한국인의 수목장 선호도와 효율적 활용방안 연구

Abstract

While more people have recently intended to participate in tree burials and the participation has increased the area of tree burial sites, there have been various problems, including the poor supply of public tree burial sites, the supply of lawn-centered natural burials, and development of distorted forms of private tree burial sites. Moreover, despite the positive awareness of tree burials, the burial rate was higher as compared with the preference rate, whereas the rate of tree burial selection was remarkably lower than the burial rate. This study aimed to develop a plan to distribute tree burials to meet the Korean people's preference for changed burial services and to investigate the problems of tree burials in terms of each factor according to the conditions of preference for tree burials and suggest how to use them in terms of each preference factor. A survey was conducted in the population of ordinary people and burial service professionals in Seoul and the Metropolitan area from August 1 to 20, 2014; then, 331 questionnaires were analyzed. The hypotheses in this study are as follows:H1. Preference for tree burials would vary by the general characteristics. H2. Preference for tree burials would affect their problems and improvements. The data were processed using frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis (Cronbach's α), and stepwise regression analysis. The results are as follows:In terms of the general characteristics, those who were male, who were not funeral service professionals, who were unmarried, whose monthly income was at lower levels, or who resided in Seoul showed higher preference for tree burials. The forms and management of laying in state, recommendations from others, eco-friendliness, and customs and traditional consciousness were found to affect awareness of problems in preference for tree burials. Recommendations from others, the forms and management of laying in state, eco-friendliness, and customs and traditional consciousness were found to affect awareness of improvements in preference for tree burials. In addition to discussing the results, a few problems and utilization of tree burials were suggested on the basis of the preference for them.