| Title |
Environmental Change and Causes of Local Conflicts in the Geumgang Estuary |
| Authors |
박금주 ( Keumjoo Park ) ; 이창희 ( Chang-hee Lee ) ; 여형범 ( Hyoung Beom Yeo ) ; 주용기 ( Yung-ki Ju ) ; 김억수 ( Eoksu Kim ) ; 문슬기 ( Seul-ki Mun ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2017.33.2.149 |
| Keywords |
Conflicts; Geumgang Estuary; Qualitative Data; Semi-structured Interview |
| Abstract |
After an artificial barrage was constructed in 1990s, the Geumgang estuary has been experiencing considerable changes in nature as well as in socioeconomic conditions and culture in villages in the vicinity. In order to understand how the change in estuarine environment brings about conflicts among the local communities and to resolve the conflicts, this research investigated the causes of conflicts in the Geumgang estuary using the in-depth and semi-structured interview method. One hundred local people who have lived in the vicinity of the Geumgang estuary for more than 30 years were selected for the interviews. Results of the research show that local people`s jobs determine the opinions about the estuary barrage and the way of estuarine management. Gaining an understanding of the environmental change and local conflicts can help to develop a sustainable and integrated estuary management system in the region. |