• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2009

Objectives : To assess the protective effects of wearing protective devices among the residents and volunteers who participated in the cleanup of the Hebei Spirit oil spill. Methods : A total of 288 residents and 724 volunteers were surveyed about symptoms, whether they were wearing protective devices and potential confounding variables. The questionnaires were administered from the second to the sixth week following the accident. Spot urine samples were collected and analyzed for metabolites of 4 volatile organic compounds(VOCs), 2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), and 6 heavy metals. The association between the wearing of protective devices and various symptoms was assessed using a multiple logistic regression adjusted for confounding variables. A multiple generalized linear regression model adjusted for the covariates was used to test for a difference in least-square mean concentration of urinary biomarkers between residents who wore protective devices and those who did not. Results : Thirty nine to 98% of the residents and 62-98% of volunteers wore protective devices. Levels of fatigue and fever were higher among residents not wearing masks than among those who did wear masks(odds ratio 4.5; 95% confidence interval 1.23-19.86). Urinary mercury levels were found to be significantly higher among residents not wearing work clothes or boots(p<0.05). Conclusions : Because the survey was not performed during the initial high-exposure period, no significant difference was found in metabolite levels between people who wore protective devices and those who did not, except for mercury, whose biological half-life is more than 6 weeks.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2021

The new town in Korea, developed as a large-scale housing plan, has created urban ecological corridors to provide habitat and movement routes to wildlife and to promote natural ecological flow. This study aimed to investigate the use of wildlife in 10 ecological corridors in Gwanggyo New Town through camera trap technology and confirm effectiveness by identifying environmental factors affecting the use of wildlife's urban ecological corridors. Our researchers installed 20 unmanned sensor cameras at each the entrance and exit of the ecological corridors, and monitored urban wildlife for 10 weeks. According to the monioring results, the main species in Gwanggyo New Town were identified not only raccons, cats, water deer, korean hare and avain but also magpies, dove, eurasian tree sparrow, ring-necked pheasant, and eurasian jay. The number of uses ecological corridors of urban residents was 801(13.49%), as high as that of urban wildlife (1,140, 19.20%), which was judged to have disturbed the use of ecological corridors by wildlife. However, most dominant species of urban wildlife are nocturnal so that, it was judged that they share home range with urban residents at a time interval. In addition, according to the correlation analysis results between the mammal using rate of the urban ecological corridors and environmental factors(ecological corridor-specific length, ecological corridor-specific width, cover degree, shielding degree, connected green area, separation of movement routes, and presence of streetlights), environmental factors were not statistically significant. However, the more the area of green space connected to ecological corridors, the more increasing the mammal using rate of ecological corridor(r=0.71, p<0.05). Therefore, the area of green space connected to the ecological corridors that is associated with rate of wildlife using corridors should be considered as a priority when developing an urban ecological corridors. In the future, this study will extend the observation period of the ecological corridors and continuously accumulate data by adding the number of observation cameras. Furthermore, it is expected that the results of this study can be used as basic data for the standards for urban ecological corridors installation.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제31권
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• pp.20.1-20.7
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• 2016

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.297-316
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• 1996

This research emphasizes the necessity of the understanding and cooperation among focal governments to preserve the water quality of the Nak-dong river that runs through four local governments. First, this research considers the status of water-pollution in the Nakdong river, describes and finds problems within the central government's. "Clean Water Supply Plan" and local governments' water quality-related policies. Second, it deals with the conflict among local governments concerning the planning and building of "Wicheon Industrial Complex" in the middle-upstream of the Nakdong river which has triggered the opposition movement of the local governments and residents of the river's downstream area. With stressing the necessity of the understanding and cooperation among local governments, this research emphasizes roles of central government, of academic experts, and of local news-media in preserving the water quality. Key words : the Nakdong river, water quality policy, the conflict among local governments, the activation of local autonomy, Wicheon Industrial Complex, the cooperation among local governments.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2011

This study was intended to develop and suggest 'residents-driven and citizen-participatory restoration procedures' for degraded ecosystems in BaigDooDaeGahn. With some concerns of current engineering-focused restoration approach for damaged ecosystem, the proposed procedures were designed based on the analysis of several case studies on citizen participatory projects such as the Habitat Movement, the Taean tidal wetland restoration effort in Korea, and some historical and innovative cases in Japan and the United States. The suggested procedures were considered to be a dialectical spiral model which was consisted of two goal axis, six system elements, four developmental stages, and five restoration steps. The new system and procedures were applied to damaged farmland areas (about 0.3 ha) on the top of BaigDooDaeGahn, Kangneung city with participation of more than 100 local residents and a dozen of citizen from Seoul. Both high level of possibilities and some barriers for future extended application were identified and adopted for the final version of the proposed procedures for ecological restoration.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2018

최근 개인의 자아실현을 도모하고 삶의 질을 높여 도시 전체의 경쟁력을 향상시키고 도시와 도시 주민이 함께 성장 발전 할 수 있도록, 언제, 어디서나, 누구든 원하는 것을 배우고 즐길 수 있는 학습도시를 만들고자 하는 움직임이 활발해 지고 있다. 세계 많은 선진국들은 학교와 공공시설을 활용하여 학습도시를 만드는 프로젝트를 지원하고 있는데, 이를 통해 지역주민들에게 자기 성장의 기회를 제공하고, 지역사회의 문제를 해결하고자 하고 있다. 우리나라 역시 학교 유휴시설을 활용하여 다양한 프로그램을 제공하고 있지만, 지역 주민들을 대상으로 하는 교육 프로그램이나, 지역 공동체와의 파트너쉽에 의한 학습 프로그램 제공이 부족한 실정이다. 성공적인 학습도시 구현을 위해 공간적 소프트웨어적 전략이 필요한 때이다. 따라서 학습 가능한 시설의 공간 데이터를 체계적으로 정리하고, 현재의 문제점을 분석하여 다양하게 활용할 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 한다. 또한 주민들이 필요로 하는 프로그램을 분석하여 실질적이고 효율적인 학습도시를 구현하고자 한다.

• 지역연구
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.89-104
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• 1994

Recently, environmental issues have remained high on the agendas of public discussion and economic research. In the case of Korea, democratic movement in the late 80's centered people's concerns on the environmental dispute according to landfill, correctional institution, crematory, and nuclear powerplant, etc., Moreover, the failure to provide these kinds of facilities in time have caused serious social problems associated with environmental protection and economic development. The purposes of this paper are threefolds. First, they organize foreign and domestic NIMBYS case studies which have been settled in a desirable way. The second concern is to analyze the consciousness of NIMBYS resident by making up a questionnaire. Third, they estimate the market values of urban unwanted facilities by employing CVM(Contingent Valuation Method) procedure. The results of the study have a double implication : that NIMBYS resident are reluctant to accept government mechanical compensation based on simple published land values, and that unique concensus to preserve the viability and healthfulness of our environment among three main bodies: residents, people, government is necessary in solving NIMBYS subjects in Korea. In addition, this first implication develops to emphasize the intrduction of releveant measures taken to reconcile NIMBYS disagreement, which are complete openness of government policies, full support of local economic development, and perfect management of pollution protection systems for NIMBYS facilities.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.112-137
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• 1993

As the concern with the creation of environmental problems and regulations about them becomes internationally growing, environmental cooperations with countries concerned are emerging as the first item on the political agenda. In case of South Korea, cooperations with countries in the Asian region is needed urgently. In particular, cooperations with North Korea will be an important factor to reunify the Korean peninsula as well as to solve environmental problems in South Korea. Accordingly, it is necessary to seek feasible alternatives and possibilities of coping with international environment in South and North Korea. This study is limited to literature study based on collecting materials and the testimony of former residents in North Korea. The period of study ranges from May to December in 1992. The research findings show the following environmental problems and alternatives : It is recognized in South Korea that the creation of environmental problems is product of economic development. Currently, the Korean government makes an effort to revise environmental administration and law, to encourage environmental education, and to proceed with environmental technology policies by establishing environmental policies together with economic development plans. North Korea ascribes the cause of environmental problems to colonial exploitation by Japan and the U.S. Environmental pollutants in North Korea is relatively less than South Korea, provisions such as environmental conservation movement, environmental education, and environmental administration and law are not well organized in the country. However, North korea will speed up its economic development to solve economic crises. Therefore, it is expected that industrial wastes, corrosion of nature, and water pollution will result in serious environmental problems. The fields expected to cooperate with South and North Korea are in the following : South Korea may adopt the model of the former East and West Germany and proceed to cooperate with North Korea in public sector as well as private sector. The possible programs are such as academic exchange to conserve environment, joint research in the area of the Demilitarized Zone, conservation of ecosystems around Imjin and Pukhan Rivers, South Korea's support of advanced environmental technology and industrial and financial aid to North Korea. Conflicts between countries concerned in the North East Asian region will be caused by the responsibilities of pollutions because of the seashore development of the Yellow Sea by South Korea and increasing seashore industrial complexes around the Yellow Sea in China, Therefore, it is desirable that the two countries will participate in organizations related to environment. Joint projects between South and North Korea will be as follows : 1. Construction of long-range monitoring system : 2. Investigation of the state of pollutions around the Yellow Sea and alternatives : 3. Construction of joint monitoring system to regulate the movement of pollutants : 4. Cooperation of environmental technology and exchange of information ; and 5. Support of Cooperation of environment in private sector. Efforts to cooperate with North korea is expected to overcome differences between the two countries as well as to encourage unification of the korean peninsula, which will lead to reducing the cost of environmental recovery. These efforts will also contribute to the maintenance for peace and stability on the korean peninsula as well as in the North East Asian region.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2022

도시재생사업을 통해 도시의 쇠퇴에 대응하고자 하는 움직임이 발생하고 있으며 특히 주민주도의 중요성이 증가하고 있다. 이와 더불어 불확실한 미래에 대응하여 도시의 회복력을 높이고자 하는 레질리언스의 개념이 전 세계적으로 대두되고 있다. 본 연구는 레질리언스적 관점에서 도시재생사업을 진단하고자 한다. 연구의 대상지는 서울시의 일반근린형 도시재생사업 선정지역으로 설정하고, 최근 발생한 코로나 바이러스에 대응하여 회복력에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였다. 분석결과 도시재생사업활성화 계획의 내용 중 주민주도를 이끌어 낼 수 있는 사회적 재생 내용이 회복력에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 계획의 단계에서부터 주민들의 자생력을 제고할 수 있는 내용을 포함한다면 도시의 회복력을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.292-302
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• 2019

본 연구는 태백산국립공원 백두대간 생태축 연결을 위한 평가항목 및 요인별 가중치 설정을 위해 공원관리와 생태계조사, 생태환경계획과 관련된 분야별 전문가 대상의 설문조사를 토대로 계층화 분석을 실시하였다. 문헌연구와 담당자 면담조사로 생태축 연결을 위한 상위 평가지표 4개와 하위 평가지표 13개를 선정하였으며, 일관성 분석에 의한 유효설문을 대상으로 항목별 가중치를 산정하였다. 분석결과, 상위평가 지표에서는 생태계 가치증진이 0.474로 가장 높고, 자연-인간 갈등완화(0.247), 지역주민의 참여(0.165), 경제적 측면(0.114) 순으로 나타났으며, 하위 평가지표에서는 생물이동경로(0.116), 경관생태적 패치 연결성(0.112), 기능적 서식지(0.099) 등이 중요 항목으로 추출되었다. 분야별 평가항목과 가중치 비교에 따르면 생태계조사 분야에서는 생물종 이동경로(0.116)을 가장 중시하는 반면, 공원관리 분야에서는 기능적 서식지가 0.110로 가장 중요한 항목으로 평가되었으며, 생태환경계획 분야에서는 지역의 보전 및 이용자원 분포현황이 0.123으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 태백산국립공원 일대의 생태축 연결에 필요한 조사항목의 선정이나 분야별 연결성 분석방향 설정에 기여할 것이다.