Is Jeju the region with the highest level of natural environment satisfaction? …Sejong is the best, Incheon is the worst = South Korea

In South Korea, citizens of Sejong were found to have the highest level of satisfaction with the natural environment around their homes among citizens of 17 regional municipalities. It was also analyzed that this is because there are many parks near homes.
On the 27th, the Ministry of Environment and the National Ecological Institute released the results of a survey conducted from May 11 to May 30 on the public's awareness and satisfaction with ecosystem services, commissioned by an organization specializing in questionnaire surveys.
The survey, conducted online, involved 8,407 adults aged 19 and older. As a result of the survey, the wide-area municipality with the highest level of satisfaction with the natural environment around the respondents' residence was Sejong, with a score of 74.3%.
% said they were satisfied. This was followed by Jeju (Jeju) with the highest level of satisfaction at 61.8%, Gangwondo (Gangwon Province) at 60.9%, and Chullanamdo (Jollanam Province) at 59.3%.
It is analyzed that the reason for Sejong's high level of satisfaction is that he was able to easily come into contact with nature. Sejong has a per capita park area of 57.6 square meters, which is higher than other municipalities (
It is overwhelmingly larger than the average of 11.3 square meters for 17 wide-area municipalities. There are also several large parks such as Sejong Lake Park, National Sejong Arboretum, and Geumgang Waterside Park.
In fact, Sejong had the highest percentage of respondents who answered that they ``visit nature at least once a week'' at 45.7% among the regional governments.
On the other hand, the area with the lowest rate of satisfaction was Incheon (32.5%), and the level of satisfaction with the natural environment was also the lowest at 40%.
Regarding the frequency of visits to the natural environment among all respondents, 31.4% said ``2-3 times a month'', followed by 28.8% ``less than once a month'', and 25.4% ``1-2 times a week''.
Respondents cited parks (37.4%) most often as the 'most important place in the natural environment'. Places that are nearby and easy to go to are the most important.
It means that you are serious about it. Parks were followed by mountains and forests (27.9%), rivers/wetlands (20.3%), and oceans (7.0%).
Have you ever heard of the term 'ecosystem services', which refers to the diverse benefits humans receive from ecosystems?
When asked, 68.3% of respondents said they knew. This is 5.1 percentage points higher than last year's survey. Among the types of ecosystem services, environmental regulation (air purification and carbon absorption, climate
The largest number of respondents (31.6%) said that things like adjustment, disaster prevention, etc.) are important. Respondents ranked other services as most important, such as support (maintaining nature), provision (providing products), and culture.
They were 24.8%, 21.8%, and 21.8%, respectively. The reason why many respondents said that environmental regulation is the most important service provided by ecosystems is likely a reflection of their fear of the climate crisis.
will be analyzed. When asked whether the area where they live is safe from disasters caused by climate change, 40.2% of respondents answered that they felt it was 'very safe or safe'.
38.3% answered 'average' to this question, while 21.4% answered 'not safe' or 'very unsafe'.