Track: Environmental Management
Comparison of Natural Resource Characteristics Between Natural Preservation Area and Natural Environment Area in Mt. Deok-yu National Park Using GIS
Kyoo-seock LeeChang-Hah Lee , Seung-Mahn Ahn
Zoning areas within national parks in Korea are classified into Natural Preservation Zone (NPZ), Natural Environment Zone (NEZ), Settlement Zone (SZ), and Mass Facility Zone (MFZ) based on the Natural Park Act. Large-scale development that might cause permanent destruction of natural resources is being done in NEZ, which covers 90 percent of the total National Park area. Thus it is necessary to examine the Natural Park Act, which refers the authorized criteria and conducts of NEZ. However, the current Environment Impact Statement does not cover the full impact of the development within the National Park area. Based on these concepts, the study examines the appropriate resources to distinguish the NPZ and NEZ in Mt. Teogyu National Park, then compares the distribution of resource characteristics between two area by using GIS. Through this study, the conclusions are as follows: (1) In terms of scenic resource analysis, the current NPZ does not meet the criteria on the Natural Park Act. Rather, most of the resources that should be located within the NPZ are located within the NEZ. (2) In terms of elevation analysis, Mt. Teogyu National Park, most areas of NPZ are located on high altitude, which is more than 1,200 m above the mean sea level. Therefore, it shows the elevation is the only criteria for distinguishing NPZ and NEZ. (3) In Mt. Teogyu National Park in view of Degree of Green Naturality (DGN), the Second Forest Areas, the eighth grade of DGN in the park is distributed much more in the NEZ than NPZ. (4) In this study, GIS could be practically and effectively used for analyzing vast areas like national parks where various natural resources are distributed. (5) After examining five factors - scenic resources, elevation, slope and DGN, and vegetation we finally found that zoning of Mt. Teogyu National Park is not adequately designated. Zoning of national parks should be accomplished based on the precise inventory of the current resources.
Kyoo-seock Lee
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Dept. of Landsacape Arch.
Suwon, 440-746
KOREA(SOUTH)
Telephone: 805-893-3663
Fax: 805-893-3146
E-mail: leeks@yurim.skku.ac.kr