도농통합에 따른 원주시 인구 및 토지이용 변화 특성

도농통합 이후 원주시의 인구와 토지이용 변화를 분석했다.

In 1995, city and country unification was initiated as one of the solutions to resolve the development imbalance between cities and countries, which is caused by rapid industrialization. This research is motivated to understand the effect of the unification in Wonju area by analyzing changes in population and land utilization. The followings are the methods used for the research. Firstly, the motif and history of the unification are reviewed. Secondly, the effects of unification on city planning are analyzed by comparing government legislation before and after the unification. Then, population and land utilization data from 1985 to 2005 are analyzed and assorted geographically.

This research draws the following findings. Firstly, the unification is completed by dividing Wonju city into 14 governing districts and assigning a different role to each. Secondly, the analysis shows that the population increase in the local distract scale of 'Goon', which refers to the place located in the rural areas, is significant. Among the highest population increased regions outside the city are 'Moonmak-oop', 'Socho-myun', 'Heungup-myun and 'Panbumyun' while within the city 'Myungryun-dong', 'Tangoo-dong', 'Taejang-dong' and 'Hangoo-dong' have shown the greatest increase in population. Thirdly, the geographical scale of Wonju-city government is increased by 10 folds.

Utilization of land is changed from country-style such as farming to city-style such as commercial and residential purpose. Based on these findings, we could conclude that the unification is inducing more changes in countries rather than the city, promoting industrialization of countries. It is predicted that the upcoming company-city and revolution-city projects will accelerate the unification. Further research is necessary to understand the effects of these projects.