The development and transformation of tourism: the challenge of preserving the historic identity of Chiang Saen

Sa-Ngiam Boonpat ； Chadapa Sukkai ； Orawan Boonpat

《International Leisure Review》 5卷2期 (2016/12) Pp. 71-87

https://doi.org/10.6298/ILR.2016.5.9

摘要

The paper aim to discuss the role of the identity of a small local town in Thailand, Chiang Saen, known as one of the most famous historical site in northern Thailand. The debate and discussion of town's identity is important because the identity of a place is symbolic: it represents the place's value, characteristics and a story of its past. The identity of a community is in turn symbolic of a place's future, the local peoples' perceptions of their environment and their activities within it. The paper will also discuss how residents perceive the current identity of the town and whether they want the town to develop in the future. It will also examine how some residents have used the town's identity to justify protesting against changes that they perceive as inappropriate for their community and will reflects to the sustainability of their community.

關鍵字

development ； place and identity ； tourism