http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7943 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:58:43 GMT 2013-05-22T05:58:43Z http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu:80/bitstream/id/64615/ http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7943 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20925 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; The results from the case study analysis demonstrate that small-scale, locally-owned tourism development tends to benefit the community as it leads to the revitalization of the local economy, the improvement of the physical environment, and the preservation of historic buildings. On the other hand, large-scale market-led tourism development engenders the potential degradation of place attributes in various ways. While the local people's perceived image of their community is quite positive, the public and private place marketers view the area as degraded, unsafe, and unattractive. As a result, the public and institutional sectors have initiated controversial plans to conceal the area, remove structures deemed to interfere with the streamlined heritage concept, and has even proposed to uproot the neighborhood. Meanwhile, the private sector has developed tourism-marketing activities that bypass the community and its local culture. Conflicts over tourism benefits have undermined the close connections among residents. Most importantly, centralized tourism development has led to the weakening of local political capabilities and the exclusion of locals from tourism decision-making.; This research assesses the impacts of tourism on those living in the Tha Tien community located in the old royal center of Bangkok, Thailand. By utilizing a place-making concept, the researcher constructs an analytical framework that explains how external forces reshape a place and provides a better understanding of the interaction and confrontation between tourism and the community. As defined in this research, four key attributes of place-based communities include the physical environment, place image and identity, community connections, and political capability.; To minimize the above impacts and establish responsible tourism in the Tha Tien community, the study provides a set of policy recommendations based on four key principles: tourism planning, heritage marketing, place-based development, and participation. The main objective of tourism planners is to balance between the destabilizing forces of tourism and the enhancement of the sense of place. Planners need to encourage institutions, local people, and the tourism industry to create a social fabric that not only serves commercial purposes but also reinforces mutual respect, beneficial relationships, and social identities.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 344-374).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 374 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20925 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Settachai, Napat http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20924 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; At Waikiki, population growth doomed continued agricultural land use and private pro-growth interests wished to develop. Government, faced with the challenge of this lowland environment, created comprehensive plans that included the strategic use of a canal for drainage, complementary open space, public-private partnerships for infrastructure development, and walk able neighborhoods. Such plans were central to protecting Waikiki's assets while sustaining further growth.; Comprehensive planning is necessary to preserve a unique sense of place while urban districts undergo rapid increases in both population density and physical growth. Public participation in this planning process is vital to both the financing and completion of such long term plans.; The evolution of municipal planning in the United States was paralleled in Waikiki as judicial interpretations of public interest and private property changed during the study period. Planning focus and methodology also was predicated upon the context of the times.; Useful tools in promoting planning effectiveness were identified. These included the importance of early planning and land acquisition; periodic public re-envisioning to promote public ownership of plans and thus support; continued use of public-private partnerships to lessen costs to the community budget; and promotion of proactive public entrepreneurship to identify opportunities and challenges. Increasing density of development also illustrated the impact of access to land use, and the need to facilitate the consolidation of small lots.; Waikiki was employed as a case study because of its evolution from an agricultural district, to single family residential subdivision, then mixed business and residential area, and finally as a (mostly high-rise) international resort. Information was gathered from the Bishop Museum, City and County of Honolulu, Kawaiaha'o Church, Hawai'i State Archives, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, University of Hawai'i, and other sources. Time lines were created for area reclamation; road, water, and sewer development; land use; and open space.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 594-613).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 613 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20924 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Stephenson, Ross Wayland http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20385 Thesis (M.U.R.P.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20385 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z Okazaki, Wendy K http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10552 Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10552 2004-08-01T00:00:00Z Camille Tuason Mata http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10551 Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10551 2004-05-01T00:00:00Z Shen, Celia http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7983 This plan has been prepared to explore community planning and ahupua’a management in Waipi’o Valley, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. This report is a culmination of a six-month long inclusive planning process that contains input from community organizations, resource management experts, government agencies, major landowners in the area, and Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. Additionally, site visits were conducted to assess the existing condition in Waipi’o Valley and to identify key issues and concerns related to government plans being prepared. The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower Hamakua Ditch Watershed Plan characterizes the planning practicum activity as follows: “The community organization process in Waipi’o Valley to identify issues, develop and obtain data, evaluate alternatives, and identify and pursue actions to resolve problems will be facilitated by members of the University of Hawai’i, Department of Urban and Regional Planning Practicum. The members of the practicum will work with the communities in Waipi’o Valley to develop, as much as possible, a shared vision of the future and strategies for concerned action to achieve identified objectives. While the DOA [United States Department of Agriculture] and NRCS [Natural Resource Conservation Service] will provide the necessary funds for travel and subsistence to the UH group, the project proponents will not attempt to influence the community organization process” (USDA-NRCS, 1999, September, p. 148). Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7983 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Dizol, Leanora; Hegger, Dawn; Keehne, Hilarie; Kinjo, Korinne; Le Maitre, MaryAnne; McKeague, Kawika; Prasai, Sagar; Resture, Alan; Shen, Celia; Xing, Xifang