동아시아(한⋅중) 전통사회의 재해 DB 구축과 의의

Abstract

This academic research presentation is an experiment to find out a priori how the disaster DB prepared by this research team can be utilized. Although a full-scale disaster DB has not yet been established, it can be said to be an effort to find out the significance by presenting some of the internal discussions. This academic research presentation was made up of five topics. These topics will serve as a starting point for this research team to find a methodology for future disaster research. Therefore, the future research prospects of this research team can be summarized as follows： First, we will trace the homogeneity and heterogeneity of the East Asian disaster DB. Disaster-related records vary according to times and regions. For example, there are very few records of the ancient Korean society, but related records gradually increase through the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. This is a difference caused by whether there are records, not the occurrence of a disaster. Also, there are quantitative differences as well as differences in perception and expression in the records of China and the Korean Peninsula in the traditional era. In order to accurately understand the quantitative and qualitative differences in records, it is necessary to review data to check the trends and meanings of long-term disaster phenomena and to summarize terms and cases. In addition to short-term and local phenomena, disasters occur repeatedly over a long period of time, so it is necessary to systematically summarize, compare, and review them within a long-term view. Second, promotion of interdisciplinary exchanges and joint research with various adjacent disciplines. Comprehensive summary of disaster data and standardization of terms can help all disciplines related to disasters. In order to understand disaster data in various academic fields, it is necessary to understand the records of traditional societies and their scalability. In addition to the occurrence and damage of disaster data, the political and social context of disaster data is linked to population and decrease in arable land, decline in agricultural productivity, and infectious diseases. Therefore, disaster is a research topic that connects from political and socioeconomic issues to the fields of natural science and medicine. Third, development of new research methodologies. As disaster-related research spans the fields of natural sciences such as astronomy, meteorology, geology, and ecology, a new research direction can be suggested through interdisciplinary exchanges. In previous studies, we traced changes in the natural environment of traditional societies and the resulting socioeconomic changes through limited topics such as solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, comet, drought, flood, and abnormal temperature. However, it is now necessary to strive to develop a research methodology that can create a virtuous cycle between disciplines as a new field of study as well as individual disciplines. Comprehensive summarization of data on traditional societies and definition of terminology should be performed through group research. Furthermore, if various disciplines related to natural disasters have a structural research system and approach them from multiple perspectives, a new research methodology can be created. In addition, providing our society with a traditional understanding of changes in climate and environment today will arouse public interest as well as emerging researchers.