The important Effects of Geotourism in Jeju

Jeju Island is famous for Korean. Many Koreans go to Jeju for enjoying their holidays. We can have very  interesting and new experiences, like picking tangerines and riding horeses. Jeju also has many superb natural landscapes. It was created by a series of volcanic activities resulting of natural caves, mountains, rocks and plants that are unique to other landforms. So we can travel Jeju by geotourism. By geotourism, we can see the real beauty of Jeju Island. Geotourism has important effects in Jeju because tourists can enjoy the wonderful natural landscapes and it increases the local economy.  

One reason why geotourism has important effects in Jeju is that tourists can enjoy the wonderful natural landscapes, not man-made structures. Jeju has been selected as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature and UNESCO as a world natural Heritage Site. Tourists can climb Halla Mountain which is the highest in Korea and Seongsan Illchulbong Tuff Cone which is a huge crater. Through Olleh Route, tourists can look around famous landmarks in Jeju. It has several section and provides tourists to see beautiful natural scene in Jeju.

       Another reason why geotourism has important effects is that it can increase the local economy. As Jeju Island becomes more popular from the foreign people and many Korean people moves to Jeju Island for realizing slow and well-being life, it has been more commercial. For example, the chain facilities have increased 100 times as compared with facilities in 2010. By geotourism, we can increase the local economy and we can contribute to the local business by going to the local places, staying the local hotels and eating local food.
      As a result, geotourism has important effects in Jeju because tourists can enjoy the wonderful natural landscapes and it increases the local economy. To continue to see the beautiful landscapes in Jeju and preserve local economy, the government has to activate geotourism and we have to travel by geotourism rather than traveling by commercial tour. A couple of years later, Jeju will have the big problem to threaten the local people

 

 

Living on an Urban Planet

 Humans have become an urban species. Many people viewed cities largely in negative terms as crowded, dirty, unhealthy. However, recent decades have seen a widespread change in attitude toward urbanization. Many planners believe big cities offer a solution to dealing with the problem of Earth's growing population. The rapid growth itself is not the real problem. The larger issue is how to manage rapid urbanization. There are hopeful examples in Seoul, South Korea.

 Large numbers of people began arriving in Seoul in the 1950s. The government recognized that economic development was essential for supporting its growing. It began to invest capital in South Korean companies that made products that foreigners wanted to buy. This investment eventually helped larger and led to South Korea's economic success. The expanding city paid for the buildings, roads, subway  system and other infrastructure. Overall, life has gotten much better for South Koreans during the past few decades of rapid urbanization. It proves that a poor country can urbanize successfully.

 Despite success stories such as Seoul, urban planners around the world struggle with the problem of how to manage urbanization. While they used to worry mainly about city density, urban planners are fousing on urban sprawl. The urban sprawl has led to greater energy use because many people can buy more suburban areas and cars at a cheap price. Many planners want to bring people back to cities to be a lot better for the planet. A researcher says good planning requires looking decades ahead and reserving land. It also requires looking at growing cities in a positive way as concentrations of human energy.

 With the Earth's population headed toward nine or ten billion, dense and carefully planned cities are looking more like a solution, perhaps the best hope for lifting people out of poverty without wrecking the planet.

Self Introduction

Hi~ I’m Hye Jeong Han! Nice to meet you. Now I’m 21 years old. I’m a sophomore in university. My major is English language-English Literature.

I’m from Ulsan. It’s between Busan and Gyeongju. Nowadays, I want to see the beautiful natural landscape, because Seoul has many buildings and apartments. I really want to go Haeundae! Just see the open ocean!

I like listening to music and watching TV. Whenever I stay at home all day, I’m very happy. I think I’m a couch potato… When I’m under stress, I’d like to go shopping or jogging and exercise. It makes my mind healthy and positive.

I’m planning to go Europe alone next winter vacation. My main concern is living meaningful life. If I go there, I can come up with a solution.

Also, The reason I choose this course is improving my English Reading&Writing and communicating with many friends. I'm not good at Writing. When I get out of this class, I hope I will gain confidence about English Reading&Writing. I also hope to get along with many friends.

Thank you for reading my self-introduction!