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Rethinking resource identification and utilization The reconstruction of indigenous ethnoecological knowledge in Fata'an Wetland, Taiwan

Rethinking resource identification and utilization The reconstruction of indigenous... Purpose – This study aims to explore the following questions: What are resources for humans and what are not? How does nature “become” a resource? Does the result of cultural resources' re‐identification and utilization benefit cultural conservation? Design/methodology/approach – The main methods used were participant observation (from 2005 to 2007) and in‐depth interviews. In‐depth interviews included local elites, wetland farmers, and local tourism business owners. Findings – The process of culture becoming resources includes three stages: resource identification, meaning‐giving, and social reduction. The achievement of each stage is a result of the interactions of local powers. When the aims of the identification and utilization of cultural resources excessively combine with some interests of capitalism, there is often a conflict between preservation and development. Practical implications – The results of the analysis suggest that, if this program could acquire local consensus and local participation, it could really benefit cultural resource conservation. Originality/value – This study proposes the “indigenous concept of resource” as a critical viewpoint on the current concept of resource. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal Emerald Publishing

Rethinking resource identification and utilization The reconstruction of indigenous ethnoecological knowledge in Fata'an Wetland, Taiwan

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1477-7835
DOI
10.1108/14777831111113374
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Abstract

Purpose – This study aims to explore the following questions: What are resources for humans and what are not? How does nature “become” a resource? Does the result of cultural resources' re‐identification and utilization benefit cultural conservation? Design/methodology/approach – The main methods used were participant observation (from 2005 to 2007) and in‐depth interviews. In‐depth interviews included local elites, wetland farmers, and local tourism business owners. Findings – The process of culture becoming resources includes three stages: resource identification, meaning‐giving, and social reduction. The achievement of each stage is a result of the interactions of local powers. When the aims of the identification and utilization of cultural resources excessively combine with some interests of capitalism, there is often a conflict between preservation and development. Practical implications – The results of the analysis suggest that, if this program could acquire local consensus and local participation, it could really benefit cultural resource conservation. Originality/value – This study proposes the “indigenous concept of resource” as a critical viewpoint on the current concept of resource.

Journal

Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 2011

Keywords: Culture; Ethnic groups; Resource management; Knowledge management; Taiwan

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