A Study on Residents' Perception towards the Importance of Forest Therapy in the Central Region of China: Based on the Cases in Korea

• 영문명: A Study on Residents' Perception towards the Importance of Forest Therapy in the Central Region of China: Based on the Cases in Korea
• 발행기관: 인간식물환경학회
• 저자명: Hui Shi Jin-young Jeon Jin-Gun Kim Won-sop Shin
• 간행물 정보: 『인간식물환경학회지(JPPE)』제26권 제1호, 85~104쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 자연과학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.02.28

영문 초록

Background and objective: Recently, forest therapy has received strong support from the Chinese government and gradually embarked on the road of development. However, compared with South Korea, forest therapy started late in China. And it is still in the exploration stage of theoretical research and industrial practice. To study the development of forest therapy in China, we review the legal system and development of forest therapy in Korea. This study uses online surveys to help us understand the level of awareness of the importance of forest therapy in central China. And it also provides a reference for the further development of forest therapy in China. Methods: The methods used for this analysis were Chi-square test, one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), principal component analysis (PCA), and one-way Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) . Results: Our findings showed that the perception about forest therapy was significantly different among people with different educational level (χ² = 25.526, p < .001). The cognition of forest therapy is significantly different from the cognition of the importance of natural healing projects (p < .001) and pro-environmental projects (p < .001). Moreover, there was a significant difference in the perception towards the importance of 18 forest therapy facilities and 9 industrial development influencing factors with or without forest therapy awareness. Conclusion: The conclusion is that our participants have low awareness of forest therapy, but they have great expectations of forest therapy. In addition, the forest environment and emergency medical facilities reflect the recognition of the importance, including treatment programs, treatment facilities and factors affecting industrial development. Therefore, considering the successful experience of forest therapy in Korea, this study proposes practical measures to strengthen publicity, facility construction and treatment program development.

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키워드

healing forest forest healing awareness forest therapy programs forest therapy facilities & importance perception