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영어

As the base for visiting national parks expands, visitor usage patterns are diversifying and segmenting, and at the same time, a new visiting culture is emerging. Accordingly, in this study, we attempted to classify the participants into two groups according to the characteristics of choosing a national park visit site (a group of people who prefer to revisit a place; a group of people who prefer to revisit or who prefer to visit a new place; and a group of people who prefer to revisit a new place) and compare how the demographic characteristics and visiting behavior of each group differ. First, among the visitors constituting the groups, a difference in age existed. While the ‘Group of prefer to revisit’ was mainly comprised of people in their 50s and 60s, the ‘Group of prefer to visit a new place’ was mainly comprised of people in their 20s and 30s. Next, as a result of comparing the differences in visiting behavior between groups, the ‘Group of prefer to revisit’ preferred mountain-type and urban-type national parks, while the ‘Group of prefer to visit a new place’ preferred marine and coastal and historic-type national parks. Additionally, the ‘Group of prefer to revisit’ visited for the purpose of daily activities such as walking and exercising and engaged in walking/trekking activities at a higher rate than the ‘Group of prefer to visit a new place. However, the ‘Group of prefer to visit a new place’ had a higher rate of visits for mountaineering purposes such as summit climbing and tourism/travel purposes than the ‘Group of prefer to revisit. Additionally, they choose national parks with excellent or nice natural scenery and were more likely to engage in activities such as viewing historical/cultural resources, participating in exploratory programs, campusing, and participating in local festivals/events compared to the ‘Group that prefer to revisit. Additionally, various park facilities (e.g., information/education facilities, ecological experience facilities, leisure facilities, and lodging facilities) were more frequently used. Based on these results, meaningful implications for each group are presented.

한국어

국립공원 탐방이 저변확대됨에 따라 탐방객의 이용행태가 다양화⋅세분화됨과 동시에 새로운 탐방문화가 생겨나고 있다. 이에 본 연구 에서는 국립공원 탐방지 선택 특성에 따른 집단간(재방문 선호 집단/신규 탐방지 선호 집단) 인구통계학적 특성 및 탐방행태를 비교하고자 했다. 먼저 인구통계학적 특성 중 연령에 있어 두 집단간 차이를 보였는데, ‘재방문 선호 집단’은 50-60대가 주를 이루었다면, ‘신규 탐방지 선호 집단’은 20-40대가 주를 이루었다. 다음으로 탐방행태를 비교한 결과, ‘재방문 선호 집단’은 산악형 및 도시근교형 국립공원을 선호하는 반면, ‘신규 탐방지 선호 집단’은 해상해안형 및 사적형 국립공원을 선호했다. 또한 ‘재방문 선호 집단’은 산책, 운동 등 일상적인 활동을 목적으 로 방문하며, 산책/트레킹 활동을 ‘신규 탐방지 선호 집단’에 비해 더 많은 비율로 하였다. 반면, ‘신규 탐방지 선호 집단’은 정상정복, 고지대 종주 등 등산 목적과 관광/여행 목적의 방문 비율이 ‘재방문 선호 집단’에 비해 높게 나타났다. 또한 이들은 우수한/멋진 자연경관이 있는 국립 공원을 선택하며, 역사/문화자원 관람, 탐방프로그램 참여, 야영, 지역축제/이벤트 참여 등의 활동을 ‘재방문 선호 집단’에 비해 더 많이 하는 것으로 나타났으며, 다양한 공원시설들(안내/교육시설, 생태체험시설, 레저시설, 공원 내 숙박시설 등)을 더 많이 이용하고 있었다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 집단별 의미 있는 시사점을 제시하였다.