The socio-diverse impacts by an induced tourism towards Amphawa Prepared For Ajarn Sethapan Krajangwongs Western and Eastern Cultures and Civilizations Course Code: 912 503 Prepared By Amornchan Vanichapol Duanratchada Chimphalee # I.D. 49501321 # I.D. 49501307 November 17, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Introduction of the Study 1.2 Research Problem 1.3 Research Objectives 1.4 Definition of Terms 1.5 Scopes and Limitations of the Research 1.6 Significance of the Study Chapter 2: Literature Review 4-5 6 7 8 9 10 11-12 Chapter 3: Research Framework 3.1 Conceptual Framework 3.2 Research Hypothesis 13 14 Chapter 4: Research Methodology 4.1 …show more content…
By the time, road accesses by the force of modern world have linked one community to others at the expense of the downturn water way, the villagers have resisted that occidental facts and figures influence by allowing as least as possible those accesses into their private living zone. This has reflected the Amphawa an amazing serpent road lines, citing another charm. Regarding Mahachai, a twin city allowing an industrial entry, the quality of life and identity have been questioned or probably swallowed nowadays by the industrial input. Nobody could justify whether such economical measures have brought people into their desirable way of living. Doubtful evaluation of Mahachai mirrors an admirable of the Amphawa backdated stand-point, a well deserved authentic living where quality of life reveals its real sense. This is affirmed that Maekhlong people prefer living in a nature bounded by greenery, river, and breathable conditions while preserving its peaceful way of life and living essence. The old day careers are dependable on the Amphawa abundant natural resources, apart from rice, people have no need to import from the outside world any consuming products. Their diligence, simplicity, the well-blended and fruitful surroundings have significantly supported the community strengths. The ancestor know-how and communal traditions are considered as precious tools against the modernization while young generation is drawn
Nature in its tranquility provides a calming sensation away from the buzzing city life. The ability
‘The sheer popularity’ of stimulating nature or using nature as ad space ‘demands that we acknowledge, even respect, their cultural importance,’ suggests Richtel. Culturally important, yes. But the logical extension of synthetic nature is the irrelevance of ‘true’ nature— the certainty that it’s not even worth looking at. (Louv lines 9-19)
According to William Cronon’s “The Trouble with Wilderness”, the main concerns with the wilderness term being humanly constructed and lack of concern with the local environments. Cronon emphasize much of the historical and philological meanings of wilderness as a human construct via spiritual and religious perspectives. He desired for people stop putting so much emphasis on the above and beyond that is out of our reach and focus on the present. He pushed this into the idea of one should start putting emphasis and care into one’s own environment rather than just focusing on environments beyond the local one. He believes change should start locally.
In relevance to John Waterman, Carl McCunn, and Everett Ruess, McCandless can identify with all the men who shared the common aspiration of finding happiness in nature. Jon Krakauer includes the stories of these men to further enhance the philosophy and inquisition of finding comfort in the wild similar to the ideals of Christopher McCandless a.k.a. Alexander
Nature is the accessible feature that brings an individual back to his center of life.
Nature is truth at its purest form of life: cruel, ruthless and impartial. Dubious about the utopian society we live in, Mccandless vies to find the world’s underlying truth in his Odyssey. Some of us want to be as courageous as Mccandless and leave behind everything for the sole purpose of finding the truth, but can not bring ourselves to do so because of our attachment to material things. Mccandless wants to understand human nature and nature itself, to do that, he rids himself of all attachments and travels to the places where he knows nature would be at its peak. In the book Walden mentioned throughout the story, Thoreau reveals: “Nature was here something savage and awful, though beautiful. I looked with awe at the ground I trod on, to see what the Powers had made there… Night” (Thoreau 172).
A question I have for you is how you do see humans in relations to Nature? Nature is a vague term, and the way you emphasize people to embrace its simplicity implies humans were apart from Nature to begin with. This inherently
Throughout today’s society there are several different cultural perspectives which form theoretical and practical understandings of natural environments, creating various human-nature relationship types. In this essay, I will describe and evaluate different ways of knowing nature and the impact of these views on human-nature relationships. From this, I will then explore my own human-nature relationship and reflect on how my personal experiences, beliefs and values has led me to this view, whilst highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each and reflecting upon Martin’s (1996) continuum.
The beautiful blossoms that bloom in Californian spring, the summer daisies alongside the cooling lake, long after the summer the trees have lost their leaves entering autumn to fresh white snow out in the mountains. Nature is able to show us its true beauty without any falseness and modifications. After all, is it not ironic how people go to museums to look at paintings of colorful flowers, green hills, and clear water streams; those are beauties that can easily be observed in real life outside of the urban environment which are surrounded by them, or how people buy recordings of the calming sounds of nature, similar to what you would listen to at night in the woods or smell nature aromas of the candles. What we are doing is trying to mislead our minds and pretend to think that we are in the woods but are instead cornered inside our small, well-furnished, and full -with-technology apartment.
In the ‘Village Of Water Mills’, the small town is based on a river, hand crafted watermills spin and the river, workers work in their respected areas and the town lives technology free. However, the vignette is based in modern time, so it is a stark change from the previous vignettes in the film. This vignette follows a traveler that wanders into the village. He sits while a nameless old man crafts another water wheel by hand and talks to the traveler. The traveler talks about how the town deals with the celebration of life and how the villagers way of living is better than city life.
What might be some advantages and disadvantages of living in a state of nature? Advantages You can do what you want You can easily get
The people nowadays also abuse on what nature can provide to them. People are influenced by the western Culture, Man is more powerful and can have dominion over nature and that nature as they see become merely an instrument to satisfy human needs and wants. This kind of thinking or we can say attitude towards nature is called the “Anthropocentric Attitude”. Man reduce the value of nature as it is and it’s important because nature has made all things specifically for the sake of man and that the value of non-human things in nature is merely instrumental. An opposite thinking would be the Eastern Culture, for they value nature very well and they treat nature being one with them. This thinking or attitude is known as “Ecocentric
In life we are all confronted with the idea of nature along with society. Although both have their pros and cons they work together to give us freedom and order among individuals.
This not only outlines the calmness of nature but the ability for freedom. The freedom is portrayed in the ability to do as one pleases when and even wherever they decide to do so.
Hypothesis: “We propose that affiliating with nature affords us the opportunity to be fully flourishing human beings.”