SEMINAR: Asian Studies Seminar Series, Seminar 1 2017
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Asian Studies Seminar Series, Seminar 1 2017 : Ecological guardianship and ecotourism in Yubeng Village |
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Ecotourism has raised new and unexpected challenges for conservation and environmental preservation in China. This presentation gives an overview of my
doctoral research project, which will use a case-study of a Tibetan community in Yubeng Village in north-west Yunnan Province, to understand how they
experience ecotourism. Specifically, this study will seek to understand how nature-based ecotourism is having an impact on residents’ behaviour and
attitudes towards nature and conservation. The project will research the extent to which local cultural practices are consistent with nature-based tourism and
examine how ecotourism has influenced residents’ response to and evaluation of matters such as biodiversity conservation and resource management. In this
presentation I aim to introduce the history of ecotourism in China; examine the benefits and limitations of ecotourism; discuss how ecotourism in China
contributes to the shaping of ethnic and national identity; evaluate how and if ecotourism promotes ecological stewardship and the what this means for those
involved in the provision of ecotourism; provide a brief synopsis of previous studies undertaken in Yubeng village; and finally, explain the methodology and
why this project will be significant.
Speaker(s) |
Ms Rosemarie de Vries
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Location |
Seminar room G.25, Social Sciences North
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Contact |
Laura Dales
<[email protected]>
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Start |
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:00
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End |
Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:00
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Submitted by |
Karen Eichorn <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:15
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