Abstract
When studying sustainable ecotourism, the ecotourism system can be better understood as a complex association of various elements that affects the local society and wildlife habitats. The purpose of this study is to plan an ecotourism system for the wise ecotourism resource management of estuary wetlands by using a resilience principle-based systems thinking approach. This study suggests an integrated management plan that considers diversity, connectivity, learning, participation, and polycentric governance to solve universal and important issues, such as estuary dam removal, urbanization, and natural resource use in the estuary's social-ecological system. The ecotourism system plans suggested in this study include minimizing ecological conflict and load through an improved sense of responsibility among stakeholders and strengthened protective activities. The results of this study suggest appropriate roles for various stakeholders in the management of tourism resources that can be used to establish new guidelines for ecotourism destination planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104237 |
| Journal | Tourism Management |
| Volume | 83 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. 2020R1C1C1007165 ) and supported by an OJERI (OJeong Resilience Institute) Grant. This study was also carried out under the project titled “Marine Ecosystem-Based Analysis and Decision-Making Support System Development for Marine Spatial Planning” by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (grant number 20170325 ).
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Ecotourism resources
- Estuarine wetland
- Planning
- Resilience
- Role of stakeholders
- Social-ecological system
- Systems thinking
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Transportation
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Strategy and Management
