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A Study on the Components for Developing Space Design Guidelines for School Forest

학교숲 공간디자인 가이드라인 개발을 위한 구성요소 연구

Kyung-Min Park1
,
Tae-Kyung Lee2*
박 경민1
,
이 태경2*
1Master’s Student, Department of Interior and Environment Design, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
2Professor, Department of Interior and Environment Design & Research Institute of Human Ecology, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
1부산대학교 실내환경디자인학과 석사과정
2부산대학교 실내환경디자인학과 및 생활과학연구소 교수
*Corresponding Author
30 April 2025. pp. 191-205
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Abstract

This study aims to systematize the essential components for school forest space design guidelines by deriving school forest types and planning characteristics, and analyzing the current status of the surveyed school forests. First, based on an investigation of school forest types and the planning characteristics for each type, school forests can be classified into four types: Forest at the School Boundary, Forest Around the School Building, Forest Area in Part of the Playground, and Central Garden Forest. Additionally, a review of prior research to derive school forest planning characteristics revealed five key attributes: naturalness, functionality, accessibility, diversity, and safety. These characteristics were further broken down into detailed elements, establishing the components for school forest planning. Based on these planning components, field surveys were conducted at three high schools in Busan. The results indicated the need for various greening methods to create green spaces, relocation of certain facilities, calculation of the required number of facilities based on space size, circulation planning, and universal design. Therefore, it is concluded that the school forest space design guidelines can classify spaces based on the characteristics and utilization of each school forest type and propose detailed instructions for the planning components of school forests.

Keywords
School forest
Space design
Space planning
Guidelines
Components
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Living Environmental System
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국생활환경학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of The Korean Society of Living Environmental System
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국생활환경학회
  • Volume : 32
  • No :2
  • Pages :191-205
  • Received Date : 2025-02-03
  • Revised Date : 2025-03-17
  • Accepted Date : 2025-04-15
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.21086/ksles.2025.4.32.2.191
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