Environment Management for Sustainability of Hallasan National Park in Jeju Island, Korea

Abstract:

This study aims to propose sustainable environmental management for a national park. Recently, visitors to the national park have increased due to a rapid increase in demand for forest-based recreation. However, the integrity of the ecosystem in the park has been severely compromised or destroyed by visitors and their activities and has caused a loss of animal habitat and of plant species along with pollution, soil erosion at the summit, and waste problems. Therefore strategies for environmental-friendly park management practices are necessary. This study targets Hallasan National Park on Jeju Island, Korea. The sustainability of the park plays a significant role in environmental preservation of Jeju Island because the total area of the park is 4.5% of the whole island area. Many travelers visit the island, a tourist attraction in Korea, because it is easily accessible from major big cities of the Korean Peninsula, Japan, China, and Russia. As a result, environment management for sustainability of Hallasan National Park is to restrict the number of visitors and activities, to make strong regulations, and to plan strategy of environment-friendly awareness for visitors and residents.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 905)
• Pages: 334-338
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.905.334
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Kyeong Hwa Byun*, Eun Jung Kang, Kyu Han Kim
• Keywords: Carrying Capacity, Hallasan National Park, Jeju Island, Sustainable Management

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