Identifying the Key Resources and Challenges for Sustainable Community Design in Toba City

by Eco Rocks

Mod (Thailand), Champ (Cambodia), Kauselya(Malaysia), Takashi(Japan),

Feby (Indonesia), Tony (Vietnam), Diane (Phillipines)

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Why Toba City?• Striving to self revitalization as a tourist attraction region• Facing challenges in retaining their AMA culture and declining

of population

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Toba City• Toba is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.• Famous for their unique Ama (female divers) culture and

beautiful Shuga shima Island• Main income of the city is tourism industry

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Sustainable Community Design

Sustainable community design

Balance between existing community &

future generation

Balance between economy, ecology & social aspects

Increase the quality of life

Strengthen economic prosperitywithout

harming the environment

Balance utilizationof natural resources

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The Key Concepts of SCD

• The concept of ‘needs’ , intergenerational equityDevelopment that meet the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.

• The idea of limitationsThe ability of biosphere to absorb the effects of human activities

(The world Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)

Current Generation

Future generation(not born yet)

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Six Key Resources for SCD in Toba City

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Objectives

• Identify the key resources towards Sustainable Community Design

• Determine main fields of challenges faced by Toba City.

• Assess the strengths and opportunities to overcome the weaknesses and threats.

• Formulate recommendations to attain Sustainable Community Design in Toba city.

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Methodology1 • FIELD STUDY VISITS, DIRECT OBSERVATION, LECTURES, DIALOGUES

2 • NARROWING TOPIC; DEFINING GROUP FOCUS; PRIORITIZATION

3 • DOCUMENT REVIEW

4 • GROUP DISCUSSION + REFLECTION

5• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) ANALYSIS (6

KEY RESOURCES + 4 CHALLENGES)

6 • REPORT WRITING + GROUP DISCUSSION + REFLECTION

7• CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION, FORMULATION OF CONCEPTUAL

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Six key resources for SCD in Toba

City

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INFRASTRUCTURE

ENVIRONMENT

HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENTECONOMY

COMMUNICATION

CULTURE

INTEGRATED SWOT ANALYSIS:MAIN ISSUES IN TOBA

Tourism

Environment

Culture

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TOURISM

1. Local natural and cultural resources

2. Ecotourism3. Transportation4. Collaboration among

stakeholders

1. Language barrier2. Inadequate safety guidelines3. Public buses operate until

6PM 4. Shimakko guide in Sugashima

Island

1. Community-Based Tourism Program

2. Olympic 20203. Ama Summit4. Foreign tourist-friendly city

1. Exploitation by tourist2. Pollution3. Natural and human-induced

hazards

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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PROPOSED MEASURES ON TOURISM

• Seasonal community-based tourism (e.g. Homestay)• Replicate Shimakko Guide model• Establish artist residency program • Optimize Ama Summit to attract tourists • Extend operational hours of public transportation • Devise branding and promotion strategy• Actively deal with language barrier problem through

the means of translation and foreign language classes• Promote water transportation safety measures• Strengthen bilateral cooperation and engage in

continuous dialogues with Korea side regarding Ama culture registration issue

• Establish wider network locally and internationally.

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CULTURE

1. Unique Ama Culture2. Intangible Folk Culture Asset

by Mie Prefecture3. Historical sites4. Strong cooperation among

stakeholders

1. Lack of funding for promoting Ama culture

2. Difficulties in getting fishing license

3. Health cares for Ama divers

1. National and International recognition

2. Tokyo Olympic 20203. Strengthen cultural

partnership

1. Disappearance of Amaculture

2. Health Risks of Ama divers

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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PROPOSED MEASURES ON CULTURE

• Capitalise on the uniqueness of Ama culture for promoting activities

• Further strengthen collaboration among key stakeholders & cultural partnerships with other prefectures and countriesto promote Ama culture.

• Renovate and ultise existing historical sites & to preserve cultural assets

• Promote research & development activities through collaboration with higher education institutions.

• Improve health care services for Ama divers

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ENVIRONMENT

1. Strict policies on fishing2. Presence of conservation areas3. Low level of pollution4. Environmental education

1. Insufficient conservation measure for seaweed

2. No marine protected areas3. No human waste and

integrated waste water treatment plant

1. Preservation of marine area 2. Change of conservation period

through better coastal resource management

3. Integrated waste water treatment plant

4. R&D by universities5. Introduce electric power public

transportation

1. Extinction of marine resources.2. Pearl cultivation could effects the balance in marine ecosystem.

STRENGTHSWEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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PROPOSED MEASURES ON ENVIRONMENT

• Encourage universities to conduct R&D to identify potential measures to maintain and enhance environmental management in Toba

• Increase seaweed conservation measures• Identify and establish preservation for coastal area• Segregate coastal areas into few parts to establish different

conservation period for different areas to ensure continuous supply of abalone throughout the area

• Introduction of electric power public transportation• Integrated wastewater treatment plant at Shugashima island

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DISASTER RISKS

1. Good infrastructure and policies2. Available online resources3. Good environmental condition4. Strong family and community

support system5. Basic Disaster Safety lessons and

1. Lack of documentation2. Reclamation of coastal areas3. Infrastructure reinforcement4. Low level of emphasis on safety

during sea travel5. Varying levels of income and

government revenue6. Lack of available info at Toba’s

Official Website

1. Creative participatory approaches to risk analysis

2. Experiential safety education3. Research and documentation4. Strengthen IEC (information,

education and communication) strategies

5. Strict safety rules and regulations for sea-based transportation

1. Natural Hazards2. Human-induced Hazards3. Social Hazards4. Biological Hazards5. Technological Hazards

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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PROPOSED MEASURES ON DISASTER RISKS• Enhance participation of the community members in policy development,

planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.• Consider experiential learning activities, especially on CCA-DRRRM• Maximize the power of ICT for education and learning purposes• Develop creative l earning sessions that encourage intergenerational

learning for the young and old generations• Institutionalize policy measures that support HRD initiatives in the area• Community-based organizations, such as on CCA-DRRRM can be a good

approach to facilitate learning in the community and people empowerment.

• Enhance human resources of the local government to equip the authorities with holistic understanding on development issues and solutions.

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Key Findings

How to attain SCD in high mobility society?

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Key Findings

1. Economy– Utilize local, natural and social resources for the community– Conduct economic assessment and develop back-up plan,– Diversify economic activities for Ama divers

2. Environment– Environmental education to create awareness among young

generation– Maintain intergenerational equity on natural resources through

conservation and preservation

3. Culture– Strengthen the community participation in protecting and

promoting unique Ama Culture in Japan– Share cultural Knowledge among the elder and young generations

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Key Findings

4. Communication– ICTs for all levels of society to share and learn from each other– Ensure effective IEC (information-communication-education)

strategies and materials5. Infrastructure

– Improve public transportation services to enhance mobility,– Revamp the existing infrastructure to create attractiveness, save

costs and preserve physical cultural assets.6. Human Resource Development

– Strengthen the link between young and old generation – Develop creative lifelong learning opportunities– Enhance collaboration among stakeholders through participatory

approach and research– Institutionalize policies and programs on capacity building

activities for both local authorities and community members

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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DESIGN

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RESOURCES

PROPOSED APPROACH TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DESIGN IN HIGH MOBILITY SOCIETY

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Reflection for Group Study “ECOROCKS”

1. Safety First 2. Positive Thinking and open-

mindedness 3. Goal setting4. Respect5. Self-confidence6. Time management7. Put the right person in the

right job8. Facilitation skills9. Communication and

Presentation skills10. Conflict Management

11. Teamwork12. Engaged in logical and

analytical thinking13. Generated and shared

creative ideas14. Plan Do Check Act (PDCA

Process)15. Research Methods 16. Stronger camaraderie /

friendship/networks18. Keeping happy

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What difficulties we have encountered?

1. Difficulty in narrowing the scope of the study and shorten the report

2. Varying personalities and research approaches

3. Limited time for discussion and report writing

4. Not enough information available about Toba City

How we overcome the difficulties?

1. Engaged in a series of dialogue, brainstorming activity and research.

2. Sit and talk with respect and open-mind on group members’ ideas and opinions

3. Set priorities for the group and be responsible with the assigned tasks. It is a matter of trusting the capacities of the group members to accomplish the tasks.

Reflection for Group Study “ECOROCKS”

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Thank you

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