• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.159-160
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• 2021

우리 사회는 인공지능, 사물 인터넷, 자율주행, 공장 자동화 등 ICT 기술 기반의 4차 산업혁명과 함께 인구 고령화라는 큰 변화에 직면해있다. 더욱이 인구소멸위험 지수가 높은 지방자치단체에서는 고도화된 산업 자동화와 인구 고령화라는 변화에 대응하기 위해 지역 특성에 맞는 시장 확대 및 재교육 정책의 고려가 필수적이다. 고령자 재취업을 위해 노인 친화형 일자리를 발굴하고 고령친화 산업에 대한 투자 확대, 고령자를 많이 고용하는 기업의 작업환경 개선 정책에 대해 알아보고, 천안의 노인 노동시장의 실태와 개선방향에 중점을 두고 해결책을 모색하고자 한다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.25-51
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• 2017

This paper employs an Overlapping Generations Model to quantify the impacts of Korea's demographic transition toward an older population on the total output growth rate. The model incorporates the projected population through 2060 according by Statistics Korea. The effects of the low fertility and increased life expectancy rates are studied. The model is considered suitable for analyzing the effects of demographic changes on the Korean economy. Under the assumption that the TFP growth rate will not slow considerably in the future, remaining at 1.3% per annum, the gross output growth rate of the Korean economy is projected to slow to 1.1% per annum in the 2050s, from 4.0% in the 2000s. The shrinking workforce due to the decline in fertility plays a significant role in the deceleration of the Korean economy. The increased life expectancy rate is expected to mitigate the negative effect, but the magnitude of its effect is found to be limited.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2003

우리나라는 인구 고령화가 매우 빠르게 진행된다는 점에서 "고령화"는 우리의 현실이 되었고 고령화의 진전은 사회 전반에 걸쳐 광범위한 변화를 초래하였다. 그러나 이미 고령 사회에 진입한 선진국들은 고령화에 대한 대처가 활발히 진행되고 있으나 우리나라의 경우는 그렇지 않은 실정이다. 따라서 고령화에 대한 대비책 연구가 요구되며, 특히 고령 사회를 눈앞에 둔 시점에서 노인이 일상생활에서 겪는 불편과 곤란 등의 장애 해소에 종합적 대책이 신속하게 요구된다. 본 연구는 고령 사회를 대비한 디자인 기초 방향에 대한 내용을 문헌 연구하였다. 고령화에 대응하는 디자인 방향 모색은 시각 전환이 요구되며 이를 해결하기 위한 하나의 디자인 방법론이 유니버설 디자인이다. 고령화 대비를 위해 유니버설 디자인 구현은 종합적이고도 다각적 접근과 디자인 전략이 함께 구축되어야 한다. 다 함께 어울려 살 수 있는 사회를 만들기 위해 모두가 유니버설 디자인 마인드를 가진 건강한 고령사회를 기대 해본다.

• 대한건축학회논문집:계획계
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2019

Recently, the city development policies are being switched to the policies focusing on recession worldwide. Even though South Korea is also facing the phenomena that small and medium-sized cities are downsized because of a decrease in population and an aging society problem, there is lack of solutions and even they are still planning city development policies based on prospect of high growth. This study is featuring 4 viewpoints depending on shrinking population trend in 7 small and medium sized local cities, which are chosen as downsized cities. It is dealing with population peak, current population, 2030 population, and 2040 population viewpoints. And this study uses downsizing simulation that suggests optimum area that fits population and then shows visual check of the status of the small and medium sized local cities. The area of the small and medium sized local cities are expanded more than needs when they are on population peak point. However, they need only 20% to 25% of current area in 2030 and 2040. The most important thing is realizing the seriousness and facing up to the 'shrinking' phenomena that each small and medium-sized cities suffer. Therefore, this study has significance for presenting the status of small and medium-sized cities' problems in South Korea.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2022

최근 급격한 고령화, 핵가족화 현상에 따라 외로움과 우울증으로 고통 받는 독거노인 인구도 크게 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이런 고령자에게 주거환경과 건강상태에 따라 IT의 도움으로 최적의 고령 맞춤형 서비스를 제공함으로써 삶의 만족도를 높이는 smart aging 시스템을 제안하고자 한다. 의학의 발달로 건강한 노년층이 증가함에 따라 사회 속에서 활동적으로 생활하고자 하는 고령자뿐 아니라, 시설에서의 돌봄이 필요한 고령자에 대해서도 IoT, AI(인공지능) 기술 및 메타버스 환경을 십분 활용하여 선진적인 고령자 맞춤형 지원시스템을 제공할 수 있다. 제안시스템은 병원(요양) 시설 및 재택으로 외로움으로 고통 받는 고령자에게 주거환경과 건강상태에 맞추어 현실공간과 가상공간에서 사회적 연결(social connection)을 제공하여 인간적인 만족감을 제공한다. 본 논문은 급변하는 사회 환경 변화에 AI와 메타버스 기술을 접목하고 주거환경과 건강상태에 따라 사용자 맞춤형 smart aging 시스템을 제공함으로써 미래 지향적 노인복지정책의 새로운 길을 제시할 수 있다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.649-673
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• 2020

This paper makes a theoretical contribution by providing clear and detailed derivation of economic agents' decision problems including elastic labor supply in Gertler's overlapping generation (OLG) model. We apply the model to the Korean economy by calibration based on Korean economic data. It also analyzes the impact of current social issues such as aging and extension of retirement age, on the Korean economy in a long-run equilibrium. Subsequently, we also discuss the implications of the analysis. Aging has prolonged the period of retirement; therefore, population structure changes by the increase in the proportion of retirees, the total consumption-to-GDP ratio decreases, and capital stock increases due to reduced propensity to consume out of wealth in preparation for an individual's retirement life. The implementation of retirement age extension increases the proportion of retirees relatively less and alleviates fluctuations in labor supply and the share of financial assets for both economic agents. However, the decrements in consumption-to-GDP ratio is larger than before, and this leads to a larger rise in the capital stock compared to when there is only an aging effect.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.153-166
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• 2003

The objective of this study is to explore the situations and extension roles for rural elderly welfare program in North Dakota, USA. With a growing older population, aging has become an important issue for extension. Services for rural elderly available in North Dakota were adult day care, home health care, senior insurance counseling, nutrition and medication assistance programs, support groups, legal assistance, meals on wheels, nursing homes and more. With a growing older population, aging has become an important issue for extension. Extension provides programs and services for rural elderly. This study was conducted by literature review. First, many rural elderly Americans are actively engaged in volunteer work and have made substantial contributions to their communities. Second, extension educators from interdisciplinary areas should work together to develop programs. Extension programs can include intergenerational programs to help younger generations learn about the issue. Third, extension can collaborate with other agencies and groups to offer support groups. Offering educational programs is a key to empowering older people. Fourth, elderly residents may be the only increasing natural resource for volunteering in general, and for participation in community improvement in particular. Fifth, extension educators should be proactive in working with agencies to provide social access and in helping older people be actively engaged in their lives, especially in rural areas.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.678-686
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• 2011

Older people have increased interest and involvement in controlling their aging body through physical exercise and dieting. This study examined the relationship between body image and the participation of older people in exercise and dieting. Two measures of body image (appearance attitude and appearance orientation) were used to study their relationships to participation in exercise and dieting among older people. Data were collected via a mail survey of older married couples residing in three U.S. metropolitan areas of Florida. A total of 94 couples who were 60 years older participated in this study. Multiple regression was run separately for men and women. The results indicated that for both men and women, appearance attitude was inversely related to dieting and positively related with exercise (even though the relationship with exercise was weak for men). Appearance orientation was not significantly related to exercise or dieting for both men and women. A new scale development on body image for an aging population was suggested. Various activities performed by aging people to manage their aging body and appearance need to be studied as related to physical and psychological well-being that includes body image.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2008년 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.322-326
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• 2008

Due to the rapid increasing in the aged population, it calls for social countermeasures urgently. Especially, there are increasing needs of space environment to support physical and spiritual characteristics of elderly. When designing space environment including house, there are growing consideration for elderly and extending appreciation of aging. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception on environment planning for the seniors among university students who majoring in Housing & Interior Design and who visited the Aging Simulation Center located in Seoul. The Aging Simulation Center gives a chance of space design to support the elderly based on the experiences of daily living for the designers who design environment for elderly. Questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain data from 93 university students in their 20s majoring in housing and interior design who visited the Aging Simulation Center. The research findings showed that the recognition for design elements of residential environment for the elderly of respondents was changed toward positive way after visiting the Aging Simulation Center. The Aging Simulation Center was an effective educational environment for the preliminary designers to understand aging and the importance of appropriate design for users' needs. That is, aging simulation space can improve recognition of necessity of universally designed environment to support the elderly. Handrails around bathtub and wash basin, stair slope, electric auto-level controlled kitchen counter and kitchen cabinet were especially perceived for the respondents as very essential design elements to support the aged.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.591-602
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• 2013

This paper aims to explore the role of the home economics subject in helping high school students preparing for an independent aged life and to develop problem based teaching plans toward this goal. Contents related to the elderly in the high school home economics and technology 2007 and 2009 revised curricula were analyzed, and elderly-related contents in other subject areas (the 2009 revised curricula of ethics, public health, and social studies) were also comparatively analyzed to determine the identity of the home economics subject in relation to preparation for independent aging. Based on these analysis, five subjects and teaching plans were presented: the aging society and population changes, the characteristics of the elderly, individual preparation for aging, care of the elderly, and welfare services for the elderly. The ultimate objectives of the lessons were, through critical reasoning, to inquire into the causes of current problems the elderly face so that teenagers can understand aging societies and the elderly and to seek reasonable alternatives for teenagers as they prepare for successful and independent aging, increasing their problem-solving abilities in choosing the best course of action by considering the ripple effect of consequences of each of those alternatives. Suggestions on what direction elderly-related education should take in the future, and what roles teachers should take are also provided.