캠핑장 기반 워케이션 경험의 분석과 농촌공간 전략적 활용 가능성 탐색

Abstract

Today, Korean society is facing a crisis of regional extinction due to the rapid population decline and aging in rural areas, and accordingly, new ways to utilize rural spaces are urgently required. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote and flexible work models, bringing increased attention to the concept of “workcation” as an emerging lifestyle and work trend. This study explores the possibility of using rural campgrounds as work spaces, and through this, attempts to derive the possibility of conversion into new residential spaces in rural areas. To this end, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with users who have experienced actual remote working at campgrounds, and user behaviors, spatial conditions, constraints, and demands for improvement were derived through repetitive comparative analysis based on grounded theory. As a result of the analysis, while remote working users in campgrounds feel satisfied with the nature-friendly environment and cost-effectiveness, physical inconveniences such as electricity and Internet use, weather, insects, and noise and limitations in space composition were pointed out. Accordingly, this study presented policy proposals for separating work spaces, expanding convenience facilities, equipment rental services, development of regional linkage programs, and change of work awareness. This study empirically demonstrated that rural campgrounds can function as long-term accommodations where work and rest coexist beyond simple leisure spaces, and provides practical implications that can contribute to the influx of related populations and the establishment of sustainable space strategies in rural areas in the future.