The Transformation of Coastal Governance, from Human Ecology to Local State, in the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Framework
2.3. Method Design and Study Materials
3. Results
3.1. The Changes in the Governance of the Coastal Zone in the Jimei Peninsula
3.2. The Scale Politics and Functional Shift in Coastal Zone Governance
3.3. The Meltdown of Coastal Human Ecology
4. Discussion
4.1. Scaling Up: Appropriating International Projects to Shape the Coastal Zone
4.2. Reform: Confiscation of Coastal Access Rights
4.3. Silence and Conflict-Free: Discipline and Punishment
4.4. Transformation of Governance Patterns: Vertical Integration of All Scales
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zou, Z.; Zhang, Y.-Y.; Lee, S.-H.; Tsai, S.-C. The Transformation of Coastal Governance, from Human Ecology to Local State, in the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China. Water 2023, 15, 2659. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142659
Zou Z, Zhang Y-Y, Lee S-H, Tsai S-C. The Transformation of Coastal Governance, from Human Ecology to Local State, in the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China. Water. 2023; 15(14):2659. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142659
Chicago/Turabian StyleZou, Zhe, Yu-Yan Zhang, Su-Hsin Lee, and Shu-Chen Tsai. 2023. "The Transformation of Coastal Governance, from Human Ecology to Local State, in the Jimei Peninsula, Xiamen, China" Water 15, no. 14: 2659. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142659