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Table 11 Project performance factors and factors for continuous operation and management

From: A measure for the promotion of mountain ecological villages in South Korea: focus on the national mountain ecological village investigation of 2014

Division

Number of villages (village)

χ 2c

Major factors affecting project performance

 Understanding and cooperation by residents

125 (40.1)

171.654***

 Shared income creation

64 (20.5)

 Support by the government and local government

64 (20.5)

 Manager’s active involvement

26 (8.3)

 Village leader’s outstanding operation ability

24 (7.7)

 Othera

9 (2.9)

 Total

312 (100.0)

 

Effects of the mountain ecological village project on villages

 Maximization of the forest environmental characteristics of villages

103 (33.0)

82.903***

 Maximization of the utilization of forest resources by villages

77 (24.7)

 Achievement of differentiated competitiveness from non-mountain village areas

69 (22.1)

 Increased migration of urban residents

55 (17.6)

 Other

6 (1.9)

 No response

2 (0.6)

 

 Total

312 (100.0)

 

Prerequisites for sustainable operation and management

 Additional support by the government

135 (43.3)

82.000***

 Continuous resident education and advertising

50 (16.0)

 Inflow of younger people through the farm/rural-returning induction policy

32 (10.3)

 Otherb

91 (29.2)

 No response

4 (1.3)

 

 Total

312.0 (100.0)

 
  1. Values in parentheses indicate percentage compositions
  2. aAccurate analysis of characteristics and customized investment depending on village, inflow of younger people, and nurturing professional village leaders
  3. bTrust and cooperation between village residents, communication between villages, and placement of managers
  4. cChi square goodness of fit test, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001