Assembling National Parks
Local Politics of Area-Based Conservation in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4874043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J He (0000-0002-1994-8075, Institute for Ethnic Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the American Association of Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2469-4452 • E-ISSN: 2469-4460 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/24694452.2025.2561175 |
| OpenAlex | W4414689586 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
This article offers a geographical inquiry of the evolving political, technical, and economic intricacies of extending area-based conservation in China. Drawing on assemblage thinking, the article explores the process and practice of national park building in China to demonstrate that national parks are assemblages that bring together an array of actors (e.g., Indigenous communities, tourism enterprises, officials, nongovernmental organizations, scientists, and nonhuman entities) and objectives (e.g., conservation, sustainability, effectiveness, equity, compensation, profit, livelihoods, control, property). Focusing on the first pilot national park built in China, Pudacuo National Park in Yunnan Province, the research findings suggest that the specific practice of building assemblages via specific elements of political, technical, and economic processes in particular socioenvironmental regions creates local arenas and power struggles. Beyond the existing inquiry into the extension of area-based conservation from political geography and ecology (e.g., green grabbing and territorialization), this analysis promotes the study of national parks to better understand the role of assemblage practices within the politics of conservation, particularly when considering the interconnectedness of diverse actors and objectives
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |