Integration Of Local Communities Research Articles

Assembling plateau urbanism through special economic zones evidence from the Tibetan Plateau, China

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of urbanization dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau through the lens of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), addressing a research gap in the understanding of urbanism in highland and global south contexts. Given the current surge of assembly-based thinking within urban scholarship, we employ an assemblage framework to comprehend the heterogeneous constitution of urbanization, integrating human and non-human components, as well as socio-material, political, and spatial governances. Through a meticulous examination of three comprehensive case studies from the Tibetan Plateau SEZs, including a state-led new town, a renewable energy-driven industrial zone, and an industrial enclave, we delineate the diverse forms of plateau urbanism. Our findings underscore the imperative for contextually tailored urban development strategies that consider the distinctive geographical, ecological, and socio-political conditions of the Tibetan Plateau. It emphasizes the need for adaptive governance and planning that can address infrastructure deficiencies, environmental constraints, and the integration of local communities. Furthermore, we also call for further exploration of urbanisms in other highland regions, advocating for a more longitudinal, crosswise and nuanced understanding of urbanization processes in various global contexts.

Using Photovoice with Migrant and Non-Migrant Youth to Explore Integration in Local Communities

Photovoice is a participatory action research method that allows participants to express their stories, ideas, and emotions through photographs and discuss them in a group to reflect upon their community. The study aims at investigating the emotional and cognitive representations of the young participants (migrant and non-migrant) on integration in the living context in which they spend most of their time. The participants were 4 psychology students, 2 peer researchers, and 6 migrants. Results show how participants from different backgrounds conceptualize integration according to different themes: 1. A universal language (of music, art, food) to convey integration; 2. Travel as a metaphor for encounter; 3. Solidarity as a universal gesture; 4. Nostalgia as an obstacle to integration; and 5. Loneliness and poverty as factors of non-integration. Implications of the results are discussed.

Using Photovoice with Migrant and Non-Migrant Youth to Explore Integration in Local Communities

Photovoice is a participatory action research method that allows participants to express their stories, ideas, and emotions through photographs and discuss them in a group to reflect upon their community. The study aims at investigating the emotional and cognitive representations of the young participants (migrant and non-migrant) on integration in the living context in which they spend most of their time. The participants were 4 psychology students, 2 peer researchers, and 6 migrants. Results show how participants from different backgrounds conceptualize integration according to different themes: 1. A universal language (of music, art, food) to convey integration; 2. Travel as a metaphor for encounter; 3. Solidarity as a universal gesture; 4. Nostalgia as an obstacle to integration; and 5. Loneliness and poverty as factors of non-integration. Implications of the results are discussed.

Permaculture and back‐to‐the‐land migration: Pursuing self‐sufficiency in Czech rural areas

AbstractThis article focuses on the contemporary back‐to‐the‐land migration of permaculture practitioners in post‐socialist (1989–) Czechia. It explores the ideals and practices of self‐sufficiency among back‐to‐the‐land migrants as they relate to their migration motives and post‐migration life, including the fulfilment of a dream of self‐sufficiency and local community integration. This article deals with individual in‐rural migrant projects and the experiences of permaculturists who live in intentional eco‐communities. It draws upon data from in‐depth interviews with back‐to‐the‐land migrants and analysis of documents and field notes. The article concludes that the self‐sufficient vision, part of a ‘family homestead’ concept promoted by permaculture teachers, is difficult to achieve for rural newcomers who must reformulate their visions to match the lived reality. The post‐migration life of this group is further complicated by disillusionment with local community relations and difficulties integrating within their migration destination because of their distinctive lifestyle. Czech back‐to‐the‐land migration related to permaculture differs from its western version in its inclination towards nature‐based spirituality and a specific land structure still influenced by the forced collectivisation of the communist era.

SOCIO-SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION: PERSPECTIVE OF MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AREA DEVELOPMENT BASED ON OPTIMISING THE ROLE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN MANADO CITY, INDONESIA

Socio-spatial transformation of urban architecture is a process that changes the elements of urban architecture and its formers. Development in coastal areas always impacts local communities on the coast. Sometimes they experience a process of change that requires them to adapt and even integrate situationally. This study aims to describe the socio-spatial transformation reality of contemporary urban architectural elements through a phased dynamic from the perspective of local communities in urban coastal areas. The method is conducted by qualitative research method. This is a single case study to identify a specific case used to study real-life cases of the initiation of adaptation and integration of local communities. Data were obtained through participant observation, documentation and inductive in-depth interviews and focus group discussions that focused on descriptive theme analysis to understand the process of socio-spatial transformation of urban architectural elements in urban coastal local communities. The result of this study is a cycle of socio-spatial transformation of urban architectural elements is formed, consisting of (1) the natural, normal phase; (2) the adaptation initiation phase; and (3) the integration phase.

DIGITAL PARTICIPATION AND HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION: AN INTERFACE FOR SURVEYING ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES OF ARCHITECTURAL RUINS IN LARANJEIRAS, SERGIPE, BRAZIL

Abstract. In the 21st century, participation is a key factor for ensure effectiveness of safeguarding culturally significant buildings. Integration of local communities in the process of architectural conservation is seen as complex task, but also an excellent strategy to avoid top-bottom processes – “made by experts” – that tend to fail more often. Recording heritage buildings often need some level of expertise but also tend to support biases, in which the “expert” operator might reproduce his perception away from the values acknowledged by the different communities that live and support the heritage itself. This paper presents a prototype of a digital interface designed to record the values’ perception of derelict buildings of Laranjeiras’ heritage site, an 18th century urban settlement classified since 1996 and valued as a Brazilian national heritage by its architecture and historical significance in the Cotinguiba river basin in the State of Sergipe. The project used as a case study the ancient “Cinema Iris”, a popular building in the main street (“calçadão”). The methodology adopted the following procedures: 1) Survey; 2) Pre-selection of material attributes; 3) Integration; 4) Data collection; 5) Evaluation. As a primary product, yet to be perfected, the creation and application of the digital interface gave attention to the need for an integrated survey database of Laranjeiras’ ruins as perceived by the local community. Turning them into a collection of balanced values, the interface proved to be a positive tool to support the development of further conservation actions (design, management, and monitoring) in the heritage site.

THE ARTISTIC ACTIONS PROTECTING PUBLIC SPACES

The article addresses the issue of participatory art (the so-called political, engaged art), which in its assumptions deals with the subject of marginalized social groups. Such art aims at solving given problems by the diagnosis of a cultural, social and economic situation, by animation actions, media coverage and negotiations between the parties to the conflict. The article specifies the artistic actions which allowed to protect public spaces against the pressure exerted by investors and obliged local governments to conduct restoration work and properly organise places for relaxation and integration of local communities. There is also focus on the experience of Polish artists such as Iza Rutkowska, Julita Wójcik and Joanna Rajkowska as well as the description of the Modraszek Collective action and the selected participatory actions of the project entitled Wrocław – Entrance from the Backyard.

Integrating Syrian refugee workers in global supply chains: creating opportunities for stable trade

PurposeThis paper presents an empirical study of a Syrian refugee workforce in textile export from Jordan. The purpose of this study is to determine the challenges of integrating Syrian refugees into the local workforce and to consider the implications of these challenges for the global supply chain aiming to create stable trade.Design/methodology/approachData were collected via three face-to-face focus group interviews with refugee workers and managers at a clothing factory site in Al-Duleil, Zarqa. Data were analysed using the Gioia methodology.FindingsWorker attitudes, factory environment, and government support are important factors for refugees' workforce participation. The success of integrating Syrian refugees into the Jordanian workforce was largely a matter of their attitudes, commitment and motivations for taking up manufacturing work. Misconceptions about the roles refugees will undertake were identified, which results in fewer people becoming self-sufficient through employment.Research limitations/implicationsThis research contributes to understanding refugees' long-term integration in the host country by investigating refugee workers' and their managers' perspectives. Considering the views of multiple stakeholders enrichs the literature on refugees' integration.Social implicationsUnderstanding refugees' perspectives facilitates their integration in the host country which leads to improvement in their wellbeing and quality of life. More broadly, Jordan's approach to integrating refugees into the economy is seen as a development opportunity rather than a crisis to be handled.Originality/valueRather than focus on the procedures of integrating refugees in the host country, this study provides the voices of refugee migrant workers themselves, thereby offering a more complete picture of those factors shaping refugees' (dis)integration in local communities.

Community-Based Tourism Development Strategy in Bintan Regency, Indonesia

Local communities are an inseparable part of tourism destinations. The integration of local communities in the planning and development of tourism destinations is intended to ensure that local communities have the space and opportunity to participate in the tourism planning process. The integration framework starts with a basic understanding of tourism destinations. Community-based tourism is tourism development with a high level of local community involvement and can be accounted for from social and environmental aspects. Usually, the community's main source of income remains as before, for example from agriculture, plantations, or fishing. It is hoped that the income from the tourism sector can be an added value in gaining the economy amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The main objective of this research is to examine and identify the potential for developing community-based creative tourism in Bintan. The process of data analysis includes understanding and compiling primary and secondary data that have been obtained methodically. The findings of the analysis and interpretation of this research data are used to develop the concept of community-based creative tourism in Bintan based on the city's potential to create creative zones centered on seven creative industries. in Bintan with the idea of sustainability and community empowerment to attract visitors, especially tourists from Singapore, due to Bintan's proximity and strategic position to Singapore. Of course, this is an opportunity that must be exploited in terms of attracting international visitors to Singapore as well as domestic tourists. At the same time, it is projected to increase tourist visits to Indonesia, especially to Bintan.

Spatial evolution path of Gulangyu Island historical international community: from the perspective of actor-network theory

Gulangyu Island is a special case of social development and changes since modern China. In the past, Chinese and foreign people lived together and Chinese and Western cultures coexisted, resulting in an international community with outstanding cultural diversity and modern quality of life. As a functional carrier, space is of great reference significance to the research on the spatial evolution path of the Gulangyu international community with the accelerating globalization and rapid expansion of urbanization. Based on the interpretation of historical maps and the integration of historical geographic information, this paper explores the evolution path of Gulangyu community space in modern times from the perspective of actor-network theory. It is found that: (1) The change of key actors promotes the spatial evolution of the Gulangyu international community. (2) In the stage of foreign culture dissemination (1840–1902), foreign nationals, as key actors, promoted the formation and development of actor-networks through administrative recruitment and other means, and promoted Gulangyu Island to change from a traditional Minnan community to a modern community form, with the embryonic form of an international community beginning to emerge. (3) In the stage of multicultural integration (1903–1940), overseas Chinese returning home became key actors. The concept of a combination of Western cultures was not only embodied in community management but also acted on space practice to promote the multicultural integration of the Gulangyu international community. This paper summarizes the effects of various factors on the evolution of community space, to provide a reference for other coastal cities to rationally develop islands and promote the multicultural integration of local communities.

북한이탈주민과 남한 선주민의 지역사회통합 연구: 초등학교 학부모의 교육문화 충돌 경험을 중심으로

북한이탈주민과 남한 선주민의 지역사회통합 연구: 초등학교 학부모의 교육문화 충돌 경험을 중심으로

Strategy Formulation of Balek Angin Lake as an Ecotourism Attraction to Support Sintang Regency’s Sustainable Development Program

This study aimed to explore the strengths and challenges in formulating a strategy to support the development of the Balek Angin Lake area under the scheme of Sintang Lestari (Sintang sustainable development protocols). This research was carried out in May and June 2019, where field visits focused around the site of Balek Angin Lake located in Akcaya I and Jerora Satu Villages in Sintang subdistrict of Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan Province. This research used a descriptive-quantitative approach. The study uses questionnaires to 10 representative informants, in-depth interviews, and field observations in data collection. Data were analyzed descriptively and SWOT analyses were used to formulate the development strategy. The results of this study show some strengths supporting the development of the area as an ecotourism site, i.e. undisturbed ecosystems, well-protected fish both in quantity and species diversity, the existence of regulation protecting lakes issued by the head of local government (Sintang Regent), and the existence of local non-governmental organization whose concern in nature protection of Balek Angin lake and upstream of Jemelak River. The main challenge, however, includes the widening business area managed by local residents, such as sand mining, plantation and settlement, disposals from households leading into the lake, and the decrease of household income as the result of the decrease of the price of Sintang’s primary commodities. SWOT analyses result in 2.779 : 2.203, which means a horizontal integration strategy where collaboration among different stakeholders is needed. The strategy to develop Balek Angin Lake as an ecotourism site includes the enhancement of the ecosystem through protecting the upstream-downstream area, collaboration of local community and local government through the integration of local community, local NGO, local government, funding NGO, local academia and other environment-conscious stakeholders.Keywords: Ecotourism, Sintang, strategy.

The impact of multiethnic cultural tourism in an Indonesian former mining city

ABSTRACT The inclusion of cultural features in a region's marketing to tourists is often seen as undermining the authenticity and sacred values of a culture; however, cultural tourism can have a constructive outcome by fostering cultural preservation. We examined the development of coal-mining heritage tourism in Sawahlunto, Indonesia, where the mining industry operated for more than a century before it ceased operations in 2001, threatening to push the city into extinction. Sawahlunto has been a distinctly multiethnic community ever since the mining industry attracted workers from various parts of Indonesia. Therefore, the development of mining heritage tourism in Sawahlunto has incorporated aspects of multiethnic cultural tourism, including the creation of various annual festivals. In the process, the cultural identity of local communities has been strengthened, and the common goal of sustaining the city has functioned as a means of social cohesion and integration. Thus, we show that commodification does not always erode the sacredness of a culture but can instead strengthen the cultural identity and social integration of local communities. In Sawahlunto, culture's dual roles—as part of the identity of local communities and as a unique attraction for tourists—have been intertwined, thereby influencing, complementing, and strengthening each other.

Feeding the Future with the Past: Incorporating Local Ecological Knowledge in River Restoration

Despite many years of experience in the river restoration field, which has become one of the most promising areas of water resources management, significant challenges and problems remain. These include the scope and scale of restoration measures, developing the reference model, assessment of restoration success, and the engagement of local stakeholders. Progress in addressing these challenges to river restoration could be achieved by changes in current approaches through the appreciation and integration of local communities and their local ecological knowledge (LEK). The results of discussion on ecological restoration indicate that ecological knowledge, which combines the interests of local communities and the environment, could be used in restoration projects. However, in the case of river restoration, this type of knowledge is systematically overlooked. In our paper, we discuss common river restoration problems and supportive elements that may be found in LEK. We conclude that the local stakeholders’ involvement and strong establishment of their position in the river restoration processes should be reconsidered. We believe that the application of LEK has large potential for improving water resources management and restoration of aquatic ecosystems and remains a key factor in a successful future of river restoration.

Sport masowy na Ziemi Gdańskiej w latach 1945–1989

After the Second World War, physical culture in Poland undoubtedly became an instrument for strengthening the position of communist authorities in public. However, despite the unfavourable political aspects, participation in mass sport has definitely contributed to the integration of local community, followed by collective social initiatives. The rebuilding of structures of physical culture in Pomerania proceeded differently in comparison to other areas of our country. Several factors contributed to this, including economic, social and demographic changes that took place after the end of warfares, which were closely related to the process of settling and developing the Regained Territories. The Society of Physical Culture Propagation had the most important role in the dissemination of physical culture. It was followed by: Provincial Sports, Tourism and Leisure Center named Balt-Tourist, with its counterparts at the lower organizational level, The Municipal Sport, Tourism and Recreation Centers of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, which often organized Saturday and Sunday leisure time as well as The Polish Tourist – Sightseeing Society, while among youth organizations the Polish Scouting Association. The term “mass sport” was a product of the PRL period, to a large extent its existence was a fiction, along with the progressing ideologisation of physical culture, based on the Soviet model. At the same time, the proposed activities were a form of spending free time and the possibility of joint family activities, integration of the local community.

MUSEUS, OBJETOS ARQUEOLÓGICOS E COMUNIDADES INDÍGENAS

Na América Latina tem existido, nos últimos tempos, uma maior preocupação pela integração das comunidades locais nas decisões sobre o modo como estas devem ser representadas em museus. Este processo tem-se notado sobretudo com as comunidades indígenas, mudando claramente os paradigmas ocidentais sobre como expor a cultura material do passado e na representação de povos com diferente matriz cultural. Com este texto pretendemos apresentar duas exposições recentes realizadas em Santiago do Chile sobre a cultura mapuche, debatendo as estratégias usadas pelos seus curadores para mostrar os objetos dessa comunidade indígena e também a complexa relação da museologia com o património arqueológico.

Współpraca transgraniczna w ramach Projektu Parasolowego „Kultura pogranicza pomostem integracji społeczności lokalnych w Euroregionie Bug”

<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;">Stowarzyszenie Samorządów Euroregionu Bug realizuje cele statutowe w obrę<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;">bie działania i szeroko pojętych zagadnień transgranicznych. To instytucja pośrednicząca dla<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> operatorów środków unijnych w ramach programów unijnych, głównie współfinansowanych<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego. W ramach funduszy unijnych przeprowadziła<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> nabory z takich programów jak: Narodowy Program PHARE – Polska Granica Wschodnia, Program Sąsiedztwa Polska–Białoruś–Ukraina INTERREG IIIA/Tacis CBC, Program Współpracy<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Transgranicznej Polska–Białoruś–Ukraina 2007–2013 realizowany w ramach Europejskiego<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> Instrumentu Sąsiedztwa i Partnerstwa (EISP). Stowarzyszenie Samorządów Euroregionu Bug<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> zrealizowało Projekt Parasolowy nr IPBU.03.02.00-06-828/12 pt. „Kultura pogranicza pomostem<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> integracji społeczności lokalnych w Euroregionie Bug” w okresie 1.01.2014–31.12.2015. W ramach<span style="font-family: WarnockPro-Regular; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"> projektu przeprowadzono 11 mikroprojektów.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

Intercity Passenger Rails: Facilitating the Spatial Spillover Effects of Population and Employment Growth in the United States, 2000-2010.

This research examines the association that intercity passenger rails have with population and employment growth at the county level in the continental United States from 2000 to 2010. This research adopts an integrated spatial regression approach that incorporates both spatial lag and spatial error dependence. The data come from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Land Developability Index, and the National Atlas of the United States. Population and employment change are regressed on intercity passenger rails, controlling for 14 socioeconomic variables. Intercity passenger rails are measured by the number of intercity passenger rail terminals in each county. The results suggest that the associations that intercity passenger rails have with population and employment change are both direct and indirect. Intercity passenger rails have a negative and direct association with population and employment change from 2000 to 2010. The Great Recession during this period may have compelled people to move out of their home county in search of jobs; having intercity passenger rails facilitated this process. The results also indicate that intercity passenger rails have a positive and indirect association with population and employment change. Population and employment change in one county influences those in the adjacent counties. This indirect association shows the spatial spillover effect of population and employment growth through passenger rails. The indirect association does not come from within the county; rather, it is a spread effect from its neighbors. This research suggests that intercity passenger rails, although built long ago, still play an important role in facilitating the spread of change and the integration of local communities into a larger regional economy.

Guesthouses in the Maldives: Towards Community-Based Tourism

The Guesthouses sector in the Maldives is a rapidly growing sector which gives visitors a cheaper alternative for mid to low market segments. The permission to operate Guesthouses in the inhabited islands of Maldives was granted in 2009. These accommodations mostly provided only lodging facilities for the visitors although some are connected with FandB outlets. The sector accounts for 16% of the of the total bed capacity in the Maldives. This research proves that there are implications in proceeding with the Guesthouse businesses in the local islands. One negative impact is socio-cultural. Maldivians have been used to living in small island communities undisturbed from foreigners and for this reason, many locals in the island communities think that hosting foreigners year-round destroys their unique way of life, and hence they do not encourage the rapid progress of Guesthouse businesses. For this reason, the integration of local communities with Guesthouse tourism is not an easy endeavor. Even though this form of tourism is supported by the Maldivian government, it was found that many locals still have reservations on integrating with the tourists due to the socio-cultural differences. The findings of this research led the author to conclude that Community Based Tourism can be a solution if effectively implemented.

Funkcje partnerstwa lokalnego w rozwoju obszarów wiejskich

Local partnership acts as a platform for cooperation between the three key sectors of the rural economy: public, social and economic. One of the tangible manifestations of local partnerships are local action groups. The local action group is an example of a local partnership striving to design and implement development projects in a given area. The essence of the undertakings concerned should flow from the interests of the whole community and of the individual partners forming the group. Cooperation between local government representatives, entrepreneurs and the local community offers a variety of benefits. Literature mentions in particular the integration of local communities, development of public-private partnerships, development of economic and social initiatives, activation of local communities, economic development of local government units. A local development strategy is based on the local community driven development instrument in the form of local action groups. Developed and implemented in a bottom-up way through integrated and multi-sectoral actions, is to contribute to the visibility of local factors. The multiplicity of opportunities to apply for action support points to many functions that a local action group performs while implementing a local development strategy. These are primarily business, ecological and cultural functions.