A Study on Villagers’ Participation in Rural Regeneration: The Case of Taiwan

Abstract

To encourage the overall development in rural areas in the Republic of China, Government promulgated "Rural Regeneration Act" in 2010. In this study, we examine the current situations of villagers’ participation in rural regeneration project in Taiwan. Government promotes bottom-up approach and encourages residents to fully participate in the discussion of rural regeneration. However, our results show that the process of bottom-up villagers’ participation is just for community to officially meet the requirements from government. The problems of villagers’ participation are addressed and the strategies for villagers’ participation in rural regeneration are also suggested.