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A case study on the geotrail revitalization in the Jeju Island Geopark

제주도 지질공원 지질트레일 활성화 사례 연구

  • Jeon, Yongmun (World Heritage Office, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) ;
  • Koh, Jung-Goon (World Heritage Office, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) ;
  • Ki, Jin-Seok (World Heritage Office, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) ;
  • Lee, Soojae (Korea Environment Institute)
  • 전용문 (제주특별자치도 세계유산본부) ;
  • 고정군 (제주특별자치도 세계유산본부) ;
  • 기진석 (제주특별자치도 세계유산본부) ;
  • 이수재 (한국환경정책.평가연구원)
  • Received : 2016.08.04
  • Accepted : 2016.09.03
  • Published : 2016.10.31

Abstract

Suwolbong has been visited by few tourists until recently because it has been poorly known to the public and hasn't been readily accessible although it is regarded as a world-famous locality with great geological value where the diverse depositional structures of tuff rings are observable. Jeju government has begun to hold Geopark Trail Festival annually since 2011 in order to promote tourism in this area. The Suwolbong Geopark Trail includes Suwolbong, Dangsanbong, and Chagwido Island, and the festival was upgraded year by year by including programs such as field excursions of specialists, geopark interpreters, and the general public. As the festival became widely known, the number of visitors reached 330,000 in 2015. Because of the increasing number of visitors, more pensions and cafes were opened, thereby increasing the income of the villagers. The geopark activity in the Suwolbong area in the last five years has made a big change in the villagers' awareness of the geopark. They began to realize the global value of the geoheritage in their hometown, feel pride about their hometown, and protect the geoheritage with all their heart. These changes demonstrate that Geopark program plays a crucial role in local communities in terms of positive advance of the locals' mind and activation of local economy through Geotourism like geotrail events with a rising number of visitors.

수월봉은 지질학적으로 응회환의 퇴적구조를 볼 수 있는 세계적인 장소로 알려진 곳이지만 인지도가 낮고 접근성이 좋지 않아 탐방객이 거의 없는 곳이었다. 제주도는 이 지역을 활성화하기 위해 2011년부터 매년 수월봉 지질공원 트레일 행사를 추진해 오고 있다. 수월봉과 당산봉, 차귀도 코스로 구성된 수월봉 지질공원 트레일은 매년 전문가 탐방, 해설사 탐방, 체험 프로그램 등을 추가하면서 점차 널리 알려지게 되었고 지속적으로 탐방객이 증가하여 2015년에 33만 명이 방문하였다. 탐방객 증가에 따라 관광수익도 증가하였으며 새로운 가계들도 생겨 나면서 마을이 활성화되고 있다. 지난 5년간의 수월봉 지질공원 트레일 행사를 통해 주민들은 자신이 살고 있는 마을의 가치를 깨닫게 되었고 자긍심도 높아져 지역 유산을 보호하고 지켜가려는 마음을 가지게 되었다. 이러한 변화는 지질공원 트레일 행사를 통해 탐방객 증가와 더불어 지역경제가 활성화되고 지역주민의 인식이 긍정적으로 변화되어 간다는 측면에서 지질공원 프로그램이 중요한 역할을 할 수 있음을 보여주는 사례로 생각된다.

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