Rebuilding the waste lands in Korea, 1850-1945

笔者运用史料、文献、地图、图片等多种方法，对1850-1945年间的朝鲜山区荒地进行了重建。在日本政府管理的时代之前，荒地在韩国占主导地位。自1900.3以来，轮耕扩大了荒地，尤其是在朝鲜。在荒地上试行植树造林。植树造林的一些部分是成功的。然而，这些病例仅限于因人口增长而需要大量饮用水的城市附近的上层地区。

Author tried to rebuild the waste lands in mountain areas of Korea, 1850-1945, by using historical materials, documents, maps, pictures and the other.As a results, some points obtained are as follows.1. Waste lands were dominant in south Korea before the age managed by Japanese government.2. Waste lands were expanded by the shifting cultivation especially in north Korea since 1900.3. Afforestation was tried in waste lands. Some parts of afforestation were success. However these cases were restricted to the upper areas near urban areas that needed much dringking water due to the growth of population.