Conserving agricultural heritage systems through tourism: Exploration of two mountainous communities in China
Sun Y. H. ; Dela Cruz M. J. ; Min Q. W. ; Liu M. C. ; Zhang L. Y.
2013
关键词Agricultural heritage system Tourism development Mountainous communities Zhejiang Province Guizhou Province China rural tourism participation management livelihood attitudes
英文摘要Community plays an important role in the preservation of agricultural heritage system (AHS). Recently, many AHS have been valorized as interesting resources for rural tourism. The expectations are that tourism development (TD) can be supportive for the conservation of AHS while creating benefits for local communities. In this study, two mountainous pilot villages (Longxian and Xiaohuang) in a global conservation project for traditional agricutural systems - Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) were selected to identify the relationship between AHS conservation and TD. The study undertook in-depth interviews, and questionnaires of village residents and informal discussions with local villagers. A t-test and a linear regression model were implemented to explore the comparative dimensions of the two communities with different geographical location, economic situation, and stage of TD. The research found some similarities and differences in the two mountainous communities during AHS conservation and TD. Firstly, AHS are preservaed well in both villages unconsiously, while the residents in Xiaohuang value more highly the heritage elements than the respondents in Longxian, and the villagers in Xiaohuang are more worried about their heritage system; Secondly, both villages expect lots of benefits from TD and they clearly perceive more positive than negative impact from tourism and thus approve TD, while the huge different perception on transportation and accessibility in the two villages reflects the bottleneck of TD in Xiaohuang village. At the same time, the respondents from Xiaohuang perceive more positive and fewer negative impact from tourism than the respondents from Longxian. Thirdly, the respondents in the two villages all show positive attitudes towards participation in tourism mostly motivated by the high income expectation. The main factors to determine the community perception in two villages were also analyzed based on the data process. A location-based conceputal framework of AHS conservation in partnership with TD at community scale is proposed at the end of the paper. The dynamics of tourism development, that could enhance a better understanding of the complex relationship between conservation objectives and tourism development are discussed.
出处Journal of Mountain Science
10
6
962-975
收录类别SCI
语种英语
ISSN号1672-6316
内容类型SCI/SSCI论文
源URL[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/30248]  
专题地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献
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GB/T 7714
Sun Y. H.,Dela Cruz M. J.,Min Q. W.,et al. Conserving agricultural heritage systems through tourism: Exploration of two mountainous communities in China. 2013.
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