Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea (한국경제지리학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.233-247
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- 2003
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- 1226-8968(pISSN)
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- 2713-9115(eISSN)
The Role of Local Governance on Ecotourism
생태관광과 로컬 거버넌스
Abstract
Ecotourism is widely known to be a sort of alternative tourism which seeks to keep balance between conservation and development. Successful ecotourism is not just dependent upon natural/cultural resources but also the consensus-building and collaboration among actors involved in the development of ecotourist attractions. In this sense, the establishment of good local governance can be crucial to achieve both conservation and development which are incompatible one another. Governance is carried out through self-organising, inter-organisational networks, which is emerging as new forms of collective decision-making at local level. Governance leads to the development of different relationships, not simply between public/ nonpublic agencies but between citizens and public/nonpublic agencies. I represent some key dimensions to construct good local governance in ecotourism: i) the creation of socio-institutional milieu that facilitate interactions among actors related to ecotourism; ii) actors involved in ecotourism taking responsibility to play an appropriate role in their own position. I argue that interactive relationships and consensus-building between different actors can be promoted by collective actions such as the sharing of information and resources, co-education and co-training, and seminars. It therefore implies that local good governance cannot be established without local social capital based on trust and cooperation between actors.
생태관광은 보전과 개발이라는 상반된 이념의 조화로운 추구를 목표로 하는 대안관광의 한 형태이다. 생태관광의 성공 및 존립 여부는 생태관광자원만으로 보장되는 것이 아니다. 즉, 지방 커뮤니티(local host community)의 발전과 자연
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