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Elementary Students' Environmental Perception according to Residence and Grade Appeared through Drawing Activities and Associated Words about Environment (환경에 대한 연상 단어와 그리기 활동을 통해 나타난 초등학생의 환경인식 및 거주 지역, 학년 간의 비교)

  • Kown, Eun-Jeong;Hong, Seung-Ho
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.161-179
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    • 2012
  • The aims of this study are to investigate the environmental perception of elementary school students through picture drawing and associated words about environment, and analyze whether there are differences in the environmental perception according to living places and grades. The drawing of 230 students are analysed and categorized into the criteria. The results are as follows: a number of students realized as images associated with natural environment for words related to environment. In the pictures of the 'positive environment', expression frequencies of natural environment and living things were higher than ones of artificial environment and non-living things. On the other hand, there were many pictures expressed as pollutions of waste, air and water in the pictures of the 'negative environment'. Comparison of environmental perception between rural and urban students showed a significant difference all in the two criteria. There was, however, no difference in the environmental perception between grades. Therefore, it is suggested that student's minds about the sentimental situation can be studied and they can be guided in positive directions to lead their future life in environment-friendly education rather than pollution education.

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Assessment of the Water Quality of Jungnang Stream by Flow Conditions Using Load Duration Curve (부하지속곡선을 이용한 중랑천의 유량 조건별 수질특성 평가)

  • Choi, Kyung-Wan;Shin, Kyung-Yong;Lee, Hyung-Jin;Jun, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.438-447
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    • 2012
  • Objective: The objective of this study was to suggest a method through which load duration curve was used to assess the achievement of water quality targets in accordance with the criteria for pollutant load depending on flow rate variation. Methods: The stage-discharge curve and flow duration curve of Jungnang Stream were deduced. Using water quality targets and measurement of the stream, the flow duration curve was also drawn. Based on these, the feasibility of achievement of water quality targets in respect to flow rate was assessed. Results: In terms of the load duration curve of the stream, it was observed that excess of criteria for concentrations of $BOD_5$, $COD_{Mn}$ and SS frequently occurred. On the other hand, when the flow rate was low, the concentrations of T-N and T-P exceeded the criteria. Conclusions: Through the load duration curve, the overall water quality of Jungnang Stream was understood. When the flow rate is high, management of point source of $BOD_5$, $COD_{Mn}$ and SS is needed to achieve water quality targets for Jungnang Stream. On the other hand, when the flow rate is low, the management of non-point source T-N and T-P is necessary to attain the water quality goal.

Site Selection of Narrow-mouth Frog(Kaloula borealis) Habitat Restoration Using Habitat Suitability Index (서식처 적합성 지수(HSI)를 활용한 맹꽁이 서식처 복원 위치 선정)

  • Shim, Yun-Jin;Cho, Dong-Gil;Hong, Jin-Pyo;Kim, Duck-Ho;Park, Yong-Su;Sung, Hyun-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.33-44
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    • 2015
  • This study was performed to propose the site selection plan for the restoration of the target Narrow-mouth Frog(Kaloula borealis) habitat, and has developed the AHP model to select the optimal site for narrow-mouth frog habitat restoration on the basis of the narrow-mouth frog Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) items (factors and variables). The assessment areas were established by the narrow-mouth frog HSI factors such as space, feed, cover, water(breeding), threatening factors and others, and the sub-assessment items by each assessment area were established based on the narrow-mouth frog HSI variables. The weighting values of the assessment areas and items were calculated by the developed AHP method. The weighting values of the 5 assessment areas were arranged in order as cover(0.283), water(breeding)(0.276), feed(0.230), space(0.147), and threatening factor(0.064). The final weighting values of the 14 assessment items were arranged in order of height as low-rise grassland(0.190), soil quality(0.178), and stones and between the stones(0.105). The scoring criteria according to the assessment items and factors were marked and applied by equal intervals considering the criteria by HSI items of the narrow-mouth frog and finally the scoring criteria diagram has been proposed for the optimal site selection of the narrow-mouth frog habitat restoration.

Introduction of the New Evaluation Criteria in the Forest Sector of Environmental Conservation Value Map Using LiDAR (LiDAR를 활용한 국토환경성평가지도 산림부문 신규 평가항목의 도입 가능성 평가)

  • Jeon, Seong-Woo;Hong, Hyun-Jung;Lee, Chong-Soo;Lee, Woo-Kyun;Sung, Hyun-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.20-30
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    • 2007
  • Environmental Conservation Value Assessment Map (ECVAM) is the class map to divide the national land into conservation areas and development areas based on legal and ecological assessment criteria. It contributes to enhancements of the efficiency and the scientificity when framing a policy in various fields including the environment. However, it is impossible to understand the multiphase vegetation structure as data on judging the national forest class in ECVAM are restricted to areal information of Ecological Nature Status, Degree of Green Naturality and Forest Map. This point drops the reliability of ECVAM. Therefore we constructed vegetation information using LiDAR (Light Detection And Raging) technology. We generated Biomass Class Maps as final results of this study, to introduce the new forest assessment criterion in ECVAM that alternates or makes up for existing forest assessment criteria. And then, we compared these with Forest Map and Landsat TM NDVI image. As a result, biomass classes are generally higher than stand age classes and DBH classes of Vegetation Map, and lower than NDVI of Landsat TM image because of the difference of time on data construction. However distributions between these classes are mostly similar. Therefore we estimates that it is possible to apply the biomass item to the new forest assessment criterion of ECVAM. The introduction of the biomass in ECVAM makes it useful to detect the vegetation succession, to adjust the class of the changed zone since the production of Vegetation Map and to rectify the class error of Vegetation Map because variations on tree heights, forest area, gaps between trees, vegetation vitality and so on are acquired as interim findings in process of computing biomass.

A Study on the Comparative Analysis and Improvement of Indoor Environmental Factor in Green Building Rating Systems (국내외 친환경건축물 인증제도 실내 환경 관련 부문 비교분석 및 개선안 연구)

  • Joh Hahn
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.15 no.4 s.57
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2006
  • To promote environmentally responsible architectural practice, many nations have established their own green building rating system. Among other criteria, recently the indoor environmental quality section has been paid great attention due to Sick Building Syndrome, as this believed to caused by polluted indoor environment. In this context, indoor environmental quality is one of very important sections of each green building rating system and closely related to the very happiness of building users. The goal of this research is to compare and analyze the indoor environmental sections of three green building rating systems, GBCC, LEED v2.1, and BREEAM Office 2005, and find a direction for the improvement of GBCC. First, the three rating systems are analyzed in general to compare the importance of indoor environmental factors in each system. Second, the indoor environmental factors are reclassified within related sub-categories for the comparable analysis. Finally, based upon the comparable analysis, directions for the improvement of GBCC are as follows: 1. GBCC's h4r Environment Section needs to clarify its VOCs criteria based upon types of finish materials. 2. Sound Environment Section's noise control criteria needs to be revised based upon types of building usages and application method. 3. An indoor lighting related section needs to be included in GBCC, as even though light is the one of the most important factors in indoor environment, it has not been included in GBCC yet. 4. The sub-section of Confortable Indoor Environment Section related to the resting space and the universal accessibility are not in accord with the goal of green building rating system. These items need to be dealt within general building codes. 5. The rating evaluation structure and process need to be streamlined.

Development of Evaluation Criteria for Forest Education Using the CIPP Model

  • Kim, Soyeon;Choi, Jungkee
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.163-172
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    • 2020
  • The objective of this study was to develop evaluation criteria for forest education using the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) model. To this end, we designed a survey based on expert advice and content analysis of previous studies on the CIPP model and forest education. The survey was conducted on 393 forest education specialists, and Cronbach's α coefficient was set as 0.6 or higher to verify reliability and validity, and to determine reliability by factor. Eventually, 52 out of 57 evaluation items were extracted, and the evaluation indexes were selected through factor analysis as follows: four evaluation indexes for the context dimension, namely "Clarity of goal setting," "Developing conditions for education," "Meeting of requirements," and "Institutional drive"; three evaluation indexes for the input dimension, namely "Acquisition of education infrastructure," "Establishment of operational support," and "Adequacy of assigned manpower"; four evaluation indexes for the process dimension, which were "Adequacy of budget allocation," "Expertise of forest education instructors," "Diversity of programs," and "Public-private academic partnership"; and five evaluation indexes for the product dimension, namely "Effectiveness of perception change," "Influence over the society," "Continuity of improvement in evaluation," "Continuity of education," and "Verification of the effects of education."

Environmental Performance Evaluation for Song-do City Constructions by using Green Building Certification Criteria (친환경건축물(親環境建築物) 인증기준(認證基準)을 이용(利用)한 송도국제도시(松島國際都市) 건축물(建築物)의 친환경성(親環境性) 평가(評價))

  • Park, Tae-Bum;Kim, Yong-Shik
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 2006
  • Song-do City is a newly constructed city built on land reclaimed from the seaside and the surrounding area. Its development involved a long process since the basic plans for reclamation of the publicly owned seaside area in Song-do were drawn up in September 1979. However, if we take a look at the overall status of the project as it is carried on at present, it is hard to deny that the project is trapped inside the same legal restrictions as are all other existing cities, which permits Song-do City to meet only very minimum standards. This study intends to analyze and assess the Song-do City's environmentally friendly construction and to rate its current development status, exposing any problems and offering alternative solutions. In this paper, the current state of constructions in Song-do City were reviewed. Then a quantitative analysis and assessment for the Song-do City constructions of apartments, complex buildings, office buildings, and school facilities were conducted by using green building certification criteria. Finally the synthetic results of environmental performance evaluation for Song-do city constructions and follow-up suggestions were described.

A Study on the Amendment of Criteria for the Establishment of the Area Damaged by the Aircraft Noise : Criteria for School Classrooms (항공기소음피해지역 설정 기준의 개선방안에 관한 고찰 : 학교를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Jun-Ho;Lee, Ki-Ho
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.263-269
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to propose an appropriate criterium for proper sound insulation service preventing school classrooms from aircraft noise. The guideline of noise level for school facility by Korean school health law is less than Leq 55 which is less stringent than that of other countries. It has been reported that many students are annoyed and disturbed for their works when they are exposed to the noise level over Leq 55. It is desirable to modify this guideline of indoor noise level for school classroom. The noise level of classroom of which windows are opened was measured relatively high in case the school is located at the outside of the official area damaged by aircraft noise. In order to minimize the influence of aircraft noise on the school classrooms in the vicinity of domestic airport, it is necessary to improve the present criteria of WECPNL 75 for the establishment of the area damaged by aircraft noise from WECPNL 70.

A Study on Improvement Plan of BIM-based Design Process using DSM -Focus on the Criteria Design Phase- (DSM을 활용한 BIM 기반 설계업무프로세스 정립 및 개선을 위한 연구 -기본설계단계를 중심으로-)

  • Jeong, Young-Ho;Lee, Ju-Sung;Ham, Nam-Hyuk;Kim, Ju-Hyung;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.368-389
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    • 2014
  • There are many agendas and discussion subjects for BIM-based Criteria Design phase. At that time, some problems are occurred by software compatibility, simple repetitive tasks, rework caused by missing information etc. In this study, we focus on solving that problems by applying API(Application Programming Interface) method. For effective study, we construct Criteria Design process by using DSM (Dependency Structure Matrix) and study applicability of API. It will be effective for time-consuming task and simply labor-intensive tasks by applying API. we expect improving BIM-based Design Process and Data quality, work productivity without missing information and shapes for using API.

EC or TDS as a Water Pollution Criteria in Water Education Program (물환경 체험 및 탐구 활동에서 수질오염지표로서 전기전도도(EC) 혹은 총용존고형물질(TDS)의 활용에 대한 고찰)

  • Ahn, Samyoung
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.341-356
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    • 2022
  • Electrical Conductivity (EC) or Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) has been often used to evaluate the water quality in some water education program for children and youth. This study attempted to find out whether EC (or TDS) can be used as a water pollution criteria in water education program. To clarify it, we used the water analysis data of July 2019 and January 2020 from Water Environment Information System. Data from 332 points in Han-river were used to investigate correlation between the parameters, such as BOD, COD, TN, TP vs EC. Correlation(r) for all data of BOD vs. EC was 0.347 for July 2019 and 0.483 for January 2020. No correlation was observed for BOD Ia and BOD Ib for July 2019 (r=-0.041, -0.030, respectively) and BOD Ia for January 2020 (r=0.041). Better correlation for all data of COD vs. EC was obtained (r=0.543 for July 2019 and r=0.610 for January 2020). However, no correlation was observed for COD Ia for January 2020. High vlaue of EC or TDS does not always mean water pollution, especially for clean water environment. Thus, EC (or TDS) alone can not be used as a water pollution criteria.