Representing the landscape of Yushan National Park |
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| Institution: | 1. Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo–Campus de São Carlos, Caixa Postal 668, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil;2. Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil;1. Kongju National University, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnamdo 314-701, Republic of Korea;2. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA;1. Education Center, Organization for Supporting University Education, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8550, Japan;2. Pure Mathematics Research Centre, Queen''s University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK;3. Université de Lorraine, Institut Elie Cartan de Lorraine, UMR 7502, Metz, F-57045, France;1. Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;2. Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Abstract: | Our study examined the representations of Yushan National Park from the perspectives of two tourism stakeholders, including an indigenous local community and the national park service. Social representations theory was applied to explore competing claims for a legitimate version of the park by each group. Additionally, the concept of territoriality was adopted to examine territorial expressions associated with the park and places therein. Sixteen community and twelve park service informants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling. Both groups were found to converge in certain representations they ascribed to Yushan. More frequently, they were discordant in what consisted of its ideal image. Territorial strategies were employed by some informants to defend their ideal representation. Implications for collaborative partnerships are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | tourism partnerships social representations territoriality national parks indigenous communities |
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