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Perceptions of Multiple Stakeholders about Environmental Issues at a Nature-Based Tourism Destination: The Case of Yakushima Island, Japan

机译:基于自然旅游目的地的多个利益相关者对环境问题的看法:以日本屋久岛为例

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The success of nature-based tourism destinations depends on the sustainable use of common pool resources (CPRs). More often than not, tourism demands compete for these resources, exerting pressure on them, resulting in decline of the CPRs. Managing tourism and environmental resources has become extremely important, but also more complex, as the interests of different stakeholders are intertwined across international, national, and local levels. Hence, this study aimed to investigate how stakeholder groups perceive the issues relating to the environment using Yakushima Island, Japan for a case study. Quantitative data were collected by administering a questionnaire to residents and tourism practitioners, while qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured interviews conducted with organizations involved with tourism and environmental management in Yakushima. The study reveals that the underlying environmental issues in Yakushima result from an increase in tourists and controversial management of deer populations. Both residents and tourism practitioners indicated that more trash in the community was the most significant impact of tourism on the environment. Some perceptions were contradictory. Management authorities noted an increase in the deer population, which needs to be controlled to prevent damage to natural vegetation. Most tour guides reported a decrease in the sighting of deer along hiking trails, frustrating the genuine expectations of the tourist. The connection of the deer issue to tourism turned out to be very complex, as an overabundance of deer endangers parts of the vegetation tourists come to enjoy, while at the same time deer are an important part of the tourists’ experience. Different perceptions on deer by different stakeholders add to this complexity, which needs to be taken into consideration for proper management of tourists and deer in the future.
机译:基于自然的旅游目的地的成功取决于对公共游泳池资源(CPR)的可持续利用。通常,旅游需求争夺这些资源,给它们施加压力,导致CPR下降。由于国际,国家和地方各级利益相关者的利益交织在一起,管理旅游业和环境资源变得极为重要,但也变得更加复杂。因此,本研究旨在调查利益相关者群体如何以日本屋久岛为例研究与环境有关的问题。通过对居民和旅游从业人员进行问卷调查来收集定量数据,而通过与屋久岛涉及旅游和环境管理的组织进行的半结构化访谈收集定性数据。该研究表明,屋久岛潜在的环境问题是游客人数增加和鹿种群管理争议引起的。居民和旅游从业者都表示,社区中更多的垃圾是旅游业对环境的最重大影响。一些看法是矛盾的。管理当局指出,鹿的数量有所增加,需要加以控制以防止对自然植被的破坏。大多数导游报告说,沿着远足径看到鹿的人数减少了,这挫败了游客的真正期望。事实证明,鹿问题与旅游业之间的联系非常复杂,因为鹿的数量过多会危及到部分游客所喜爱的植被,而鹿是游客体验中的重要组成部分。不同的利益相关者对鹿的不同看法增加了这种复杂性,在将来对游客和鹿的适当管理中需要考虑这一复杂性。

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