Stakeholder representation in park planning: localized place meanings at Grand Canyon

This research explores stakeholder representation in park [pre]planning at Grand Canyon National Park through an examination of place meanings from a lived experience perspective. Using a combination of photo-elicitation methods and semi-structured interviewing this research offers a novel form of representation among localized stakeholders to the backcountry at Grand Canyon and follows up on that by asking the participants about their experience with the research itself. It is found that stakeholders who participated in this process expressed a natural form of caring and sensed the same in others representation of the meanings associated with their important backcountry places. As a form of participatory action research, this research shows promise for improving stakeholder dialogue surrounding park planning through the productive inclusion of experiential, emotional knowledge.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Recreation, Sport, and Tourism

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Barkley, James R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stewart, William P.
• Denzin, Norman K.
• Payne, Laura L.
• Santos, Carla A.

• park planning
• place meaning
• stakeholder experience and emotion
• photo elicitation

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2011 James R. Barkley

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/24176

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/24176