SHAPING OF AN URBAN RIVERBANK SCENIC SITES KAOHSIUNG CITYS LOVE RIVER

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SHAPING OF AN URBAN RIVERBANK SCENIC SITES
---KAOHSIUNG CITYS LOVE RIVER

• Chin-Yin Hu
• Tourism Management Department
• Diwan University, Taiwan
• hu434343_at_gmail.com

ITSA 2nd Conference Globalization, Tourism
Development Mega Events and Urban Tourism
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INTRODUCTION

• Research Purposes
• To discuss the distribution and the
  characteristics of riverbank tourism landscapes
  along the Love River in Kaohsiung City.
• The shaping process and factors that trigger key
  functions.

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RESEARCH METHOD

• Literature review
• there is lack of study on landscaping process of
  scenic sites and this study makes the
  contribution in this regard.

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• Research design
• Julian Huxley(1887-1975)identified the three
  components of culture as mentifacts, sociofacts,
  and artifacts.
• the cultural landscape
• stakeholder theory

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• Research steps
• To define the spatial distribution of waterfront
  scenic sites.
• To identify landscape development stages.
• Introduced stakeholder theory to analyze the
  landscape shaping process and key force in each
  area and each stage.

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• Research scopes
• The spatial area along the middle part and
  downstream area of the Love River.
• The research period from 1979 when Kaohsiung was
  upgraded to a municipal city to the end of 2008.

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• Data source
• first-hand via fieldwork and in-depth interview(
  from September 2007 to March 2008 )
• second-hand via literature review.

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• analysis mode qualitative

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DATA ANALYSIS

• A. Love River water way
• B. Park and green land along river banks
• C. Scenic sites along banks
• D. Festival activities and landscape

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A. Love River water way

• 1. Love River classifies the development of the
  Love River into natural river stage before 1971
  treatment stage from 1971 to 2001 water
  recreational stage after 2001.
• 2. The Heart of Love River
• 3. Bridge and lighting

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Case report The Heart of Love River

• In 2001, Typhoon brought floods to Kaohsiung.
  Kaohsiung
• City Government entrusted University to analyze
  the flooding and University suggested to build
  retention ponds.
• The Department of Drain Construction of Kaohsiung
  City Government started the Flood Control
  Project of Middle and Upstream of Love River
  invited bidding for the design project.

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• In 2003, during the council meeting, Deputy
  Secretary-General proposed to build an
  artificial lake nearby the Po-Ai and Tung-mung
  Road to allow for a turning space of the tourism
  cruise boat and flood control function.
• At the evaluation meeting of the detail project
  planning, Public Works Bureau suggested designers
  to take the whole Love River area into
  consideration and designers agreed those ideas.

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• Therefore, the park and green land in the south
  was converted into water space and connected and
  extended bike routes of the Love River. Po-Ai
  Road was improved to add two crossing bridges
  over East and West Lake. The whole scenic site
  was then designed with lighting and water
  fountains to increase attractiveness.
• The construction began in February, 2006 and
  completed in November, 2007 and the total
  construction expense was NT170 million.

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B. Park and green land along river banks

• Love River Landscape and Water Recreational Park
  
• Tower of Light

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C. Scenic sites along banks

• 1. Kaohsiung Film Archive
• 2. Taiwan Medical Museum
• 3. Jhungdu Brick Plant

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D. Festival activities and landscape

• Kaohsiung Lantern Festival
• Kaohsiung Dragon Boat Racing

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Summary of the Scenic Spots Shaping Process and
Mechanism at Love River Area
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IV. RESULTS

• The spatial distribution of scenic sites of Love
  River area in Kaohsiung can be divided into Love
  River Water Way, Parks and Greenland along the
  banks, and scattered scenic sites along the
  banks.
• The Love River Water Way is the core of tourism
  resources and development of the area.

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• Parks and green land along the banks can be
  categorized into cultural types, from Kaohsiung
  Bridge-Jianguo Bridge, as well as community
  ecological type, from Jianguo Bridge to Po-Ai
  Bridge.

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• The development of the Love River Water Way can
  be categorized by its natural river stage before
  1971, pollution treatment stage from 1971 to
  2001, and water recreation stage after 2001
  according to its function and landscape feature.
• Each stage reflects economic and cultural
  development of the big environment in Kaohsiung
  City.

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• The major stakeholder in the shaping of scenic
  sites of Love River Water Way is mainly the
  public sector, and other important influential
  factors include natural environment, architect
  office, and the public.
• The publics suggestions to the Mayors Office
  play a special role in the shaping of bridges and
  lighting.
• The public sector has a more obvious role to play
  because of the requirement of huge expense of
  urban water channel pollution treatment.

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• The important stakeholders of the shaping of
  scenic site of parks and green land along the
  banks of Love River include the public sector,
  engineering consulting and architect offices.

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• The main stakeholder of the shaping of scattered
  scenic sites along the banks is the public sector
  and NGOs from private sector. The major
  stakeholder of festival and tourism activities is
  still the public sector.

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• Although landscape may be different in each
  scenic site, yet it has received common impact,
  the policy of the public sector. That is to
  say, as a whole, the policy of the public sector
  plays the key role in the shaping process of
  scenic sites of Love River area. Stakeholder
  has more direct influence on the shaping of
  landscape of this area, in particular,
  stakeholders from the public sector who have the
  influence on material and social aspects.

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Time historical stage
The Schema of Tourism Landscape Shaping at Love
River Area
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APPLICATIONS

• This research results may provide the landscape
  system planning, narration system planning, the
  place history, and the teaching materials for the
  nearby hotel entrepreneur.

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Thanks for your listening and giving suggestions!