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The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar (유르스나르의 문학작품에 나타난 미국의 영향)

  • OH, Jung-Sook
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.37
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    • pp.157-183
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    • 2014

  • Although Marguerite Yourcenar, a representative French woman writer, lived 47 years in the United States from 1939 to 1987, the American influence on her life has not been studied either at home or abroad. The purpose of this study is to examine chronologically the American influence on the following three literary works of Yourcenar: The Little Mermaid (1942), River Deep, Dark River (1966) and Recluse (1982). The Little Mermaid is a drama, presented in musical format, about the identity crisis and inner conflict of Yourcenar. Unlike the little mermaid who burst like a bubble in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, Yourcenar associates her death with the image of ascension. River Deep, dark river is a translation of the Negro spiritual expressing the suffering of African Americans. Recluse, her last novel, deals with the life story of a simple man living in nature on a small island. This novel shows Yourcenar's desire for a pure world that is not defiled by human greed. Yourcenar sponsored major human rights organizations and environmental groups in her life, and donated her entire fortune for human rights and the protection of Wild Fauna and Flora. The American influence on the literary works of Yourcenar can be summarized as a "great turning point", because she was transformed from a humanistic writer into an intellectual actor.

Information Service System on the Fundamental Planning Report for River Improvement Works (하천정비기본계획보고서 정보제공시스템)

  • Koh, Deuk-Koo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.347-350
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    • 2006

  • Regional construction management offices and local administrations have set up the fundamental plan for river improvement works respectively for the national level, and local 1st and 2nd level rivers for the purpose of river management, use, development, disaster mitigation, and water quality conservation on the annual basis. Enormous number of reports and river registers have been produced. However, the products before 2003 are not well managed so that frequent users have toubles in using these information. In this paper, Information Service System on the Fundamental Planning Report for River Improvement Works developed in 2005 is introduced.

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Research on Environmentally-Sound Erosion Control Works(I) -Environment-oriented erosion control works in Japan- (환경(環境)과 조화한 사방사업(砂防事業)(I) - 일본의 환경보전사방(環境保全砂防) -)

  • Chun, Kun-Woo;Ezaki, Tsugio
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.13-25
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    • 1996

  • In recent erosion control works, securing not only the disaster prevention space but the environmental space, harmonized with surrounding environment and abundant with biological resources, are emphasized. Inspired of by the fact that efforts to secure such spaces have been being briskly promoted in Japan since the beginning of 1990s', we compile and analyze the Japanese sources about the "environmentally-sound erosion control works" to contribute to the erosion control works of our country. Specifically, in this report, we deal with the subjects of "establishment of the comfortable river environment" and "environmentally-sound erosion control works" which includes "erosion control dam", "water channel works and revetments", "fish routes" and "water quality conservation works".

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Approach for International Exchange of River Restoration Technology

  • Kazumasa, Ito
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 2006

  • About 50% of the population and 75% of the properties concentrate on the flood plain in Japan. The rivers have intimate relationship with our lives. Those conditions have been seen after modern river improvement projects that began about a century ago. The technology which was introduced from foreign countries was improved in conformity with geographical features and the climate condition of our nation, and has redeveloped as a Japanese original technology. In 1940's, Japan had serious natural disasters that were caused by large- scale typhoons. Those typhoons wiped out everything completely. Even though the government realized the importance of flood control and management after those natural disasters, civil work still aimed to economic development. Those construction works have become the one of factors for concentrating population and degrading natural environment in urban areas. Deterioration of river environment has become serious issue in urban development and main cause of pollution. The approaches for environmental restorations which were started about 30 years ago aimed to harmonize with nature environment and cities and human lives. There have been going on many projects called 'river environmental improvement projects', the 'nature friendly river works' and 'natural restoration projects.' The society has tried to find a way to live in harmony with nature. As for societies symbiotic with habitats will form the safe country in the history and the spectacle. Such as the symbiotic of the river or the basin where discharge, water quality, nature, the history, landscape, the local society and also for culture were built in is achieved. Examples of working, applied to restoration technologies and the one to describe the mechanism construction are been shown in the paper. Furthermore, write for an international spread of the river technology of Japan to attempt.

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A Study on water Quality Precdiction for the Yongxan River with QUAL2E Model (QUAL2E 모형을 이용한 영산강의 장래수질예측 연구)

  • 황대호;김현용;정효준;이홍근
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.101-119
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    • 2000

  • In order to establish water quality management planning in some watershed, water quality of the future of the watershed should be predicted first. The Yongsan river various pollutant sources ; sewage, industry, livestock, farming and so on. And pollutants from these sources are likely to increase even though a number of publicly owned treatment works(POTWs) are founded. Therefore, it is estimated that water quality if the river would be even worse than now in near future. In this study, water quality of the future(2001, 2006) on the Yongsan river was simulated with QUAL2E model. Concentration of three water quality parameters(BOD, T-N, T-P) was predicted according to dry season, low flow season, average flow season of the river with and without POTWs. The results of this study showed the significant contrast in concentration between with and without POTWs, specially in terms of T-N and T-P. Therefore, POTWs must be founded around the Yongsan river and more advanced treatment should be considered. And because these parameters are mostly affected by polluants from upper watershed, including Kwangiudcheon, water quality management planning on the Yongsan river might be focused on this area.

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