The purpose of this work is to identify key factors that determine the spatial and physical appearance of urban agriculture, and to discuss ways to encourage its acceptance in public open spaces and the wider context of urban landscape. Because perceptions of urban agriculture are historically related to poverty and wartime, agricultural initiatives in the public realm are often considered visually disturbing, unkempt, and inconvenient. Depending on the context, typology, and scale, several obstacles to successful urban agriculture can be addressed; these include resource pollution, the lack of community involvement, and access to land. In an urban context, agricultural projects are often criticized for their lack of appropriate aesthetic values. By exploring theoretical assumptions through a review of the literature on visual landscape quality assessment, this study analyzes three international cases of urban agriculture in different physical and social contexts. After analyzing the relevant theories and cases, we have identified general principles that lead to the successful implementation of urban agriculture. We conclude that aesthetic values can be most successfully expressed in urban agriculture by identifying and efficiently implementing an approach that combines context, design, materiality, plant selection, and functionality. This study will help to promote resilient and sustainable urban landscapes that help to meet the demand for fresh food and healthy lifestyles, while making a positive contribution in the areas of environmental pollution, energy consumption, waste management, labor shortage, social exclusion, community participation, and rapidly expanding urbanization.

The aim of this study was to introduce meadow landscape planting in Korea. The survey site was the grasslands on the mid mountain at Jeju Island in Korea. In all, 96 plant taxa consisting of 32 families, 84 genera, 78 species, and 18 varieties were recorded during the investigation of grass-dominating grassland at the study site. An analysis of the grass vegetation types in the survey area revealed their potential for meadow landscape planting. The formal characteristics of plants such as the stem, leaf, and flower were dominant in this grassland. The principal communities were Miscanthus sinensis var purpurascens, Themeda triandra var. japonica(Willd.)-Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii, and Zoysia japonica Steud. A total of 74 plant species were compatible for meadow planting in the area. However, 22 plant species of weeds, climbers, woody, exotic, and invasive plants were excluded in these study sites because the meadow vegetation development might be hampered by them. Following the meadow planting design concept for plants, investigated plants were classified into several categories with two main concept criteria: the design and functional layers. The design layer was subdivided into structural and seasonal layers. Likewise, the functional layer was divided further into ground cover and filler layers. The results of this study suggested that some useful plants can be selected from natural meadows at Jeju for the future target planting of grasslands in Korea.

The purpose of this study is to institute ecotourism programs through the discovery of excellent ecological, cultural, and landscape resources around Andong lakefront. The applicability of an ecotourism certification system was confirmed based on data construction and valuation. Through analysis of geographical, ecological, and political factors, four types of resources (including natural ecology resources, natural landscape resources, historical culture resources, and living culture resources) and 46 resources ecological and cultural resources were constructed into the mapped database. In particular, this study identified four areas of inland wetlands lakeside as main sites around Andong lakefront. Results of valuation were high for natural ecology resources and historical culture resources, and comparatively low for others, such as living culture resources. Seven factors for standard evaluation were proposed, including ability, landscape, convenience, accessibility, connection, diversity, and value; four ecotourism program courses were proposed regarding field survey, acceptance of local residents’ opinions, travel range, and time required. Finally, this study confirmed the applicability of a natural tourism certification within the certification grades of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The objective of the present study is to analyze whether there is a difference in visit experience that is based on scenic site types and to identify the influence factors of satisfaction with scenic site visits. In doing so, this study aims to provide policy-related implications for improving the scenic site categorization process with utilization in mind and for improving scenic site visitors’ experience and satisfaction levels. To this end, the study selected five representative scenic sites by scenic site type, categorized them based on the assumption that the scenic sites will be utilized as government- designated cultural assets, and conducted a survey among the visitors at the target sites. Through the survey, 654 samples were collected and used for ANOVA and regression analysis. Analysis results showed that scenic site visitors were found to travel by car about two hours on average and that approximately half of the visitors visit a scenic site without knowing its designation status. A similar trend was manifested in all scenic site types. The results of analyzing visitor experience in scenic sites showed that most visitors frequently experience the aesthetic and escapism of scenic sites while their education experience and the entertainment experience were relatively low. In addition, there was a minor discrepancy between the characteristics of scenic site type and the visitors’ actual experience; it is speculated that such a tendency arises because the current conditions and policy for utilizing scenic sites fail to fully reflect the characteristics of the resources that each scenic site has. The result of analyzing the influence factors on scenic site visit satisfaction showed that visitors’ experience levels had a stronger impact on visit satisfaction than visitors’ individual characteristics or user behavior characteristics did. In conclusion, the findings of the present study have the following implications: In order to eliminate the discrepancy between the characteristics of scenic site type and the actual experience of visitors, it is necessary to establish utilization strategies based on scenic site types; in order to improve scenic site visitors’ satisfaction levels, it is crucial to promote a scenic site utilization policy that focuses on visitor experience.

Determined according to urban parks and green urban planning, urban planning facilities are established in accordance with the “National Land Planning and Utilization Act.” The designation of land use is accompanied by certain restrictions, and urban planning facilities are provided for cases that are based on the expropriation or use of land property rights, such as the result of enforcement. The property rights and time of certain individuals may even be sacrificed to ensure the enforcement of a project, but it is uncertain whether the Constitutional Court ruling on the Constitution was administrative or opportunistic with regard to the practice bar. This study is based on case studies, and consideration is given to working out a long-term solution to the problem of urban parks owned by local governments, and the budget reality. In terms of presenting evidence, 248 response measures will be provided among the as-yet non-constructed parks in the city of Daejeon, where a park is likely to lose its qualification analysis and assessment system to cope with the indicators elicited for the sake of prioritization. According to these new evaluation criteria, the priority order of long-term unexecuted urban parks in the city of Daejeon is as follows. Gayang Birae, Guam, Daesa, Sajeong, Hodong, and Hoedeok neighborhood park were evaluated in the order.

Sense of place (SOP) has recently been considered an effective strategy through which to pursue sustainable place development. However, many urban spaces have not usually considered the contribution of built-environment factors to SOP and SOP’s contribution to people’s willingness to revisit for sustainable place. Therefore, this research aims to understand the internal structure of SOP at Daehak-ro, one of the most famous cultural district and tourism sites in Seoul, Korea. Through this study, the sociocultural factor was found to make the greatest contribution to Daehak-ro’s SOP, and SOP was itself found to be highly related to willingness to revisit. These results suggest that non-physical factors could be most important to developing an SOP in urban environments. This study will eventually lead to better understanding of developing SOP, and will contribute to Daehak-ro becoming more sustainable than at present.

This paper presents a landscape planning proposal based on rural ecotourism at the giant miscanthus Field in Iksan Jeollabuk-do. The recently developed giant miscanthus (“Goedae Uksae 1”) is a promising bio-energy crop, and several plantation fields will be constructed nationally. Since the site is 184ha and located near the Geumgang river, its ecological and landscape potential is very high. The utilization of the site’s tourism resources is focused in the four directions of giant miscanthus landscaping, regional resource networking, ecotourism, and bio-energy planning. The main concept of the planning is “Living Landscape and Breathing Cultures,” and the site is divided into the six spaces of plantation field, riverside, Yongan eco-park, energy avenue, bio-energy center, and special-landscaping area through the river bank. The main facilities of these spaces comprise a reed maze, an observatory, boardwalks, energy campgrounds, and landscape lighting. Special and eye-catching landscapes with the themes of giant miscanthus, harmony, opening, closing, and sequence were adopted and suggested at the major points of the site. To produce various open, closed, and winding landscapes, eye-view focused planting patterns of centralizing, scattering, and mixing of various similar species were adopted to stimulate curiosity and draw attention.

The basic design is a plan to create Dongdaegu Station as part of the square in front of the Dongdaegu Station expansion project. This includes a landscaping plan in connection with a synaptic complex transit center development plan. KTX Dongdaegu Station Square is in the center of the complex, and transit passengers are transferred to the best routes to the station extension, with a variety of KTX Gyeongbu transportation routes planned. Located in the heart of the city, the square should be expanded based on the use of past railway stations to function as a city square. The basic design for the KTX Dongdaegu Station Square involves a sense of symbolism, place, public space, and environmental consciousness. First, it highlights the symbolism of Daegu’s identity in planning the concept, and it establishes an eco-friendly nature, taking into consideration the environmental characteristics of Daegu. Second, planning the space from past-oriented public transport secures the functions and features of the pedestrian plaza in the urban context. In particular, it plans to incorporate environmentally friendly low-carbon planning and purification forest plans. Distant, middle, and close-range views are established in accordance with the landscape plan, including three forest conditions, taking into account the nature of the three-dimensional space and establishing a planting plan. Third, a packaged integration plan is established for the enclosure, decoration, and directional limitation of the transportation square, which is located in the city forest and grassy yard between the square and the main road to ensure the direction and connection with the facilities and the symbolic sculptures. This plan can serve as a new model for the planning of railway station squares, turning them into cultural complexes in the public space of the city.