, and regional classification was divided by depopulation areas designated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Trends in health behavior and chronic disease prevalence between depopulation and non-depopulation areas were analyzed. All analyses were conducted using complex sample analysis procedures in SAS 9.4 software. Results: The smoking rate steadily decreased in both depopulation and non-depopulation areas, whereas the high-risk drinking rate increased slightly. The walking practice rate did not improve in depopulation areas compared to non-depopulation areas. Furthermore, nutritional labeling usage rate was consistently lower in depopulation areas than in non-depopulation areas, with the gap being the largest. The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension showed that the gap between depopulation and non-depopulation areas is continuously increasing. Conclusions: Health behaviors in depopulation areas have not improved, and the prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing rapidly. Therefore, the demand for health care services that support healthy lifestyle practices and chronic disease management in these areas is expected to increase.

• 농촌계획
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2009

The objective of this research was to analyze the determinants of demand for residential settlements in rural societies. A significant aspect of the demand analysis was to consider depopulation classification as a moderating variable with a view to its role as an essential dividing factor of socioeconomic characteristics and physical environments of the areas of concern. The data collection for analysis was divided according to types of depopulation into the three categories of less developed, stagnated, and developed areas. For the cause and effect analysis between the residential demand and factors of settlement, the ordered probit model was applied. Significant determinants of settlement demand unfolded according to depopulation types. In the case of less developed areas, residential demand was affected significantly by the factors of daily life convenience and public facilities. Key settlement demand determinants of stagnated regions included the aspects of basic natural environment, daily life convenience and education. Meanwhile, key settlement demand determinants for developed areas included education and agriculture economic aspects. The importance-performance analysis was also applied to a set of settlement characteristics of rural communities to figure out the settlement factors requiring urgent endeavor to improve.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to derive implications by comparing the spatial distribution of each service facility per unit population(1,000 people) with population decline areas. For this purpose, major concepts such as living infrastructure services, Spatial Distribution of Rural Living Service Facilities, areas of declining population, and regional extinction were reviewed and trends in prior research. Based on the literature review, 'Spatial Distribution of Rural Living Service Facilities' analysis criteria were set, and it was derived by 'the number of facilities per 1,000 population by township' using population data and rural space data. And the trend of each service sector was identified and implications were derived with 89 cities and counties in 'depopulation areas' suggested by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. The derived implications are as follows. In the medical, leisure, and sports infrastructure sectors, 'rural areas with few service facilities per unit population' and 'depopulated areas' tended to coincide. In addition, the distribution characteristics of rural and urban areas differed by sector, which is judged to depend on the inclusion of rural facilities and population density.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.331-341
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• 2012

Using data sets for Japan as a whole, as arranged with approximately $10{\times}10$ km squares (a secondary grid), we investigated the relationship between population density and the habitats of threatened vascular plants listed in the Japanese Red Data Book; depopulated areas in the present and future, areas where under-use may be serious, and those with a predominance of elderly people; and the present state of the habitats in terms of a characteristic land use pattern. Regarding the habitats of threatened vascular plants, the progress of deterioration [$(N_{CR}+N_{EN})/(N_{CR}+N_{EN}+N_{VU})$] in depopulated areas has been confirmed, where $N_{CR}$, $N_{EN}$, and $N_{VU}$ are the numbers of species classified as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable, respectively. Moreover, in grid squares used by a human such as farmland, the progress of the deterioration simply increases when population density becomes low. However, for many vascular plants, they are particularly endangered in populous areas. Local populations will decrease throughout Japan with the rate of depopulation in and around large cities being relatively slow. We also propose some issues that need further study. The deterioration by human activity may be reduced. On the other hand, some vascular plants may be adversely influenced by depopulation. Additionally, we should keep a close watch on grasslands and water areas in large cities to preserve vascular plants.

• 농촌계획
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.159-169
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• 2016

In recent years, the population structure has been changed by the progresses of 6th-industrialization and transportation in farming areas. This study aims to suggest a regional development plan of farming areas in accordance with the demographic changes. Population structure indicators were derived from previous studies and literature review in order to identify the types of farming areas. Demographic indicators separated to depopulation and population growth in farming areas through a standardized scoring method. This research found that the division of economy is not only the most important division in any other regional development divisions but also necessary to develop new sources of non-farm income through traditional culture, natural environment. In the social division, it is necessary to secure the facilities for the formation of a sense of community to multicultural families and existing residents in farming areas. In the environmental division, it is desirable to improve the quality and satisfaction of life for residents such as the sidewalk and park that utilize ecological environment, culture, history for both depopulation and population region. In the physical division, there is a need for improvement of the facilities of basic living infrastructure service such as roads, water supply and sewerage systems. In the institution division, sustainable financial support of the central government policy for farming areas is crucial for the improvement of residential environment in the farming areas of depopulation and population region.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.36-52
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• 2009

인구변화는 농촌사회변화를 가장 잘 보여주는 지표이며 농촌 개발정책의 수립과정에서 반드시 고려해야 할 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 먼저 고령군의 전체적인 인구감소와 고령화과정을 우리나라 농촌지역과 비교 검토한 다음 고령군 각 읍 면 별로 세분해서 인구변화의 차이점과 유사점을 분석하고자 한다. 다른 농촌지역과 마찬가지로, 고령군도 지난 40년 동안 인구감소와 고령화를 경험하였고, 전체적으로 고령군은 인구구조상 우리나라 일반농촌 내지 낙후지역의 평균적인 유형으로 분류될 수 있다. 그러나 같은 군내에서도 읍 면 별로 인구변화는 다양하게 진행된다. 인구지표에 따라 고령군의 8개 읍과 면을 분류한 결과 고령읍과 같은 '인구정체 형' 다산면과 같은 '인구증가 형', 성산면 개진면 쌍림면과 같은 '인구완감 형', 덕곡면 운수면 우곡면과 같은 '인구급감 형'의 4개 유형을 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같이 동일한 군내에서도 읍 면에 따라 정주여건이 다르기 때문에 그에 따라 차별화된 농촌개발정책을 수립하는 것이 중요하다.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.74-90
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• 2001

한국의 과소농촌지역에서의 휴경화는 지난 30년간의 급격한 산업화 도시화로 인한 격심한 인구 유출에 따른 사회변화에 농촌지역사회와 농민의 토지이용방식 및 이농민의 농지처리가 미처 대응하지 못해 나타난 결과이다. 과소지역인 경북 상주시 사벌면 덕가리를 연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 인구의 급격한 감소로 인한 농촌 노동력의 질적 저하 양적 부족은 만성적인 농지 공급과잉이 초래되었다. 촌락 내 노동력의 절대적 부족 상태에서 경작조건 불리 농지의 우선적 휴경화가 진행되고 있다. 둘째, 노동력의 상대적 부족 상태, 즉 집약적 노동 투입 또는 노동력 배분 우선 순위에 따라서 자기 소유의 땅이라도 경작 조건이 나쁠 경우는 휴경하고, 조건이 좋은 땅을 임차하여 경영 규모를 확대한다. 셋째, 이농민의 토지 보유 성향과 상속, 매매 부진으로 인한 부재지주 소유농지의 증가는 휴경화를 촉진하는 주요한 요인이다. 노령자의 질병 사망으로 인한 농가 소멸이나 비농가화(非農家化), 촌락 내 노동력의 부족은 부재지주 소유 농지의 우선적 휴경화를 촉진시킨다. 경사도가 높거나 경작조건이 불리한 경지는 부재지주 소유농지를 중심으로 휴경화가 광범위하게 이루어지고 있다. 덕가리 부재지주의 휴경지는 이촌 이농형 문중답 위토형의 2가지 유형으로 구분된다. 한국농촌의 휴경화는 압축적 산업화에 따른 인구유출로 인한 노동력의 양 질적 부족, 경작불리 지의 방치, 농업의 수지조건 악화 등의 사회경제적 요인과 부재지주 농지의 온존 증가와 같은 문화적 요인이 주 요인으로 작용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인구유출로 인한 과소화가 광범위하게 일어나고 있는 원격지 과소농촌지역에서의 휴경화에 대한 분석을 하였다. 따라서 또 하나의 한국적 현상인 대도시주변지역에서 나타나는 일시적, 투기적 휴경현상에 대한 분석이 이루어져야 설명력이 증가되고 전체적인 휴경화 현상을 설명할 수 있을 것이다.

• 농촌계획
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2003

This study was carried out to find out the time-dependent change of central functions in the depopulated rural areas. Three county areas were selected for the case study ; Haenam(as a remote flat area), Goksung(as an intermediate mountainous area), and Hwasun(as a peri-urban area). For each district area administered by each county, service facilities stock was surveyed at both the present('02) and the past('89 or '94)time, and its functional index checked. From the study results, table-tennis rooms, oil shops and inns were ascertained to be disappeared now in the absolute or real terms, while beer halls, restaurants and bakeries to be sharply increased. Generally, in spite of the substantial depopulation in the past decade, service facilities stock has been increased in and concentrated to the highest order center of rural area (county office seated district). However, where this center leans to the outer side of its county area and to the opposite direction against the regional center, the dependent level of service function on the highest center have decreased.

• 농촌계획
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.57-70
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• 2021

The degree of benefits of living services related to the quality of life can solve the depopulation problem, and it is necessary to be able to quantitatively analyze problems related to the quality of life in rural areas in order to cope with the rural depopulation. The purpose of this study was to develop the assessment model of a village-level rural living service that reflects the regional characteristics of rural villages to evaluate the level of rural living services for response rural depopulation. Based on the review of previous related studies, the evaluation index was composed of seven sectors of education, health, welfare, culture, environment, safety, and convenience, and the assessment model of a rural living service was established. This model was evaluated through a sample survey of 90 villages in Nonsan-si, Seongju-gun, and Pyeongchang-gun. As a result of the rural life services evaluation by Si and Gun, Seongju-gun, which is affected by nearby large cities, has the largest variation by village level and is assessed at a lower level overall than other Si and Gun. As a result of the rural life services evaluation by 7 sectors, in the case of health and welfare, low scores were shown in the assessment model, but the level of residents' satisfaction was mid-level. In particular, in the case of Seongju-gun, there were significant differences in the assessment model and the survey results of the level of residents' satisfaction in the health and welfare sectors due to the influence of nearby large cities. As a result of analyzing the number of villages corresponding to the top 30% and the bottom 30% of the evaluation results for each sector, it was analyzed that the villages with the highest evaluation results in Pyeongchang-gun in both the assessment model and the level of residents' satisfaction. It implies that quantitative analysis of data based index and accessibility as well as level satisfaction of residents are necessary.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.728-746
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• 2014

이 연구는 젊은 연령집단의 선별적 이동 및 세대에 걸쳐 진행되는 단계적 이동이 농촌과 도시의 출산력 변화와 지역의 인구성장에 파급되는 과정을 시계열적으로 분석하는 것이 목적이며, 전라북도 14개 시군이 사례지역이다. 분석에 활용된 자료는 1970 1990 2010년 20-34세 연령집단의 지역 간 인구이동 O-D 행렬과 같은 기간의 20-34세 연령집단과 가임 여성인구 분포 및 출생 사망의 동태자료이다. 분석 결과, 첫째 각 시점의 젊은 연령집단은 큰 규모로 출생지에서 이출하는 선별적 이동을 했다. 둘째 세대별로는 앞선 세대는 과거 전라북도 농촌에서 도시로, 뒤따르는 세대는 현재 전라북도 도시들에서 수도권으로 이동하는 단계적 이동이 존재했다. 셋째 젊은 연령집단의 선별적 이출은 출산 가임인구 축소, 저출산과 고령화 그리고 자연적 인구감소라는 과정을 수반되는데, 단계적 이동에 따라 과거 농촌에서 이러한 과정이 진행되었고, 현재는 전라북도 도시지역에서도 진행되고 있다. 실제로 전라북도 대부분 군 지역은 1980년대 후반부터 연간 사망자수가 출생아수를 상회하는 자연적 인구감소가 나타났고, 2000년대 초반에는 도시 지역에서도 이 같은 현상이 확인된다. 따라서 단계적 이동은 비수도권 중소도시 인구성장을 결정짓는 주요한 원인이며, 결과적으로 정주계층을 따라 단계적 과소화로 이어지고 있다.