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A Study on the Regenerational Strategy of A Fishing Village : Cheting Township of Kaohsiung County in Taiwan as the Case

Taiwan is an island country which is surrounded by sea, and fishery is very important for both the welfare of people and the local economy. The development of fishing villages in Taiwan has a long history. However, the development of the fishing village in Taiwan has been declining because of recent economic recession, science and technology progress and the change of the public viewpoints. Cheting Township is no exception. The characteristics of fishing villages are different from each other. In this regard, this research investigates the present situation and background of Cheting Township thoroughly, and expect to offer appropriate suggestions for Cheting Township to have a new shift of future development.
Traditionally, Cheting Township is famous for the catch of mullet roe. In the past, the local people enjoyed the business vary much. Nevertheless, the situation has been changing due to the environmental degradation and the decline of fishing resources. For instance, the public is not satisfied with the development at present and also are not optimistic about the future. These imply that this fishing county needs some changes for its future development. Therefore, this thesis tries to understand the development characteristics of Cheting Township and proposes relative developmental strategies. These strategies will combine the local characteristics and the operation of community renascence so that to develop marine tourism and recreational fishery as well as to improve the quality of the environment. Through referring to abroad experience, it hopes that the local fishermen can be well educated and actively participate in the fishing village development. In other words, the concept of community renascence will be included into the future regeneration of Cheting Township.
Since the development of every village is different, this research has to understand the present situation of the fishing villages and then consider relative developmental solutions. Through local investigation and interviews, the research designs a questionnaire to examine the current situation and the relevant issues. The researcher also conducts an interview to check the viewpoints of the local government officials. After the analysis of these interviews and questionnaires, the thesis proposes the comprehensive developmental strategies and turther steps to integrate the planning and management of all related facilities which including the recent development idea of the ¡§love seaport¡¨ in Singda Harbor. In summary, the aim of this thsis is to develop the regeneration strategies of fishing villages in Cheting Township so that to reach the goal of sustainable development of fishing villages with the high quality of living environment.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0712106-172701
Date12 July 2006
CreatorsLI, Ming-Yan
ContributorsWen-cheng Wang, Yan-Wen Chiau, Yang-Chi Chang, Shu-cheng Tseng
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0712106-172701
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