The influence of rural tourism projects on the landscape preservation of a Korean traditional village

Abstract

In Korea, some rural tourism projects are implemented in traditional villages. However, the policies for preserving traditional villages are insufficient. And also problems about landscape preservation are occurring. The purpose of this study is to clarify the effect of the rural tourism project for conserve the landscape in Namsa village. We carried out observation and hearing survey on the village, where a rural tourism project proceeded. As a result, we found that the details such as materials and colors are not taken into consider of the conservation at the time of installing to the buildings and architectural equipment for tourism. And it has an adverse effect to the landscape formation of traditional villages. Moreover, it has been proved that the village management committee and municipality lack the knowledge of landscape conservation. We conclude that when rural tourism projects are implemented, it is desired to form a plan including provide the knowledge about landscape preservation to both of the village management committee and municipality. And it is desired to create a forum for discussions about landscape preservation during a residents meeting.