Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge on Local Spatial Management: A Case Study in Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Indigenous Knowledge and Spatial Management
3. Case Study: Yami Indigenous People and Orchid Island
3.1. Background and History
3.2. Method
4. Yami’s Local Spatial Management
4.1. Landscape Structure
4.1.1. Ocean
Keisankan (Foreshore for Collection)
Kalagarawan (Sea for Swimming/Shooting)
Paneirengan (Sea for Small Boat Fishing)
Pacicipanan (Sea for Large Boat Fishing)
4.1.2. Main Beach (Vanwa)
4.1.3. Settlement
Ili (Residence)
Kasngenan (Taro Field)
Kareiyan (Farmland)
Ayo (River, Irrigation)
4.1.4. Forest
Tokoun (Close Forest)
Kahasan (Remote Forest)
4.2. Ownership
4.2.1. Combination of Landscape Structure and Social Organizations
4.2.2. Variety of Land Ownership
4.3. Land Use
4.3.1. Land-Use Categories
4.3.2. Land Use Regulations
4.4. Yami’s Indigenous Institution for Local Spatial Management
5. Conclusions
5.1. The Role of Landscape Structure, Social Organizations, and Spatial Regulations
5.2. Challenges and Further Recommendation
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ownership | Landscape Structure | Social Organization |
---|---|---|
Communal | Ocean ili Kareiyan Ayo (river) Tokoun | Community |
Private | Kasngenan Kareiyan Ayo (irrigation) Tokoun | Individual/family |
None | Kahasan | Nobody |
Temporarily private | Kareiyan | Individual/family |
Superficially private | Tokoun | Individual/family |
Landscape Structure (Elements) | Land Use Pattern | Accessibility of Social Organization | |
---|---|---|---|
Ocean | Keisakan | Collection | Community |
Kalagarawan | Shooting fishing/swimming fishing | Community | |
Paneirengan | Small boat fishing | Community | |
Pacicipanan | Large boat fishing | Community | |
Main beach | Vanwa | Conducting rituals | Community |
Settlement | Ili | Residence | Community |
Kasngenan | Taro cultivation | Individual/family | |
Kareiyan | Crop planting | Individual/family/community | |
Ayo(river) | Water utilization | Community | |
Ayo (irrigation) | Irrigation | Individual/family | |
Forest | Tokoun | Timber harvesting | Individual/family/community |
Kahasan | No utilization | No one |
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Lin, C.-N.; Tsai, B.-W. Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge on Local Spatial Management: A Case Study in Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 10940. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910940
Lin C-N, Tsai B-W. Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge on Local Spatial Management: A Case Study in Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan. Sustainability. 2021; 13(19):10940. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910940
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Chia-Nan, and Bor-Wen Tsai. 2021. "Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge on Local Spatial Management: A Case Study in Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan" Sustainability 13, no. 19: 10940. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910940
APA StyleLin, C. -N., & Tsai, B. -W. (2021). Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge on Local Spatial Management: A Case Study in Orchid Island (Lanyu), Taiwan. Sustainability, 13(19), 10940. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910940