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Evaluation of Ecosystem Services in Constructed Bird Habitats Within Waterfront Zones: A Case Study of the Busan Eco Delta City Project

친수구역 내 철새서식처 조성지의 생태계 서비스 평가: 부산 에코델타시티 사업을 중심으로

Chi Ho Song1
,
Gwon Soo Bahn2*
송 치호1
,
반 권수2*
1Master Course, Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
2Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
1동아대학교 대학원 도시계획조경학과 석사과정
2동아대학교 디자인환경대학 조경학과 교수
*Corresponding Author
31 December 2025. pp. 328-337
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Abstract

This study aims to develop ecosystem service assessment indicators for the planned migratory bird habitat within the waterfront zone of the Busan Eco Delta City (EDC) project and to quantitatively predict and evaluate changes before and after habitat construction. Candidate indicators were first derived from domestic and international wetland-related studies and the classification frameworks of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), and the National Institute of Ecology (NIE). A Delphi survey was conducted to finalize nine assessment indicators: ‘food provision’ and ‘water resources’ for provisioning services; ‘air purification’ and ‘carbon storage’ for regulating services; ‘habitat’ and ‘biodiversity’ for supporting services; and ‘ecotourism’, ‘environmental education’, and ‘cultural identity’ for cultural services. Empirical analyses were performed using GIS-based InVEST models on four indicators—food production, carbon storage, water yield, and habitat quality—selected through expert consensus. The results showed substantial improvements across all evaluated ecosystem services: total food production increased from 27 t to 72 t, average water yield from 733.05 mm to 906.83 mm, and average carbon storage from 30.4 t C/ha to 54.3 t C/ha. The maximum habitat quality index also improved from 0.8 to 0.9, indicating qualitative enhancement of habitat conditions. These findings demonstrate that the creation of a migratory bird habitat can positively contribute to ecosystem service functions within an urban development area. The assessment indicators proposed in this study provide a foundational framework for evaluating urban bird habitats by integrating expert consensus with spatially explicit InVEST modeling, offering valuable baseline data for future habitat restoration and waterfront ecological planning.

Keywords
Ecosystem services
InVEST model
Migratory bird habitat
Waterfront zone
Wetlands

본 연구는 부산 에코델타시티(EDC) 친수구역 사업 내 조성 예정인 철새서식처를 대상으로 생태계서비스 평가지표를 개발하고, 조성 전·후 변화를 정량적으로 예측, 평가하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 국내외 습지 관련 선행연구와 MA, TEEB, 국립생태원 분류체계를 기반으로 후보항목을 선정하였으며, 델파이 분석을 통해 공급서비스는 ‘식량’, ‘수자원’, 조절서비스는 ‘대기정화’, ‘탄소저장’, 지지서비스는 ‘서식처’, ‘생물다양성’, 문화서비스는 ‘생태관광’, ‘생태교육’, ‘문화적 정체성’ 등 총 9개 평가항목을 도출하였다. 실증분석은 전문가 합의를 통해 도출된 먹이생산량, 탄소저장, 담수공급량, 서식처 질 등 4개 지표에 대해 GIS 기반 InVEST 모델을 활용하여 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 총 먹이생산량은 27 t에서 72 t으로, 평균 담수공급량은 733.05 mm에서 906.83 mm로, 평균 탄소저장량도 30.4 t C/ha에서 54.3 t C/ha로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 서식처 질 지수의 최대값은 0.8에서 0.9로 상승하여 서식환경의 질적 개선이 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 철새서식처 조성이 도시개발 사업지역 내 생태계서비스 기능에 긍정적으로 기여함을 보여주며, 본 연구에서 제시한 평가지표는 InVEST 기반 공간분석과 전문가 합의를 결합한 도시 철새서식처 평가의 선구적 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다.

키워드
생태계서비스
InVEST 모델
철새서식처
친수구역
습지
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Publisher(Ko) :응용생태공학회
  • Journal Title :Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
  • Journal Title(Ko) :응용생태공학회 논문집
  • Volume : 12
  • No :4
  • Pages :328-337
  • Received Date : 2025-11-24
  • Revised Date : 2025-12-02
  • Accepted Date : 2025-12-02
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.17820/eri.2025.12.4.328
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