Korean population has been rapidly aging. Most of people regard the aging population as future crisis due to the rate of change and agree to prepare for a soft-landing on aging society in South Korea. Particularly, the aging population growth in rural areas is much faster than urban areas. Also rural areas relatively have poorer social and economic conditions so the countermeasures for population aging considering related social and economic indices are required. Moreover, each rural region has the different preparedness level for rural aging based on regional socio-economic characteristics. In this study, we analyzed correlations of the rural aging rate and local characteristics and developed an evaluation index to show the regional preparedness status for rural aging. To test the applicability of developed indicators, we applied them to 161 rural regions and assessed regional preparedness level for rural aging. This study would provide basic data for establishing policies for rural aging.

The purpose of the present study is to construct a rural development strategy from the nexus between spatial changes in specialized crops and suitable cultivation area of the crops. This paper pays particular attention to identify product life cycle of specialized crops in rural areas and estimate the impact of climate change on alterations in spatial distribution of the crops. In order to do so, first of all, this study applies multi-level model (Random coefficient model) to estimate the regional coefficient of five orchard crops. It utilizes the data 1995 to 2010 Korea Agricultural Census. Futhermore, it also adopts overlay analysis by ArcGIS to identify the development path of the crops and the relationship with climate change. Based on the results, it suggests a mechanism activating regional agriculture. The findings propose re-searching and relocating specialized regions of the crops. Especially, it proves each rural area can drive the new agricultural strategy to strengthen regional agriculture by estimating the relationship between development of specialized crops and suitable cultivation areas. For instance, shifting specialized crops in particular regions and enriching genetic or species varieties can be primary measures and it will contribute to improve the reliable base for income sources in the rural communities. This paper also offers specific policy implications regarding rural development plans in response to crops' life cycle and climate changes.

본 연구에서는 우리나라의 228개의 시군구에 대하여 연최대강우량과 유형별 홍수피해로 침수면적, 인명피해, 재산피해와의 관계분석을 통한 홍수피해특성을 분석하였다. 이를 바탕으로 홍수피해특성별 홍수피해 취약성 등급을 구분하고, 이에 대한 홍수피해 취약성 지수를 산정하여 홍수피해 취약성을 평가하였다. 또한 과거부터 현재까지의 홍수피해특성과 홍수피해 취약성에 대한 변화 추이와 비교분석 하고자 1970년대, 1980년대, 1990년대, 2000년대로 기간을 구분하여 분석에 적용하였다. 홍수피해 취약성 지수(Flood Damage Vulnerability Index, FDVI)는 홍수피해에 영향을 미치는 정도를 나타내는 민감도(Sensitivity) 지표로서 기상·수문학적 지표와 홍수피해의 방어능력 부족을 나타내는 적응능력(Adaptation Capacity) 지표로서 지형·사회·경제적 피해지표들과의 관계를 통한 홍수피해특성을 분석한 후, 최종적으로 홍수피해특성에 대한 홍수피해 취약성 등급의 평균으로 산정된 지수이다. 홍수피해특성을 고려한 홍수피해 취약성을 구분된 기간별 지도 형태로 표현하여 시·공간적 변화에 대하여 분석을 한 결과, 대체적으로 홍수피해 취약성은 과거부터 현재까지 남부지역에서 중부지역으로 공간적 변동이 나타나는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 최근의 홍수피해 취약성이 가장 높은 지역은 강원도 지역으로 나타났으며, 이는 민감도를 나타내는 연최대강우량의 크기와 적응능력을 나타내는 침수면적, 인명피해, 재산피해의 정도가 모두 큰 다강우-대피해의 홍수피해특성을 가지는 지역의 비율이 높기 때문인 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서 제시된 방법은 홍수의 취약성을 지표들 간의 연계성과 관계적 특성을 고려하여 정량적으로 평가할 수 있으며, 과거 홍수피해 자료에 대하여 강우량의 크기 따른 가중치를 부여하여 기존의 가중치 산정방법에서 전문가의 주관적 오판을 배제시킬 수 있어 보다 객관적인 결과를 도출할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 또한 본 연구의 결과를 통하여 홍수 피해를 저감시키기 위한 시군구별 합리적인 치수대책 및 홍수에 대한 대비·대응·복구 대책 수립에 있어서 유용한 기초자료로서 이용 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

The regional development methods, which had carried out in the rural area had many legal and systematic problems in establishing plans for the region itself, and in finding and practicing various business. Recently, new government revised the budget system and introduced the block grants system to overcome this limitation. Due to this, plans and enforcements of subsequent rural development projects are expected be a significant change. The study suggests the 'theme cluster development' method for accomplishing the regional specialization and competitiveness and examines the procedure of application in practice through the regional development plan of Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk province.

This study tried to construct a direction in regional planning concerning the structural relationship between the ratio of aged population and the industrial characteristics. We investigated this structural relationship incorporating the aged population index and the number of classified companies. We applied diverse statistical analyses to understand the relationship. We classified the number of companies to reflect regional industrial characteristics using the principal component analysis. We applied a multiple regression model to understand the relationship between these two indices. The aged population index represents the degree of being old divided by the ratio of juvenile population and aged population. We found that such industries as manufacturing, service, and conveyance increase the ratio of juvenile population. However, industries such as tourism, waterworks, forestry, agriculture and etc. have a positive effect on the aged population index. In addition to these findings, we believe that the efficacy of this study is the possibility that can be used as the basic data when central or local autonomous entities need to adopt rural development planning.

The objectives of the study are to identify the issues and problems encountered in Korea's current integrated rural regional development(IRRD) program and to suggest policy remedies to cope with them. Secondary data and materials ate mainly used for the study. Since the mid-1980s, rural settlement planning has been carried out in the Republic of Korea, In the planning process,'scale of economy'perspectives and settlement policy have been emphasized for increasing the efficiency of investment. During the 1990s, rural settlement and major village development projects have been implemented under the rural structure transformation programs. Agricultural structure adjustment projects for land consolidation and sizable farming have been separated from the rural settlement and mojor village development projects. Based on the evaluative analysis for the rural structure transformation policy and program, some problematic issues were raised as follows: (a) lack of integrative control function in the program'(b) weak linkage between living environment improvement and agricultural development projects: and (c) lack of comprehensive village development planning and implementation system. The policy issues to solve the problems were suggested as follows: (a) adoption of bottom-up approach in new IRRD planning and project system : (b) projection of comprehensive development planning and project at the village level; and (c) introduction of new regional agriculture development projects such as direct payment system for farming in less favorable areas and organic farming.

In the study it is assumed that regional characteristics of each Ri within a Myeon are different in certain degrees. This assumption implies that in some case of rural planning, Goon(county) or Myeon may be inadequate as a planning unit. because regional characteristics within Myeon will vary in a considerable degree. The objective of this study is to obtain knowledge relevant to ascertaining planning units by classifying entire number of Ri in Ansung Goon according to the components of regionality, namely the degree of sustaining agriculture and the degree of urbanizing. There was a significant variation among Ri within a Myeon the degree of sustaining agriculture as well as in the degree of urbanizing. In this study it is implied that rural program planning of Goon as a whole seems to be irrelevant. And planning Myeon level programs needs eventually adjustments in such a way of eliminating areas(Ri) which are of inconsistent character. Some planning such as farming cooperation may be efficient if they are to be undertaken at Ri basis. If the program planning include such activities of marketing and cooperative use of facilities, a group of Ri in consistent nature of regionality can be a unit of planning.