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The Transfer and Development of Cultural Geography’s Core Concepts in Health Geography: Landscapes and Mobilities

문화지리 핵심개념의 건강지리로의 전이와 확장 - 경관, 모빌리티를 중심으로 -

Hyanggi Parka*
박 향기a*
aLecturer, Department of Geography, Seoul National University
a서울대학교 지리학과 강사
*Corresponding Author
31 October 2025. pp. 609-622
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Abstract

This study explores how the core concepts of cultural geography—specifically landscapes and mobilities—have been transferred to and expanded within health geography. The field has consistently adopted and developed these concepts, beginning with therapeutic landscapes and evolving through therapeutic mobilities, networks, and assemblages. While recent frameworks such as therapeutic networks and assemblages have attracted scholarly attention, earlier notions such as therapeutic landscapes and mobilities have received comparatively less attention regarding their subsequent development and transformation. This study traces the motivations and trajectories behind these conceptual shifts, contributing to a deeper understanding of key ideas in health geography and refining its analytical tools for addressing real-world health challenges. Simultaneously, this study also contributes to cultural geography by uncovering the therapeutic value embedded in its core concepts, thereby enhancing their vitality and potential for further development.

Keywords
cultural geography
health geography
landscapes
therapeutic landscapes
mobilities
therapeutic mobilities

본 연구의 목적은 문화지리 핵심개념 중 경관과 모빌리티가 어떻게 건강지리로 전이되고 확장되었는지 밝히는 것이다. 그동안 건강지리학은 치유의 경관을 시작으로, 모빌리티, 네트워크, 아상블라주까지 문화지리의 핵심개념을 지속적으로 차용하고 확장하는 경향을 보여 왔다. 건강지리에서 문화지리 핵심개념과의 교차성은 치유적 네트워크, 아상블라주와 같은 최근 용어를 중심으로 주목되고 있으나, 치유의 경관, 모빌리티 개념은 초창기 개념의 창시 이후에는 어떠한 경로로 전이되었고 확장되었는지에 대한 연구는 비교적 소외되어왔다. 그리하여 본 연구는 경관과 모빌리티를 중심으로 지속적으로 문화지리의 핵심개념이 건강지리학으로 전이되는 연유와 확장의 경로를 파악하였으며, 이와 같은 연구는, 건강지리 내에서는 건강지리의 핵심개념을 더욱 깊이 있게 이해하여 실질적 건강 문제를 해결하기 위한 분석 도구를 더욱 정교하게 하는 데에 도움을 줄 수 있으며, 문화지리 내에서는 핵심개념의 기능 및 가치 중 하나인 치유적 가치를 강조하여 핵심개념의 생명력과 발전 가능성을 높이는데 기여할 수 있다.

키워드
문화지리학
건강지리학
경관
치유의 경관
모빌리티
치유적 모빌리티
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  • Pages :609-622
  • Received Date : 2025-09-26
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