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Establishing tourism sustainability in a globally important agricultural heritage system in China: A case of social and eco‐system recovery

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  • Anthony M. Fuller
  • Jigang Bao
  • Yi Liu
  • Xiaoyi Zhou

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This paper in the form of a narrative, contributes an account of revitalizing sustainability of a World Heritage site—the Hani rice‐fish terrace system—in a pristine area of cultural and ecological significance in Southwest China. Rice‐fish farming in mountain terraces is an ingenious system that has existed in various forms for hundreds of years. However, due to international recognition by FAO and UNESCO of this area as a world agricultural heritage site, the system was threatened of losing its eco‐social balance because of mass tourism overload. Remarkably, after a period of development chaos and because of changing actors and roles, a semblance of sustainability has been regained through firm protection and management of the chief tourism asset—the rice terraces. Utilising a stakeholder approach to form multiple narratives, our research reveals the interplay of government, private enterprise, Hani people and outside experts in reshaping the trajectory of tourism development when the world‐heritage attractiveness brings new threats to the ecological systems and turned the destination into a challenging geographical environment. It demonstrates the need for strong and inclusive management techniques some of which have now been applied in the core Hani area, with appreciable success.

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  • Anthony M. Fuller & Jigang Bao & Yi Liu & Xiaoyi Zhou, 2022. "Establishing tourism sustainability in a globally important agricultural heritage system in China: A case of social and eco‐system recovery," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(3), pages 1267-1281, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:53:y:2022:i:3:p:1267-1281
    DOI: 10.1111/grow.12605
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    1. Guo Zhan & Zhang Jin, 2015. "Hani Rice Terraces of Honghe - The Harmonious Landscape of Nature and Humans," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(6), pages 655-667, August.
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    1. Jingyi Li & Jiaxin He & Lun Yang & Qingwen Min, 2023. "Does the Identification of Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Promote Economic Growth? Empirical Analysis Based on County Data from China," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-17, September.

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