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Ethical Challenges for Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan - a Case Study of Kenting National Park

Translated title

Etiske udfordringer for bæredygtig turisme i Taiwan - et casestudie af Kenting National Park

Author

Term

10. term

Publication year

2006

Pages

83

Abstract

Dette speciale undersøger de aktuelle etiske udfordringer i Taiwan i arbejdet mod bæredygtig turisme med Kenting National Park som casestudie. Udgangspunktet er et planlæggerperspektiv og en analyse af de dilemmaer og konflikter, der opstår, når turisme skal tilpasses naturbeskyttelse og lokale interesser. Udfordringerne kategoriseres i tre indbyrdes forbundne systemer: det regulative (lovgivning og forvaltning), det kulturel-kognitive (holdninger og forståelser) og det normative (værdier og etik). Forskellige positioner inden for miljøetik anvendes til at belyse udviklingen i Taiwans naturbeskyttelsespolitik som del af det normative lag. Casen bygger på gennemgang af litteratur samt indsigt fra et interview med Kenting National Parks turisme- og rekreationsafdeling. Rapporten gennemgår desuden begrebet bæredygtig turisme, relevante interessenter og typiske barrierer. På baggrund af diskussionen konkluderes, at den væsentligste aktuelle etiske udfordring er at styrke bevidstheden og skabe bredere konsensus om bæredygtig turisme blandt befolkningen og centrale aktører, herunder lokalsamfund, turister, turismeerhverv og myndigheder.

This thesis examines the ethical challenges Taiwan faces in pursuing sustainable tourism, using Kenting National Park as a case study. Taking a planner’s perspective, it analyzes the dilemmas and conflicts that arise when tourism is aligned with nature conservation and local interests. The challenges are organized into three interacting systems: the regulative (laws and administration), the cultural-cognitive (attitudes and understandings), and the normative (values and ethics). Positions in environmental ethics are applied to illuminate shifts in Taiwan’s nature conservation policies as part of the normative dimension. The case draws on a review of literature and insights from an interview with Kenting National Park’s Tourism and Recreation Section. The report also reviews the concept of sustainable tourism, key stakeholders, and common barriers. Based on the discussion, the central current ethical challenge is to enhance awareness and build broader consensus around sustainable tourism among the public and core actors, including local communities, tourists, the tourism industry, and government.

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