Journal of the Geological Society of Korea (지질학회지)

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National Geoparks system of Korea

한국형 국가지질공원 제도

  • Moon, Changkyu (National Geoparks Secretariat, Korea National Park Service) ;
  • Ryu, Wansang (National Geoparks Secretariat, Korea National Park Service) ;
  • Lee, Soojae (Korea Environment Institute)
  • 문창규 (국립공원관리공단 국가지질공원사무국) ;
  • 유완상 (국립공원관리공단 국가지질공원사무국) ;
  • 이수재 (한국환경정책.평가연구원)
  • Received : 2016.10.07
  • Accepted : 2016.10.21
  • Published : 2016.10.31
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Abstract

It has been 5 years since Korea geopark system was implemented in Natural Parks Act in July 2011. Currently seven national geoparks were certified since then and many other local governments are preparing for the application for national geoparks as well. Geopark is a system that conserves geological sites of significant value and utilizes them for education and tourism to aim to accomplish sustainable development. Introduction of geoparks in Korea was accompanied with a legislative system in which the certification and application procedures were included. However, problems in the system emerged in the processes of certification and operation of geoparks and furthermore much positive effects of geoparks did not come out. These problems may be caused by lack of budget and experts to operate geoparks and misunderstanding of geopark principles, but also show the need of improvement of the current legislative system including certification criteria and government policy. This study analyzed national geoparks system in Korea and other countries, and suggested the improvement of the current system more suitable for Korea.

2011년 7월 자연공원법 개정으로 도입된 지질공원제도는 2016년 현재 시행 5년째이다. 현재 7개의 국가지질공원이 인증되어 있으며, 많은 지방자치단체에서 국가지질공원 인증을 준비하고 있다. 지질공원은 지질학적 가치가 높은 명소들을 보전하고 교육 관광사업에 활용하여 지역발전을 목표로 하는 지속가능한 발전의 모델이다. 우리나라는 제도의 도입과 함께 인증기준과 절차 등을 법제도화 하였다. 그러나 국가지질공원의 인증과 운영과정에서 일부 제도적인 문제점들이 나타나고 있으며, 특히 국가지질공원이 목표하는 성과가 뚜렷이 나타나고 있지 않다. 이러한 문제들은 지질공원의 운영을 위한 예산과 인력의 부족, 지질공원에 대한 이해 부족 등이 원인일 수 있지만, 인증기준 등 법제도와 정부 정책의 개선이 필요한 부분도 있다. 이번 연구에서는 해외 국가지질공원제도의 사례와 우리나라 제도의 문제점을 분석하여 인증제도의 개선방향을 도출하고, 우리나라 현황에 맞는 국가지질공원제도를 제안하고자 하였다.

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