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

Barkley, James R.

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Title

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

Author(s)

Barkley, James R.

Issue Date

2011-05-25T14:51:59Z

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Stewart, William P.

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Stewart, William P.

Committee Member(s)

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

Department of Study

Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Discipline

Recreation, Sport, and Tourism

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

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

Abstract

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.

Graduation Semester

2011-05

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Copyright 2011 James R. Barkley

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