Community Participation and Community Evaluation of Heritage Revitalisation Projects in Hong Kong

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between community participation and community evaluation of heritage revitalisation projects in the context of Hong Kong. In 2007, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government introduced a Revitalisation Scheme to conserve and revitalise government-owned historic buildings. Nevertheless, since the announcement of the Revitalisation Scheme, whether the concerned revitalisation projects could benefit the local community, as publicized in the multiple objectives of the scheme by the government, has become a very contentious issue. This issue seriously affects the communities’ attitudes and opinions on the Revitalisation Scheme. This paper will address this issue from the perspective of community participation in heritage revitalisation projects. Based on a recently completed revitalisation project under the Revitalisation Scheme, this paper asserts that there is a positive correlation between community participation and community evaluation of the project’s social impact.

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DAMPAK REVITALISASI TERHADAP AKTIVITAS VANDALISME DI KAWASAN KOTA LAMA SEMARANG

10.31219/osf.io/sa64q ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jurnal Arsitektur Komposisi ◽

Fabiola Chrisma Kirana Analisa

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Negative Image ◽

Positive Image ◽

Street Space ◽

The Government ◽

The Relationship ◽

Heritage Area

The Uniqueness of Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang is always be an interesting topic to learn. This area has historic buildings as an attraction. However, there are still some buildings that are not well-maintained. This condition could make the nearest street space has a negative image and lead to the emergence of negative activities, such as vandalism. There are pictures and writings as the results of vandalism in several parts of the street space in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang with the Blenduk Church as the landmark is become a cultural heritage area that needs to be preserved. The government collaborated with the local community commited to revitalize Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang in an effort to maintain its existence. Since 2013, the revitalization of buildings in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang has beenintensified. This article aims to elaborate on the thinking about the potential of revitalization for tourism development and its impact on vandalism activities that have occurred in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. The explaination is done by comparing the vandalism mapping and buildings revitalization mapping. From the mapping, we could found the relationship between the revitalization of the area and the products of vandalism as well as the direction that could be done to enhance the positive image of Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang optimally.

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Civic localism, anti-mainland localism, and independence

Asian Education and Development Studies ◽

10.1108/aeds-02-2018-0043 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 255-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alvin Y. So ◽

Ping Lam Ip

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Movement ◽

Identity Politics ◽

Local Community ◽

Special Administrative Region ◽

Content Type ◽

Administrative Region ◽

General Terms ◽

Movement Dynamics ◽

The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the changing pattern of identity politics in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It shows that in response to the massive urban renewal projects in the 2000s, “civic localism” in the form of cultural preservation movement emerged to protect local community culture against the government-business hegemony. However, due to the deepening of social integration between Hong Kong and the mainland, a new “anti-mainland localism” emerged in the 2010s against the influx of mainlanders. In 2015–2016, as a result of Beijing’s active interference in Hong Kong affairs, localism is further transformed to Hong Kong “independence.” Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a historical methodology to trace the changing pattern of identity politics in Hong Kong after it becomes a special administrative region of China in 1997. Findings It shows how the interaction among the following three factors has shaped the pattern of localism in Hong Kong: macro historical-structural context, social movement dynamics and the response of Hong Kong and mainland government. Practical implications This paper argues that Beijing’s hardline policy toward Hong Kong localism may work in the short run to all push the pro-independence activities underground. However, unless the structural contradiction of the HKSAR is resolved, it seems likely that anti-mainland localism and Hong Kong independence sentiment and movement will come back with a vengeance at a later stage. Originality/value The literature tends to discuss Hong Kong localism in very general terms and fails to reveal its changing nature. This paper contributes by distinguishing three different forms of localism: civic localism in the mid-2000s, anti-mainland in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and independence after 2016. It shows how the macro historical-structural transformation, social movement dynamics and the responses of the Hong Kong SAR government and Beijing government have led to the changes of civic localism to anti-mainland localism, and finally to independence.

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DAMPAK REVITALISASI TERHADAP AKTIVITAS VANDALISME DI KAWASAN KOTA LAMA SEMARANG

Jurnal Arsitektur KOMPOSISI ◽

10.24002/jars.v12i2.2044 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 97

Author(s):

Fabiola Charisma Kirana Analisa

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Local Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Negative Image ◽

Positive Image ◽

Street Space ◽

The Government ◽

The Relationship ◽

Heritage Area

Abstract: The Uniqueness of Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang is always be an interesting topic to learn. This area has historic buildings as an attraction. However, there are still some buildings that are not well-maintained. This condition could make the nearest street space has a negative image and lead to the emergence of negative activities, such as vandalism. There are pictures and writings as the results of vandalism in several parts of the street space in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang with the Blenduk Church as the landmark is become a cultural heritage area that needs to be preserved. The government collaborated with the local community commited to revitalize Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang in an effort to maintain its existence. Since 2013, the revitalization of buildings in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang has been intensified. This article aims to elaborate on the thinking about the potential of revitalization for tourism development and its impact on vandalism activities that have occurred in Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. The explaination is done by comparing the vandalism mapping and buildings revitalization mapping. From the mapping, we could found the relationship between the revitalization of the area and the products of vandalism as well as the direction that could be done to enhance the positive image of Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang optimally.Keyword : vandalism, revitalization, kota lamaAbstrak: Kekhasan Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang selalu menjadi topik menarik untuk dipelajari. Kawasan ini memiliki bangunan-bangunan bersejarah yang menjadi daya tarik wisata. Namun masih terdapat bangunan-bangunan yang tidak terawat dan tidak berfungsi. Kondisi ini mengakibatkan terbentuknya ruang jalan yang memiliki kesan kurang baik serta mengundang munculnya aktivitas negatif, salah satunya adalah vandalisme. Terdapat gambar dan tulisan hasil aktivitas vandalisme di beberapa bagian ruang jalan di Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang dengan ikon Gereja Blenduk ditetapkan sebagai kawasan cagar budaya yang perlu dijaga kelestariannya. Pemerintah bekerjasama dengan komunitas penggiat kawasan terus melakukan revitalisasi dalam upaya menjaga eksistensi dan peran kawasan sebagai kawasan wisata yang bersejarah. Sejak tahun 2013, revitalisasi bangunan di Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang semakin intensif dilakukan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menguraikan pemikiran mengenai potensi revitalisasi terhadap perkembangan pariwisata serta dampaknya terhadap aktivitas vandalisme yang pernah terjadi di Kawasan Kota Lama Semarang. Pemaparan dilakukan dengan cara melakukan pemetaan terhadap lokasi terjadinya vandalisme dan pemetaan bangunan atau ruang publik yang telah mengalami revitalisasi. Dari pemetaan tersebut diperoleh hubungan antara revitalisasi kawasan dengan produk aktivitas vandalisme serta arahan yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kesan (image) positif terhadap kawasan secara optimal.Kata kunci: vandalisme, revitalisasi, kota lama

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A Cross Sectional Analysis of Tourism Development and Social Development

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism ◽

10.14505//jemt.12.2(50).16 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 487

Author(s):

Tauseef AMAN ◽

Mussawar SHAH ◽

Humera JAMAL ◽

Younas KHAN ◽

Muhammad ARIF ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Development ◽

Local Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

The Government ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

The Relationship

The major objective of this study was to measure the association between various interventions and Chitral Gole National Park (CGNP) role in preservation of bio-diversity and socio-economic uplift. A sample size of 346 respondents was randomly selected from total population of 3326 from the 4 selected villages on the basis of close proximity. A conceptual framework including dependent variable social development and independent variable tourism development were taken. The data were analyzed through frequency and percentage distribution. Moreover, Chi-square test was applied to know the relationship between dependent and independent variables at bi-variate level. In bi-variate analysis a highly significant (P=0.000) relation was found between CGNP is main source of promoting tourism in Chitral,tourists do any impacts upon local community in terms of increased business activities, local culture is safeguarded despite influx of tourists in the area, tourism produced employment opportunities, and social development. Qualitative data supported the empirical findings, however tourism brings economic opportunities at micro and macro level, but unfortunately CGNP is not as satisfactory regarding generating income since its establishment. The government should ensure to make such polices pertaining to the entrance fee, provides accommodation services on payment to the tourists and to reserve the entrance fee or any other form of taxes to ensure CGNP to spend on self-sustaining basis by ensuring refinement in the procedures as well.

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