Abstract This paper explores how the socio-cultural milieu of a community may foster a sense of environmental stewardship among children and young people. Ethnographic fieldwork, carried out in a popular tourist destination in Australia, revealed that the overt impacts of tourism activity such as littering provoke negative feelings among children and young people; these perceptions can in turn translate into a sensitivity towards the environment. While debated in some circles, a Significant Life Experiences (SLE) lens is useful in understanding children and young people’s lived experiences of – and sensitivity to - environmental issues in the communities where they are raised. SLE is employed in this article to explore how a sense of stewardship towards the environment is developed among children and young people growing up in a tourist destination. Findings suggest they actively contribute to protecting the environment in a variety of ways from regular beach clean ups and educating visiting tourists to participating in rallies and anti-development protests.

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在旅游胜地长大：培养环境敏感性

摘要 本文探讨了社区的社会文化环境如何在儿童和青少年中培养环境管理意识。在澳大利亚一个受欢迎的旅游目的地进行的人种学实地调查显示，乱扔垃圾等旅游活动的明显影响会引起儿童和年轻人的负面情绪；这些看法反过来又可以转化为对环境的敏感性。虽然在某些圈子里争论不休，但重要的生活经历 (SLE) 镜头有助于了解儿童和年轻人在他们长大的社区中对环境问题的生活经历和敏感性。本文采用 SLE 来探讨如何在旅游目的地长大的儿童和年轻人中培养对环境的管理意识。调查结果表明，他们以各种方式积极为保护环境做出贡献，从定期海滩清理和教育游客到参加集会和反开发抗议活动。