A Study of Potentials and Problems of Wan-Rung village participation in the Lin-Ten-Shan Forestry Cultural Park

• Main Authors: Yih-pi Huang, 黃義弼
• Other Authors: Kuang-Chung Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76124890720962013601

碩士 === 國立花蓮師範學院 === 生態與環境教育研究所 === 94 === Sustainable development has been regarded as a new paradigm for natural and cultural resources management. However, the goal of sustainable management is not easily achieved. Most natural and cultural resources are still managed by a traditional ‘top-down’ approach that has often failed to sustain the resources they were designed to protect and failed to involve or benefit local people who are most affected by the management proposals. However, most participatory approaches are not theoretically-driven and lack of empirical evidence to evaluate their effectiveness in a specific social, economic, political, and ecological context. Based on a case study of the Lin-Ten-Shan Forestry Cultural Park on indigenous community participation, this paper proposes a framework of community-based participatory forums for sustainable development of the Park. Drawing on a theory of collaborative planning this study provides an in-depth analysis of the management problems of the area and evaluates the effectiveness of a collaborative approach. Second, the study employs SWOT analysis as a framework to investigate the potentials (interior strength and outer opportunities) and problems (interior weakness and outer threat) of participation of the indigenous community in the development of the Lin-Ten-Shan Forestry Cultural Park. Some suggestions based on the findings are made to a more sustainable future of the Lin-Ten-Shan Forestry Cultural Park.