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The Characteristics and Roles of Residents' Collective Action towards Tourism Development: A Case of Yere, Jeju

  • Journal of Tourism Sciences
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2011, 35(1), pp.99-123
  • Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

강태원 1 김진 2 Ko, Dong Wan 2

1피디아이월드그룹엔지니어링
2경기대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study was to explore the characteristics and roles of residents' collective action against a tourism development plan in the rural community of Yere, Jeju. The residents of the region experienced collective actions against government plan of sewage treatment plant development and holiday resort development during the 1990s and 2000s. Data were collected from exhaustive in-depth interviews with thirty residents of Yere, Jeju in 2009. Results showed that the collective actions of the residents played four important roles in their community. First, residents' collective actions contributed to preserving and strengthening the identity of the community. Secondly, the residents' efforts to participate in the collective actions enriched collective efficacy of each individuals and the community as a whole. Results also showed that in the process of collective actions, residents' attachment to the community was also formed Finally, the collective actions also made a contribution to the preservation of natural environment and see-sights.

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