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Forest and Mountain Village Revitalization Strategy in Response to Local Decline
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AuthorMin, Kyungtaek
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Publication Date2026.02.11
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Purpose of Research
○ Local depopulation and the decline in rural mountain communities represent urgent policy challenges. Demographic contraction and population aging manifest with particular severity in mountain villages, primarily due to weak industries and the inadequate provision of educational and living services. The shrinkage of these communities has triggered transformations in land-use patterns and led to the neglect of forest management, thereby compromising forest ecosystem services and undermining territorial management.
○ This study was undertaken to illuminate the potential of forests and mountain villages to address local depopulation and explore pathways for local revitalization. Specifically, the study endeavors to articulate policy directions, vision, objectives, and implementation strategies for forest and mountain village plans amid the crisis of mountain village extinction.
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