摘要：By the end of 2017, there were 3,346 islands in Korea, a total that can be broken down into 470 inhabited islands and 2,876 uninhabited islands. It is expected that Korean islands will face the issue of ongoing island depopulation, due to a low birth rate and accelerated aging of the population. In particular, this study focuses on islands with fewer than 10 residents. Such islands face this problem more seriously than other islands. The Island Development Promotion Act, basis of the comprehensive policy on islands, in principle, targets islands with 10 or more people. Thus, there is no policy to support islands with fewer than 10 residents. Accordingly, this research examines the current situations and issues faced by islands with fewer than 10 residents that are now blind spots in the Korean government’s policies towards island management. Within this context, the study offers some policy ideas for improvement. The analysis in this research proves that the most urgent problem to be solved for islands with fewer than 10 residents is access to the mainland. Next, to improve the living environment of residents, the government should provide them with conditions to meet basic needs such as the supply of drinking water, residency, power supply, and medical services, among other things.
其他关键词：Korean island policy, Small Islands with Fewer than 10 Residents, Living Condition, DEMATEL, Distinction of island population
