• 한국조경학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 용인시에 대한 생태발자국 지수 산정 및 변화분석을 통해 용인시의 환경용량 추이를 분석하고, 이를 바탕으로 용인시의 도시개발 및 계획의 방향을 제언하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 용인시를 대상으로 1993년, 2003년, 2013년에 걸친 생태발자국 지수 분석을 실시하였으며, 지수분석 결과를 바탕으로 용인시의 토지이용 변화와 개발패턴의 문제점에 대하여 분석하였다. 또한 GIS(Geographic Information System)를 기반으로 한 토지피복도와 생태발자국 지수의 비교를 통해 용인시 토지이용의 변화를 환경적 측면에서 분석하였다. 본 연구 결과는 다음의 세 가지로 요약될 수 있다. 첫째, 용인시의 총 생태발자국 지수는 1993년 3.20(gha), 2003년 6.50(gha), 2013년 11.15(gha)로 산정되었으며, 이는 용인시의 생태발자국이 세계적으로 요구되는 1인당 생태발자국 1.8(gha)는 물론, 한국 전체의 1인당 평균 생태발자국인 3.56(gha)을 훨씬 상회하는 수준으로, 지역 환경용량에 비해 과도한 자원소비가 이루어지고 있다는 것을 보여주고 있다. 둘째, 1993년부터 20여 년간 용인시의 생태발자국을 부문별로 분석한 결과, 산림부문의 생태발자국이 가장 크게 증가하였으며, 다음으로 에너지 부문, 음식 부문, 건조환경부문으로 순으로 나타났다. 특히, 산림 생태발자국의 경우 1993년에는 가장 낮은 0.002(gha)였으나, 2013년에는 7.32(gha)로 급증했으며, 에너지의 경우도 0.87(gha)에서 2.38(gha)로 비교적 높은 증가율을 보였다. 이는 급격한 도시개발로 인한 목재수요와 목재생산력의 지나친 불균형 및 주거와 상업용지 개발에 따른 에너지 수요의 급격한 증가에 기인하는 것으로 분석된다. 셋째, 지난 10여 년간 생태발자국과 산림 및 건조환경 토지피복의 변화를 관찰한 결과, 산림부문의 생태발자국이 가장 크게 확대되었으며, 실제 훼손된 산림면적 또한 증가된 건조환경 면적에 집중되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 에너지 부문의 생태발자국 또한 급격한 증가를 보여주고 있는데, 이는 토지피복도 분석에서 알 수 있듯 건조환경부문, 특히 상업시설과 도로 및 철도용지의 급증에 크게 기인하는 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 향후 용인시가 개발 시 산림의 훼손을 최소화하고, 녹지면적을 확대해야 할 필요성을 제기하고 있으며, LPG 등 화석연료의 소비를 줄이는 대신 신재생에너지의 확대를 적극적으로 추진해야 한다는 근거를 제공할 수 있다.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.18-33
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• 2009

본 연구는 대구광역권을 대상으로 생태적발자국(Ecological Footprint: EF) 지수 분석을 통해 도시의 환경용량을 산정하고 생태계의 용역가치를 평가하여 우리의 소비패턴이 생태계에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 1997년, 2002년, 2007년의 각 도시별 통계연보를 통해 데이터를 수집하였으며, 2007년 토지지목별 평균공시지가를 생태계용역가치(Ecosystem Service Value: ESV) 평가에 활용하였다. 도시별 총 EF지수 분석 결과를 살펴보면, 2007년 고령군의 EF지수가 3.3052gha로 가장 높게 나타났으며 반면, 대구시는 2.0134gha로 가장 적은 면적으로 소비하는 것으로 평가되었다. 다음으로 생태적자 분석 결과, 2007년 군위군을 제외한 7개 도시가 생태적자 상태로 분석되어 도시의 환경용량을 초과하는 것으로 평가되었다. 특히, 대구광역시가 현재의 소비구조로 지속하기 위해서는 약 30배 이상의 추가적인 면적이 필요한 것으로 분석되었다. 한편, 대구광역시를 기준으로 ESV 평가 결과를 살펴보면, 대구광역시민은 연간 1인당 1,078.6백만 원을 생태계에 빚지고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2006

Environmental capacity assessment of Busan city was conducted to provide basis for planning on sustainable development and growth of the city. Using Onish model, assessment was carried out on amenities and service facilities for the citizens of Busan city. Ecological Footprint model was used to judge if the city exceeds the its environmental capacity and to estimate the extent of the excess if it exists. The analysis using Onish model revealed that the citizens of Busan city are generally well supported by the infrastructure and service facilities of the city. Water treatment and supply facilities have enough capabilities to support the city, whereas the relatively low rate of sanitary sewer supply (78%) suggests the need for further improvement in the wastewater area. The capacities of sanitary landfills are found sufficient enough to support the city for the next 10 years. The high value for the line length served per capita in the subway sector hints on certain inconvenience of commuters. All the air quality indicators meet the Korean and WHO standards except for $NO_2$. The ecological footprint model analysis produced EF indicators for Busan city of 3.04 ha/person and 2.54 ha/person for the years of 1993 and 2003, respectively. The decrease of the indicator from 1993 to 2003 is mainly due to the incorporation of Gijang area by Busan city in 1995, suggesting the importance of the ecologically productive area in the evaluation using this model. The analysis on the ecological deficit that is based on ecologically productive land shows that the consumption by Busan city exceeds its ecologically available production by 19,600% as of 2003. The area needed to support the consumption of Busan city in 2003 is 123 times as large as the present area of Busan city, which is substantially lower than the multiplier (742) obtained for Seoul city in 1997 but is higher than those observed for Chongju city (71 in 1999) and Ulsan city (39 in 2001).

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2015

The main purpose of the green buildings by reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint of the building society, global as to ensure the sustainability of the building and the environment. These regulations and schemes are used to activate the green buildings were made on the basis of the relevant laws and regulations. Mainly in the research for the improvement of the domestic institutional assessment items, the analysis of the legislation was fundamentally focused on Scoring the incomplete state. The analysis based on the laws and regulations of the institution is the way to know the purpose and direction of the respective certification. This study was performed in the following order to target the new commercial buildings. First, the analysis of the geungeobeop G-SEED and BREEAM. Second, we analyze the content and method of building energy performance in the certification system. As a result, Green Building Act is broad in relation to the composition of the contents are building for the activation energy green building and EPI is dealt with in an abstract and presented the applicability of such documentary content of insulation and airtightness, efficient machine. In contrast, the UK has been directly limit the carbon footprint of buildings in the Building Regulations Part L and evaluate them in BREEAM. This analysis of the ways to reduce substantially the energy for domestic green building regulations should be addressed through the feed.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2012

To understand forest structures, the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument have been employed to measure and monitor forest canopy with feasibility of acquiring three dimensional canopy structure information. This study tried to examine the potential of GLAS dataset in measuring forest canopy structures, particularly maximum canopy height estimation. To estimate maximum canopy height using feasible GLAS dataset, we simply used difference between signal start and ground peak derived from Gaussian decomposition method. After estimation procedure, maximum canopy height was derived from airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data and it was applied to evaluate the accuracy of that of GLAS estimation. In addition, several influences, such as topographical and biophysical factors, were analyzed and discussed to explain error sources of direct maximum canopy height estimation using GLAS data. In the result of estimation using direct method, a root mean square error (RMSE) was estimated at 8.15 m. The estimation tended to be overestimated when comparing to derivations of airborne LiDAR. According to the result of error occurrences analysis, we need to consider these error sources, particularly terrain slope within GLAS footprint, and to apply statistical regression approach based on various parameters from a Gaussian decomposition for accurate and reliable maximum canopy height estimation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1878-1884
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• 2023

To lay a solid basis for prosperity and competitiveness, countries should achieve balance in the three fundamental aspects: energy availability, energy affordability and ecological balance. Nuclear energy has attracted international interest as one of the most crucial environmental quality strategies. The objective of this study is to analyze the non-linear link between nuclear energy and environmental quality in the top-10 nuclear energy consumer countries (USA, China, Russia, France, Canada, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Ukraine, and Germany). Earlier research employed panel data methodologies to examine the linkage between nuclear energy and the environment, despite the fact that many nations did not independently demonstrate such a correlation. On the alternative, this study uses a novel approach known as 'Quantile-on-Quantile,' which allows for the analysis of time-series dependence in each country by giving universal yet country-specific insights into the relationship between the variables. Estimates show that the consumption of nuclear energy improves environmental quality by lowering ecological footprint in the majority of the nations studied at certain quantiles of data. Moreover, the data demonstrate that the degree of asymmetries between our variables changes by nation, emphasizing the importance of policymakers exercising caution when adopting nuclear energy and environmental quality regulations.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.681-698
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• 2020

The paper addresses contribution to the modeling and optimization of major machinability parameters (cutting force, surface roughness, and tool wear) in finish dry hard turning (FDHT) for machinability evaluation of hardened AISI grade die steel D₃ with PVD-TiN coated (Al₂O₃-TiCN) mixed ceramic tool insert. The turning trials are performed based on Taguchi's L₁₈ orthogonal array design of experiments for the development of regression model as well as adequate model prediction by considering tool approach angle, nose radius, cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut as major machining parameters. The models or correlations are developed by employing multiple regression analysis (MRA). In addition, statistical technique (response surface methodology) followed by computational approaches (genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization) have been employed for multiple response optimization. Thereafter, the effectiveness of proposed three (RSM, GA, PSO) optimization techniques are evaluated by confirmation test and subsequently the best optimization results have been used for estimation of energy consumption which includes savings of carbon footprint towards green machining and for tool life estimation followed by cost analysis to justify the economic feasibility of PVD-TiN coated Al₂O₃+TiCN mixed ceramic tool in FDHT operation. Finally, estimation of energy savings, economic analysis, and sustainability assessment are performed by employing carbon footprint analysis, Gilbert approach, and Pugh matrix, respectively. Novelty aspects, the present work: (i) contributes to practical industrial application of finish hard turning for the shaft and die makers to select the optimum cutting conditions in a range of hardness of 45-60 HRC, (ii) demonstrates the replacement of expensive, time-consuming conventional cylindrical grinding process and proposes the alternative of costlier CBN tool by utilizing ceramic tool in hard turning processes considering technological, economical and ecological aspects, which are helpful and efficient from industrial point of view, (iii) provides environment friendliness, cleaner production for machining of hardened steels, (iv) helps to improve the desirable machinability characteristics, and (v) serves as a knowledge for the development of a common language for sustainable manufacturing in both research field and industrial practice.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.587-594
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• 2023

This study investigates the impacts of nuclear energy consumption on environmental quality from a different perspective by focusing on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, ecological footprint, and load capacity factor. In this context, the South Korea case, which is a leading country producing and consuming nuclear energy, is investigated by considering also economic growth, and the 1997 Asian crisis from 1977 to 2018. To this end, the study employs the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach. Different from previous literature, this study proposes a load capacity curve (LCC) and tests the LCC and environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypotheses simultaneously. The analysis results reveal that (i) the LCC and EKC hypotheses are valid in South Korea; (ii) nuclear energy has an improving effect on the environmental quality; (iii) renewable energy does not have a significant long-term impact on the environment; (iv) the 1997 Asian crisis had an increasing effect on the load capacity factor; (v) South Korea has not yet reached the turning point, identified as $55,411, where per capita income improves environmental quality. Overall, the results show the validity of the LCC and EKC hypotheses and prove the positive contribution of nuclear energy to South Korea's green development strategies.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2012

본 연구는 수달이 선호하는 서식환경 알아보기 위하여 수달의 배설물을 이용한 서식 환경 분석과 육안 분석 방법을 수행하였다. 강원도 홍천군 화촌면 일대의 홍천강 상류 수계인 내촌천과 군업천 두 하천을 연구지역으로 선정하였다. 2009년5월, 6월, 7월, 8월, 9월, 10월, 11월, 2010년 11월 총 8회의 조사기간 동안 총 478개의 수달의 서식흔적 (배설물, 분비물, 족흔 등)을 발견하였다. 수달의 서식흔적이 발견되는 지점의 하천환경은 대체로 하천의 깊이가 얕은 곳(0.5-1m)과 유속이 느린 곳(5m/sec)으로 나타났다. 또한, 바위와 기반암에서 많은 서식흔적을 발견하였지만, 제방과 같은 인공구조물에서는 거의 서식흔적을 발견하지 못하였다. 이러한 수달의 서식환경과 식이물 분석을 통한 수달의 생태학적 연구는 수달 개체군의 보전과 수달 서식지의 보호를 위한 기초자료로 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2014

주거시설에서 환기횟수 0.7회 적용은 실내공기질 향상과 거주자의 쾌적성을 높이고자 100세대 이상은 의무적으로 적용하고 있다. 건축물에너지효율등급에서는 환기횟수를 기준으로한 기밀시험을 실시 하여 그결과 값을 효율등급결과치에 반영함으로서 창호주변의 정밀시공을 유도하고 침기로 인해 손실되는 에너지절감을 꾀하고 있다. 건축물엔지효율등급 현장실사 결과 환기횟수가 0.6~0.71까지 나타났으며 그차이가 에너지 절감량에 크게 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 유럽의 패시브 하우스 기준이 0.6회 이하의 기밀을 요구하고 있고 우리나라도 2017년 패시브하우스, 2025년 제로하우스를 목표로 하고 있어 비주거 건물의 기밀진단의 의무확대와 고기밀 건물에 대한 연구와 시공방법이 시급한 실정이다.