Since 1988, Forestry Administration of Korea has established Recreation forests to meet the increasing needs for forest recreation. The purpose of this study is to obtain information on the users’ behaviors and socio-economic characteristics in recr...
Since 1988, Forestry Administration of Korea has established Recreation forests to meet the increasing needs for forest recreation. The purpose of this study is to obtain information on the users’ behaviors and socio-economic characteristics in recreation forest.
Respondents were selected 568 adults more than 18 years old randamly from 3 recreation forest of manin, yumyung, and youngchu. Analysis of users’ behaviors and socio-economic characteristics was carried out through frequency and factor analysis methods. The most of noticeable characteristic of users for recreation forest were rather youth groups, high education level, city residents. The major preference activities were walking and climbing in recreation forest. With difference age groups, professional groups, recreation forest site, people tend to have their preference activities differently. According to factor analysis for visit motives three most explanatory factors of visit motives for recreation forest were contact with natural land, life with family, and cultivate mutual friendship.