A Study of the Phases of Community-based Ecotourism Development
Date Issued
2011
Date
2011
Author(s)
Liao, Wan-Ru
Abstract
In recent years, the international conservation groups have been paying more attention to community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) and community-based ecotourism. Both of them emphasize the interdependence of local community and natural resources. This concept of ecotourism combines with conservation, business and the development of the local community. Recently, the public have more interests in this kind of cases.
The first part of the study is using the case study method to analyze the cases of the communities which developing ecotourism in Taiwan. And then not only make the development processes into stages, but also provide the characteristics, key issues and possible solutions on each stage. In addition, the study also provide the conversion mechanism between stages.
The following part of the study is using the result of the phases of community-based ecotourism development to examine shanyuan community. Besides, the study also wants to provide the guidelines to domestic communities which want to develop ecotourism through natural resources management.
This study identified five critical phases of the community-based ecotourism development. They are (1) the hardship of livelihoods, (2) to identify the core resources of the community and launch conservation action, (3) to establish ecological park, (4) the implement of ecotourism plans, (5) the sustainable management.
The study found that the action of fishing protection along the local waterfront in shanyuan community have interrelationships with the five critical phasas. Shanyuan community is now on the fourth stage, “the implement of ecotourism plans”. That is to say, the community may face the fifth stage, “the sustainable management” in the future. Therefore, the study provided several suggestions to Shanyuan community through the previous study results.
Subjects
community-based conservation
community-based ecotourism
Shanyuan
fishing protection
SDGs
Type
thesis
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