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@article{ART002548306},
author={Kang, Jung-Won},
title={The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2019},
number={136},
pages={155-192},
doi={10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kang, Jung-Won
TI - The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 136
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 155
EP - 192
SN - 1225-133X
AB - After the liberation, land problems had to be resolved in order to clear colonial remnants and establish modern nations. The main challenge on the land was arable, but the forest problem that was part of the land was serious. The ownership structure and forest policy of Japan made polarization of the ownership structure, and the random deforestation during the war regime led to severe deforestation. This situation continued after liberation. The common people carried out the secret felling for a living to secure fuel and fertilizers, and forest owners, lumbermakers and merchants collaborated with the government offices to accumulate wealth and harvested trees on a large scale. Under these circumstances, debate on forest reform emerged. Full-scale discussion took place at the Constitutional Assembly, which can be divided into forest nationalization, farmer distribution, and afforestation. The forest nationalization plan was to restore the devastation by eliminating the harmful effects of forest monopoly. The farmers' distribution plan was to distribute the forest as farmland so that farmers could record the forest with ownership. The afforestation plan argued for greening as a solution to the devastation while maintaining the current private system. The positions surrounding forest reform were discussed at the Constitutional Assembly, but as a result, forest reform through the reorganization of ownership structure was frustrated. Afterwards, the direction of forest policy has been based on greening, and as a result, the Forest Protection Temporary Measures Act was created in 1951 as the first legislative proposal.
KW - forest devastation;forest nationalization;farmer distribution;afforestation. Forest Protection Temporary Measure Act
DO - 10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155
ER -

Kang, Jung-Won. (2019). The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation. The Review of Korean History, 136, 155-192.

Kang, Jung-Won. 2019, "The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation", The Review of Korean History, no.136, pp.155-192. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won "The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation" The Review of Korean History 136 pp.155-192 (2019) : 155.

Kang, Jung-Won. The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation. 2019; 136 : 155-192. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won. "The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation" The Review of Korean History no.136(2019) : 155-192.doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won. The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation. The Review of Korean History, 136, 155-192. doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won. The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation. The Review of Korean History. 2019; 136 155-192. doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won. The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation. 2019; 136 : 155-192. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155

Kang, Jung-Won. "The Reform Discussions and Consequences on Forest Problems after Liberation" The Review of Korean History no.136(2019) : 155-192.doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2019.12.136.155