Woo‐Kyun Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 6716988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Woo‐Kyun Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Woo‐Kyun |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE W K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Korea University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2188-359X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Realizing climate resilient development pathways in forestry
Overcoming the climate crisis and achieving the 1.5 °C target requires the exploration of climate-resilient development pathways (CRDPs), as emphasized in the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) AR6 report. Republic of Korea has aligned itself with the international context by setting nationally determined contributions (NDC) and long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LEDS) goals. In addition, the country has a…
Where and Why Travelers Visit? Classifying Coastal Tourism Activities Using Geotagged Image Content from Social Media Data
Accurate information regarding the size, activity, and distribution of coastal tourists is essential for the effective management and planning of coastal tourism. In this study, geotagged photos uploaded to social network services were classified to identify coastal tourism activities. These activities were linked with spatial-scale data on tourist numbers estimated from social media data. To classify the activities, which included recreation, ap…
Understanding the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Perception and Use of Urban Green Spaces in Korea
Faced with the prospect that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will be far-reaching and long-term, the international community is showing interest in urban green space (UGS) and urban green infrastructure utilization as a solution. In this study, we investigated how citizens' perceptions and use of UGS have changed during COVID-19. We also collected their ideas on how UGS can raise its usability. As a result, more people beca…
Spatial assessment of land degradation using Medalus focusing on potential afforestation and reforestation areas in Ethiopia
Ethiopia currently faces severe land degradation and desertification and has attracted increasing attention for international restoration projects. However, selecting appropriate potential afforestation and reforestation areas is challenging because of limited geospatial assessment tools on a national scale. Therefore, the globally used MEDALUS approach was applied to identify areas sensitive to land degradation and desertification, and indices w…
Inferring the potential impact of human activities on evapotranspiration in the Tumen River Basin based on LANDSAT imagery and historical statistics
Understanding the spatial and temporal changes in actual evapotranspiration (ET a ) caused by different human activities is important for water management in water‐sensitive areas, because ET a plays a major role in regulating the availability of water on land. Thus, ET a observation is particularly important for observing land degradation in the watershed. This study used the operational simplified surface energy balance (SSEBop) model to perfor…
Spatiotemporal multi-index analysis of desertification in dry Afromontane forests of northern Ethiopia
Identifying potential vegetation establishment areas on the dried Aral Sea floor using satellite images
The Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world, but almost 60,000 km 2 of the waterbody has dried up due to water withdrawal for irrigation. Afforestation on the desiccated seafloor could be important in preventing soil flation, dust storms, and negative impact on human health. In this study, we aimed to delineate potential vegetation establishment areas on the dried Aral Sea bed using remote‐sensed data in support of the decision‐making …
Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests
The velocity and impact of climate change on forest appear to be site, environment, and tree species-specific. The primary objective of this research is to assess the changes in productivity of five major temperate tree species ( Pinus densiflora , PD; Larix kaempferi , LK; Pinus koraiensis , PK; Quercus variabilis , QV; and Quercus mongolica , QM) in South Korea using terrestrial inventory and satellite remote sensing data. The area covered by e…
Social big data informs spatially explicit management options for national parks with high tourism pressures
Nature-based tourism in protected areas is an easily experienced ecosystem service that humans enjoy, but it acts as tourism pressures on ecosystem. Some park managers, however, lack an understanding of the spatial distribution and ecological impact of these pressures. We analyzed the size and spatial distribution of these pressures in Korean national parks, using visitor statistics and social big data. In addition, by overlay it with endangered …
Development of a Screening Method for Health Hazard Ranking and Scoring of Chemicals Using the Mahalanobis–Taguchi System
For efficient management of chemicals, it is necessary to preferentially select hazardous chemicals as being high-priority through a screening method. Over the past 20 years, chemical ranking and scoring (CRS) methods have been applied in many countries; however, these CRS methods have a few limitations. Most of the existing methods only use some of the variables to calculate the hazard of chemicals or use the most conservative score without cons…
Spatial assessment of ecosystem functions and services for air purification of forests in South Korea
Spatial assessment of ecosystem functions and services for air purification of forests in South Korea
Social big data informs spatially explicit management options for national parks with high tourism pressures
Nature-based tourism in protected areas is an easily experienced ecosystem service that humans enjoy, but it acts as tourism pressures on ecosystem. Some park managers, however, lack an understanding of the spatial distribution and ecological impact of these pressures. We analyzed the size and spatial distribution of these pressures in Korean national parks, using visitor statistics and social big data. In addition, by overlay it with endangered …
Spatial assessment of ecosystem functions and services for air purification of forests in South Korea
Development of a Screening Method for Health Hazard Ranking and Scoring of Chemicals Using the Mahalanobis–Taguchi System
For efficient management of chemicals, it is necessary to preferentially select hazardous chemicals as being high-priority through a screening method. Over the past 20 years, chemical ranking and scoring (CRS) methods have been applied in many countries; however, these CRS methods have a few limitations. Most of the existing methods only use some of the variables to calculate the hazard of chemicals or use the most conservative score without cons…
Identifying potential vegetation establishment areas on the dried Aral Sea floor using satellite images
The Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world, but almost 60,000 km 2 of the waterbody has dried up due to water withdrawal for irrigation. Afforestation on the desiccated seafloor could be important in preventing soil flation, dust storms, and negative impact on human health. In this study, we aimed to delineate potential vegetation establishment areas on the dried Aral Sea bed using remote‐sensed data in support of the decision‐making …
Species- and elevation-dependent productivity changes in East Asian temperate forests
The velocity and impact of climate change on forest appear to be site, environment, and tree species-specific. The primary objective of this research is to assess the changes in productivity of five major temperate tree species ( Pinus densiflora , PD; Larix kaempferi , LK; Pinus koraiensis , PK; Quercus variabilis , QV; and Quercus mongolica , QM) in South Korea using terrestrial inventory and satellite remote sensing data. The area covered by e…
Social big data informs spatially explicit management options for national parks with high tourism pressures
Nature-based tourism in protected areas is an easily experienced ecosystem service that humans enjoy, but it acts as tourism pressures on ecosystem. Some park managers, however, lack an understanding of the spatial distribution and ecological impact of these pressures. We analyzed the size and spatial distribution of these pressures in Korean national parks, using visitor statistics and social big data. In addition, by overlay it with endangered …
Inferring the potential impact of human activities on evapotranspiration in the Tumen River Basin based on LANDSAT imagery and historical statistics
Understanding the spatial and temporal changes in actual evapotranspiration (ET a ) caused by different human activities is important for water management in water‐sensitive areas, because ET a plays a major role in regulating the availability of water on land. Thus, ET a observation is particularly important for observing land degradation in the watershed. This study used the operational simplified surface energy balance (SSEBop) model to perfor…
Spatiotemporal multi-index analysis of desertification in dry Afromontane forests of northern Ethiopia
Spatial assessment of land degradation using Medalus focusing on potential afforestation and reforestation areas in Ethiopia
Ethiopia currently faces severe land degradation and desertification and has attracted increasing attention for international restoration projects. However, selecting appropriate potential afforestation and reforestation areas is challenging because of limited geospatial assessment tools on a national scale. Therefore, the globally used MEDALUS approach was applied to identify areas sensitive to land degradation and desertification, and indices w…
Understanding the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Perception and Use of Urban Green Spaces in Korea
Faced with the prospect that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will be far-reaching and long-term, the international community is showing interest in urban green space (UGS) and urban green infrastructure utilization as a solution. In this study, we investigated how citizens' perceptions and use of UGS have changed during COVID-19. We also collected their ideas on how UGS can raise its usability. As a result, more people beca…
Where and Why Travelers Visit? Classifying Coastal Tourism Activities Using Geotagged Image Content from Social Media Data
Accurate information regarding the size, activity, and distribution of coastal tourists is essential for the effective management and planning of coastal tourism. In this study, geotagged photos uploaded to social network services were classified to identify coastal tourism activities. These activities were linked with spatial-scale data on tourist numbers estimated from social media data. To classify the activities, which included recreation, ap…
Realizing climate resilient development pathways in forestry
Overcoming the climate crisis and achieving the 1.5 °C target requires the exploration of climate-resilient development pathways (CRDPs), as emphasized in the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) AR6 report. Republic of Korea has aligned itself with the international context by setting nationally determined contributions (NDC) and long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LEDS) goals. In addition, the country has a…
Environmental Science (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Ecosystem (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (4 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Climate change (3 works)