본 연구에서는 우리나라 생태숲조성 기본계획 수립의 실태를 파악하고, 문제점 및 개선방향을 제시 하였다. 우리나라 생태숲조성 계획의 제한요소로는 입지여건, 지형적 측면, 기존식생 등의 문제가 높은 빈도로 나타났다. 토지이용현황은 사유지의 평균 비율이 29.7% 이었으나 실질적인 사업비의 투자는 되지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 도입빈도가 높은 시설은 기반시설, 건축시설, 휴게시설, 편익시설, 안내시설 등 이었으며, 도입빈도가 낮은 시설은 식물재배시설, 생태시설, 상징시설 등으로 나타났다. 식물 종 보유현황은 500종류 이상을 보유한 곳이 1개소이었고, 산림청이 제시한 생태숲조성 기준의 식물종다양성 기준 이하는 11개소 이었다. 사업비는 시설투자비가 식재비보다 매우 높았으며, 후기투자사업비 보다 초기투자사업비 월등히 많았고, 조성 이후의 유지관리에 대한 예산 계획 수립이 거의 없었다. 산림청이 제시한 생태숲조성의 기본 개념은 충실하게 계획 하고 있었으나 세부적인 도입 계획에서는 이용자 중심 위주로 계획 되어져 생태숲조성 기본 취지에 어긋나고 있었다. 이러한 현상은 생태숲조성을 주관하는 지방자치단체가 사업추진을 위한 과정에서는 산림청이 제시한 내용을 제안하고, 사업이 확정된 이후에는 산림청이 제시한 내용을 대부분 무시하여 전시효과를 위한 생태숲조성 방식으로 변화하기 때문이다. 산림청에서 제시하는 생태숲조성을 위해서는 산림청의 감독이 강화되어야 하고, 지방 자치 단체장, 감독부서, 계획 및 설계자 등 담당자들이 생태숲에 대한 명확한 개념 정립을 하여야 할 것이다.
This study was carried out to the actual conditions and improvement of the eco-forests master plan in South Korea, and suggested its problems and improvement direction. Results from survey and analysis of limiting factors or constraints in the construction plans of eco-forests in Korea revealed that there were highly frequent problems involving site feasibility, topographic aspect, and existing vegetation. The results of survey on the status of land use indicated that the average ratio of the use of private estate was 29.7%, so then it was estimated that a great amount of investment in purchase of eco-forest site would be required. Results from survey on major introduced facilities showed that there was high frequency of introduction of infrastructure, building facility, recreational facility, convenience facility, and information facility, and that there was low frequency of introduction of plant culture system, ecological facility, structural symbol and sculpture, and the likes. There was just one eco-forest park where more than 500 species of plants grew, and the result of investigation indicated that the diversity of plant species in 11 eco-forest parks was lower than the standards for construction of eco-forest. Results from analysis of the projects costs revealed that investment cost in facilities was higher than planting costs, and that a large amount of investment was made in the initial stage of the project. There was no planned budget for the purpose of cultivating and maintaining the plants and vegetation after construction of eco-forest. The basic concepts in construction of eco-forests were established according to the guidelines presented by the Korea Forest Service; however, the detailed work of the project was planned with its user-oriented approach. Then the construction of eco-forest was being planned following the directions, which would lead to development of a plant garden similar to arboretum or botanical garden. Therefore, it is required that the architect who designs eco-forest as well as the public officer concerned firmly establish the concepts of eco-forest, and that, through close analysis of development conditions, a candidate site to fit the purpose of constructing eco-forest be selected, and also a substantive management plan be established upon completion of construction of eco-forest.
