A Study on the Factors Determining Visits of Seoul Metropolitan Citizens to Forests: Focusing on the Visitors of Mt. Bukhan, Mt. Gwanak, Mt. Surak, and Mt. Dobong
2010
Park, J.Y., Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, T.H., Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, S.Y., Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Park, D.G., Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Lee, H.C., Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
The purpose of this research was to derive political suggestion to increase the demand for forest visit by analyzing the demand of forest visitors, focusing on the residents of Seoul and capital areas. The determinants of demand, which is the number of forest visit in a year, were analyzed by independent variables; six factors from factor analysis on selective attributes, demographic characteristics, and other variables related with the general matters when visiting a forest. As a result, among the independent variables, selective attribute (tourism resource factor), gender (male), and residency (Seoul) were found out to have positive(+) effect on demand for forest visit. However, other selective attribute (external factor of forestry), occupation (white-collar employee), and level of education (over college graduate) were found out to have negative(-) effect on demand for forest visit. Based on these results, implications for the expansion of demand for forest visits were derived.
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