생태관광지 유형별 탐방객 특성 및 자연환경 훼손에 대한 인식 비교 연구

A Study on Visitors' Characteristics and Cognition in Regard to Damage of Nature Environment in Different Types of Ecotourism Destination

  • 이호영 (동국대학교 대학원 바이오환경과학과) ;
  • 오충현 (동국대학교 바이오환경과학과)
  • Lee, Ho-Young (Graduate School, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.) ;
  • Oh, Choong-Hyeon (Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.)
  • 투고 : 2011.12.22
  • 심사 : 2012.04.13
  • 발행 : 2012.04.30

초록

본 연구는 생태관광지의 유형별 탐방객 특성을 파악하기위해 북한산둘레길, 우포늪, 지리산둘레길, 울진금강소나무 숲길을 대상으로 탐방객의 인구통계적 특성 및 여행동기, 훼손에 대한 인식 등을 분석하였다. 각 대상지를 방문한 탐방객들을 대상으로 1:1 면접조사를 통해 현장 설문조사를 실시하였다. 북한산둘레길의 경우 인근 주민들이 건강을 위해 찾는 빈도가 높고 생태관광객의 비율이 낮은 경향을 보였으며, 환경훼손에 대한 인식도 높지 않게 나타났다. 우포늪은 동료간의 친목을 다지기 위해 단체로 움직이는 탐방객 수가 많았고, 습지생태계의 관찰·체험, 탐조활동 등 생태관광 비율이 높게 나타났으며, 산악형에 비하여 물리적인 훼손요인이 많지 않아 훼손에 대한 탐방객들의 인식은 높지 않았다. 지리산둘레길은 생태관광객과 함께 일반 대중관광객과 자연관광객의 비율도 높게 나타났으며, 평지형 관광지보다 환경훼손에 대한 인식이 높았다. 울진금강소나무숲길의 경우 탐방을 제한함으로써 생태관광에 대한 인식이 높고 자연환경 보전의식이 높은 관광객들이 주로 방문하기 때문에 거의 모든 지표에서 다른 생태관광지에 비해 높은 값을 보였다. 관광지의 자연환경훼손이 우려되는 경우에 입장료 징수 또는 탐방예약제를 통해 관광객수를 조절하는 방안에 대해서는 대체적으로 긍정적으로 받아들이는 것으로 조사되었다.

For understanding the tourists' characteristics of several types of ecotourism sites, we surveyed and analyzed the demographic characteristics, travel motivations and cognition of damage in Bukhansan trail, Upo marshes, Jirisan trail and Uljin Keumgang pine tree trail. The field survey were conducted through face-to-face interviews. In the case of Bukhansan trail, many people came to build up their health, so the ratio of eco-tourists and the awareness of environmental damage was low. In Upo marshes, there were many group tourists who want to enhance friendship between the colleagues. And the ratio of eco-tourists, enjoying several activities such as observation or experience about the ecosystems of wetland and bird watching appeared high, but the cognition of tourists about the damage of natural environment was low because the flatland type tour site, Upo marshes has less damage factors comparing with mountain type tour sites. In Jirisan trail, eco-tourists, nature tourists and mass tourists appeared mixed and the cognition of damage was higher than that of flatland type. In the case of Uljin Keumgang pine tree trail, almost indices showed higher values than other sites because the tourists who visited there have high cognition of eco-tourism and nature conservation by limiting entrance. Tourists were generally accepted positively the control method such as collection of entrance fee and visitor reservation system when natural damages are expected.

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