• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.223-228
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• 2010

Soil microbes perform crucial roles in the nutrient cycles of forest ecosystems, by effecting the decomposition of organic matter. Enzyme activities have been used to evaluate decomposition rates, as well as microbial activities. The principal objectives of this study were to determine the activities of different soil enzymes, to compare enzyme activities at different elevations, and to elucidate the most important controlling variables for enzyme activities. We conducted a field survey at three sites in Mt. Jumbong on a monthly basis from May, 2004 to September, 2005. Enzyme activities did not change substantially over different seasons. However, the spatial differences were distinct; the lowest elevation site evidenced the lowest levels of enzyme activity. Soils at the lowest elevation were nutrient-depleted soils, and enzyme activities appeared to be affected by precipitation and temperature. However, enzyme activities in fertile soils at high elevations were associated with nutrients and organic matter. The enzyme activities detected in this study differed significantly at the three elevations, and their controlling variables also evidenced different factors.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.733-738
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• 1996

Heavy metal equilibria in the Dongnam stream which receives the wastewater from mining activities are investigated to provide some basic data for the management of small stream with acid mine drainage. Saturation, undersaturation, and supersaturation of some heavy metal ions with respect to some mineral phases are evaluated by saturation index (logIAP/Ksp). The $Al^{3+}$ activities showed equilibrium with $AIOHSO_4$ solid phase below a pH of 6.0. The $Fe^{3+}$ activities appeared to be controlled by Fe $(OH)_{3(amorphous)}$ solid phase below a pH of 4.0. $Zn^{2+}$ activities appeared to be regulated by $ZnCO_3$ solid phase above a pH of 6.8. Some heavy metal activities appeared to be depended upon the pH.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.44-55
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• 2011

This study examined the effects of RSM (Regional Science education resource Map), developed and provided by Busan metropolitan city Office of Education, at high schools in Busan. Two group of students, who were in the same level of achievement as well as other environmental conditions, participated in this study. Twenty nine of students as an experimental group experienced outdoor activities utilizing RSM, while thirty of students as a control group did not participate in any outdoor activities. The results indicated that compared to the control group of students, the experimental group of students represented a significant improvement in students' environmental attitudes, local ecological interest and eco-friendly behavior. The teachers who guided outdoor activities utilizing RSM suggested that RSM needs to be further subdivided by seasons as well as local districts. They also suggested that RSM needs to be linked with a school curriculum.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.83-120
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• 2008

최근 경제와 산업 전반에서 중소기업의 환경성과와 환경활동은 지속가능 발전의 관점에서 특히 관심이 고조되고 있다. 중소기업을 지속가능성 체계(stainability framework)에 포함시키기 위해 진행되고 있는 다양한 노력 중에서도 그 동안 대기업이 주도하던 친환경공급망관리(Supply Chain Environmental Management)는 중소기업의 환경활동을 촉진시키는 유용한 수단으로 인식되고 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라 전기전자산업에서 대기업 주도의 친환경공급망접근방법(SCEM approach)이 중소기업의 환경성과에 미치는 영향에 대하여 실증분석하였다. 연구방법론으로는 설문조사 결과에 대하여 인자분석과 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 계량분석 결과, 대기업 주도의 SCEM이 중소기업의 환경활동촉진에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 있으며, 특히 친환경공급망접근방법 중에 시장거래(arm's length) 기법보다는 협력적(collaborative) 기법이 더 효과적으로 중소기업의 환경활동 촉진에 기여하고 있다는 점을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서는 다국적 기업의 친환경공급망접근방법 역시 중소기업의 환경활동촉진에 중요한 요인이 되고 있다는 점도 도출하였다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.71-82
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• 2007

For a sustainable development, the resources circulation system should be established and an environment-conscious activities are required at the same time. These activities should be also implemented in logistics area. Especially, green procurement activities in inbound logistics is recognized as a very important factors in the early phase of an environment-conscious activities. In this paper, we are to suggest the direction through statistical analysis of effects, and cause of influences of environmental procurement logistics activities on logistics performance by environmental logistics strategy and by the size of enterprises, and by Environmental Management System. This study was conducted with the subjects of manufacturing enterprises with concurrent reviews of literature and statistical analysis, and the meaning of this study would be the analysis of the influencers of environment-conscious procurement logistics activities on logistics performance different from existing logistics studies.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.345-353
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• 2024

As biodiversity loss has been highlighted as a global risk, biodiversity activities are gaining attention as a part of companies' Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related management. This study evaluates various biodiversity activities of corporations based on domestic and international indicators. We present the role of corporations expressly in afforestation activities and suggest additional information that should be disclosed for the accurate verification of environmental values by third parties. KT&G was selected as the subject of the evaluation. The 4th National Biodiversity Strategy was used as a domestic indicator, and GRI Standard 304 as an international indicator. Companies can play a leading role in planning, implementing, and monitoring afforestation activities and should further disclose the species composition of the forests created and the age of the seedlings to enhance the credibility of the environmental values stated in their sustainability reports.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.516-529
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• 2018

기업의 사회적 책임에 대한 인식과 요구가 증대되면서, 사회적 기여를 위한 기업의 활동이 다양해지고 있는 추세이다. 그럼에도 불구하고, 정기적으로 실시하는 관련 설문 조사에 따르면 기업의 사회 공헌활동에 대해 국민이 만족하지 못하는 것으로 나타났으며, 기업과 국민의 사회공헌활동에 대한 관점이 다른 것을 파악할 수 있었다. 이에 따라 다양한 사회공헌활동을 구체적으로 분류하여 사회에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 기업 사회공헌활동과 성과에 대한 연관성을 파악하고자 사회공헌활동을 "사회문화적자원 활동", "사회간접적자원 활동" 및 "경제적자원 활동" 총 3가지 요인으로 분류하고, 요인별로 기업 간 연계활동과 지역발전성과에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 분석결과, 첫째, '사회문화적자원'과 '사회간접적자원' 활동은 지역 내 '기업 간 연계 활동'에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, '지역 내 기업 간 연계' 활동이 활발할수록 '지역발전성과'에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, '경제적자원' 활동은 '지역발전성과'에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 넷째, '사회문화적자원'과 '사회간접적자원' 활동은 지역 내 기업 간의 연계를 통해 '지역발전성과'에 간접적인 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 기업의 사회공헌활동과 성과에 대한 연관성을 정량적으로 파악하고 제시하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.343-351
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• 2010

Since the effect of environmental education at class using textbooks or materials related to environment is limited, the importance of activities for field experience is getting increased day by day. Thereby, the education tends to change into the type of education providing students with direct environmental experience. Students attending the science high school have excellent aptitude and ability for science and will lead the development of science in the future. Now it is urgent to develop various experiential programs which are helpful for them to establish desirable values on environment. However, the field of environmental education that allows science high school students equipped with ample environmental knowledge to improve environment sensitivity and have proper environment awareness is quite restricted as of now. Natural exploration activities are the programs which provide science high school students having lack of chance for environmental education with good opportunities to contact nature and also play significant roles in arousing their interest in issues related with environment. Therefore, it is thought that they will let science high school students explore the natural features of Korea, understand the importance of preserving environment and ecosystem profoundly, and encourage environmental awareness and will of environmental practice. Thereupon, with the study subjects of 121 first and second graders at U Science High School, this article analyzed their recognition of the necessity for environmental education and environmental pollution problems before and after the natural exploration activities, and conducted a survey on their satisfaction after the natural exploration activities and analyzed it. The result of this research is as follows. First, it was shown that the natural exploration activities were effective to raise the science high school students' awareness of issues related with environmental pollution. Second, the natural exploration activities had effect upon enhancing the students' willingness of environmental practice. Third, there was statistically significant correlation between the science high school students' satisfaction with the natural exploration activities and their achievement in the science subject. Fourth, there also was a statistically non or weakness significant correlation between their satisfaction with the natural exploration activities and preference for the science subject. In particular, it was found that students preferring biology indicated higher satisfaction.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of environmental inquiry activities and values of elementary school students written in their reports of the Energy Environment Inquiry Activity Contest which is a unit contest of the Youth Science Festival held annually in Korea and get some ideas for the valuable way of Korean environmental education. 10 teams' reports were gathered and the locality, class study area, inquiry theme, inquiry method and values were analyzed and introduced as case studies to get some insights to teach elementary school students environmental values through inquiry activities of science subject approach. Each teams set various inquiry themes in the content domain of energy resources and earth environment conservation focusing on each team's geographical characteristics and occurring environmental problems in their local areas. There were 16 sentences representing technocentrism and 12 sentences representing ecocentrism. 5 of 10 teams showed both of technocentrism and ecocentrism in their reports. But their was only scientific knowledge without any environmental values in one team's report. Inquiry activity is a good teaching-learning method to develop environmental literacy. There should be environmental values involved as far as it is the environmental inquiry activities using environmental subject matter. The result of this study proposes that environmental educators should actively intervene for inquirers to set a stage in the whole process to search for an alternative to solve environmental problems involved in their project activities. The reason is because the environmental education in the elementary school is established to operate by the infusion way into various subjects already existed in the Korean curriculum.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2010

Today's fundamental purpose of environmental education is to fulfill people's desire of living in a pleasant environment and at the same time promoting individualistic and collective environmentally friendly behaviors. In order to achieve these purposes, it is very important that each person holds an environmentally friendly mind that constantly tries to preserve and protect the environment which should be acquired through experiencing the importance of the environment. In order to increases the sense of attachment of people and the natural environment, the direction of environmental education should carry out education on environment related knowledge and the condition of environment damage side by side. The direction of environmental education should consider the cultivating student's awareness for active participation on matters related to the environment and to change their behaviors towards the environment. This study has tested the effect of reflective writing activities about the environment on the environmental sensitivity and willingness to act of 5th grade primary school students. For the sole purpose of this study, 70 students out of 141 5th graders of M Primary School were divided as the experimental group, and another 71 students were divided as the control group. The experimental group participated in 10 activities in where they were asked to express their thoughts and feelings in writing regarding 10 environmental problems occurring near the M Primary School. The control group participated in 10 environmental education lectures focusing on the lecturer. The results were as following. First, the reflective writing activities about the environment were effective in the environmental sensitivity of primary school students. Second, the reflective writing activities about the environment can affect the environmental willingness to act of primary school students. Third, there was a statistically significant correlation between environmental sensitivity and environmental willingness to act.