Research on the Design Strategy of Pastoral Area Creation in Ulat Houqi, Inner Mongolia Based on Social Innovation
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https://doi.org/10.71222/jr8rbk55Keywords:
social innovation, pastoral areas, sustainable development, Ulat Houqi, collaborative participationAbstract
With the increasingly serious ecological, economic and social challenges facing the development of pastoral areas in Inner Mongolia, social innovation, as an effective way to promote the sustainable development of pastoral areas, has gradually become the focus of academic and practical attention. Based on the theory of social innovation, this paper discusses the design strategy of pastoral area creation in Ulat Houqi, Inner Mongolia. The study first analyzes the concept and background of social innovation, emphasizing that social innovation not only focuses on technological innovation, but also on improving social relations through a participatory approach to solve the problems of environmental degradation, resource shortage, and social compartmentalization faced by pastoral areas. Secondly, this paper analyzes the current living situation and main needs of herders through field research in the pastoral areas of the Ulat Houqi Banner, and finds that the low degree of informatization, ecological damage, unstable income and other problems constrain the development of the pastoral areas. In this regard, the study proposes a social innovation design model of "common governance, common construction, and common sharing", suggesting that collaborative participation and design thinking should be used to promote interaction and cooperation among herders, society, and the government, so as to promote deep-seated changes in the economic and social relations of the pastoral areas. Ultimately, the paper proposes a creation strategy that focuses on the socialization of pastoral space, emphasizing the improvement of pastoralists' daily life environment through design, enhancing their social cohesion and improving the overall development of pastoral areas. The study provides theoretical basis and practical guidance for promoting social innovation in ethnic minority areas and has important social value and application prospects.
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