Selecting Key Resilience Indicators for Indigenous Community Using Fuzzy Delphi Method

Yung-Ping Tseng, Yu-Chin Huang, Mei-Syuan Li and You-Zih Jiang
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Yung-Ping Tseng: Department of Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality Management, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan
Yu-Chin Huang: Graduate Program of Sustainable Tourism and Recreation Management, National Taichung University of Education, Taichung 403454, Taiwan
Mei-Syuan Li: Department of Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality Management, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan
You-Zih Jiang: Ph.D. Program in Strategy and Development of Emerging Industries, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: Resilience is the concept that emphasizes change and adaptation and focuses on the capacity to absorb shocks and still maintain function. How can an Indigenous community assess the resilience of the tribe when it is affected by an array of obstacles? What are the assessment factors of resilience? This study consolidated relevant literature on resilience through in-depth interviews and the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) to identify the resilience indicators for Indigenous community development. It eventually identified 5 domains, 26 types, and 45 evaluation indicators. The final indicators are divided into five domains: economic, social, cultural, environmental, and policy. The social resilience indicators: “the ability to overcome obstacles”, “the ability to accept stimuli”, and “the degree of connection between tribal and external resources” were not mentioned in the past studies of resilience. For the first time, the following cultural resilience indicator was also included: “maintain the traditional ancestral teachings and respect for ancestral norms”. Finally, this study suggests that follow-up research may extend these resilience indicators and apply them to other Indigenous tribes. These 26 types of assessment will also be the factors that must be considered in the process of adaptation and reconstruction when the community is faced with emergencies or catastrophes.

Keywords: resilience; Indigenous community development; indicator construction; Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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