英文摘要 |
"The promotion and vigorous development of the Satoyama Initiative in Taiwan in recent years has been attracted increasing interest in understanding the Satoyama landscapes change mechanism. Since Satoyama analysis has rarely been adopted to analyze detailed land use and its driving forces to interpret landscape change, this study takes the Ciharaay cultural landscapes in Fengnan Village, Hualien County as a case study, and applies the Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) in Satoyama landscape analysis using qualitative methods such as literature review and participatory workshops. It introduces mainly a participatory research approach to implement PPGIS in this study, with social boundaries demarcating the cultural landscapes as the scope of Satoyama, with mapping and literature review to collect detailed information on land use of mosaics, which is used to map and discuss landscape change and the driving forces behind this landscapes. Analytical results reveal that it has been reduced for the coverage of paddy rice fields consisting of paddy rice terraced fields, orchards and forests, in the Cilaraay Satoyama Landscapes by 54.5% in the 20 years from 1999 to 2019. This reduction is caused mainly by the shortage of human resources induced by outflow of population and labor overload (6.37ha), while the rest resulted from changes to dryland farming for higher income (0.48ha). Additionally, some wildlife reappeared in the fields, but few for the wild flora in the fields, as local farmers adopted organic and/or environmentally friendly farming in recent two decades. Since 2000, local farmers began to sell local rice using a local brand and introduced ecotourism for the community itself, this encouraging the maintenance of paddy rice fields. The Cilaraay case results show that the ability to deal with geospatial information, promote local participation and empower local people, PPGIS could help map landscape change cross time and analyze delicately its land use and driving forces beyond by working with community members. This finding demonstrates the feasibility of applying PPGIS in landscape analysis and Satoyama conservation in Taiwan. This operating model is particularly appropriate for Satoyama landscapes of small scale and close interactions with human activities; however, it consumes much time and human resources, and requires close interaction with local stakeholders, particularly landowners and users." |