scholarly journals The Conceptual vs Reality of Ecotourism Approaches and Strategies in Pangkor Island, Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Seyedehelham Sadatiseyedmahalleh ◽  
Suraiyati Rahman ◽  
Badaruddin Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Environmental Practice ◽  
Protection Strategies ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
Ecosystem Planning ◽  
Management Approaches

<p>Small islands are seen as iconic destinations for ecotourism due to their rich natural biodiversity and spectacular surroundings. Malaysia has a substantial number of islands, numbering approximately 878 islands. Pangkor Island is a popular destination among domestic and international tourists alike. However, the tourism industry can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, tourism development can improve quality of life and economic prospects of local communities; and on the other hand, it may inflict to destruction on the island’s sensitive ecosystem. Natural environment is the core attraction for Pangkor Island. However, the extensive development undertaken to match the high intensity of tourist arrivals can lead to deleterious effect on the natural environment and diminish the overall quality of the tourists’ experience. This paper attempts to explore the dichotomy between ecotourism concept and tourism development in Pangkor by exploring protection strategies and ecotourism management approaches in relation to Pangkor Island. The findings described in this paper are based on an evaluation of the existing planning strategies concerning tourism development, environmental conservation, observation and interviews with visitors in Pangkor Island. Lack of environmental practice among tour operators has led to significant threat to the island’s ecosystem. Consequently, Pangkor Island require imperative attention in ensuring the sustainability of the ecosystem. Planning and development strategies for managing Pangkor and adjacent smaller islands need to be taken into consideration by acknowledging baseline conditions and present day realities.</p>

An Evaluation of the Attitudes and Perception of the Local Communities in Mysore Towards the Impacts of Tourism Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 1033-1052
Author(s):  
Nichola A Ramchurjee ◽  
Charles V Ramchurjee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
Item Scale

This article describes how the attitudes and perception of residents can directly affect ecotourism development by changing the ability to generate income, employment and by improving the quality of life. This article identifies and assesses the impacts of ecotourism in the communities in Mysore, India. Ecotourism impact was measured by a 26 item scale measuring local residents' perceptions and attitudes. Data was collected using the questionnaire method with 221 randomly distributed questionnaires collected. This article reveals there was significant support to further tourism development since the residents perceived that there was increased investment in infrastructures and a higher quality of life, increased employment opportunities – especially for a population with deep roots in agriculture. Now, there was an increased chance for residents to explore other jobs in the tourism industry and improved pride in their cultures and traditions in the community. Furthermore, to ensure the success of tourism development, an increased amount of involvement and participation from local residents is pertinent.

scholarly journals Determinants of Residents’ Support for Sustainable Tourism Development: Implications for Rural Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dunja Demirović Bajrami ◽  
Adriana Radosavac ◽  
Marija Cimbaljević ◽  
Tatiana N. Tretiakova ◽  
Yulia A. Syromiatnikova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
The Republic

One of the key factors for success of sustainable tourism industry in all areas, including rural, is the support of community members. The paper aims to analyze how rural residents’ perceptions of sustainable tourism development (expressed through economic, social, environmental, and physical benefits) can affect residents’ intentions to support tourism. The second aim was to determine if attachment to the particular community and perceived quality of life can have influence on attitudes towards sustainable development of tourism in rural communities. Using a sample of 881 residents living in rural areas of the Republic of Serbia, the results highlighted that perceived values of tourism were important for evaluating how tourism is developed, if it is sustainable for a community, and how it affects quality of residents’ life. The study provided better understanding of factors that can have impact on residents’ attitudes in relation to tourism and highlighted the importance of paying attention to local community as significant player for tourism development, especially in those regions that want to boost its economy by developing sustainable tourism.

scholarly journals A Study of Tourism Development Influence on QoL – Perceptions of Alishan Indigenous Tribes in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Ming Chang ◽  
Chiu-Hui Hung ◽  
Yen-Chen Huang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of indigenous people’s perceived the quality of life (QoL) on the tribe in the process of tourism development. In the survey, 8 tribes in Alishan were selected as the research objects, and a total of 827 valid questionnaires were collected through random sampling based on the proportion of each tribe's households. After statistical analysis, the findings of this study are as follows: 1. In terms of the influence on QoL, indigenous people’s perceived higher are "I am proud of our tribe". 2. Different demographic variables have an influence on the perceived QoL of indigenous peoples. 3. Those whose family work has nothing to do with the tourism industry have a higher perception of the influence on the QoL. Based on the above findings, this study not only gives suggestions to indigenous tribes and tourism sectors of the government, but also puts forward specific research reference directions for future tribal tourism researchers.

scholarly journals ANALYZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM INDUSTRY IN SEVERAL CULTURAL EVENTS AT BATAM REGENCY, RIAU ISLAND PROVINCE

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syailendra Reza Irwansyah Rezeki ◽  
Siska Amelia Maldin
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
Local Revenue ◽  
Cultural Event ◽  
Library Research

This study aimed to discover the development of tourism industry in several cultural events at Batam Regency, Riau Island Province. This is seen crucial as it deals with how the cultural event in tourism industry may affect the intensity of tourists’ revisit and tourism development. The data were obtained from interview and library research about the number of tourists’ visits on the cultural events and the increased number of the local revenue. The data were analyzed through qualitative data analysis. The results from the study showed how effective the cultural events to attract tourists’ revisit, develop the tourism industry, and local revenues. These are seen from the aspects like quality of accessibility, marketing, accommodation and venueKeywords: development, tourism industry, cultural event, tourists’ revisit, effectiveness

scholarly journals Menimbang Daya Saing Pariwisata Indonesia (Dibandingkan Singapura, Malaysia, Dan Thailand)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-442
Author(s):  
Vonny Setianda ◽  
Roos Kities Andadari
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Asean Countries

Experience from many countries shows that tourism contributes greatly to the economic growth that can improve the welfare and quality of citizens’ lives. To enhance the role of the tourism sector to improve the economy, increasing the competitiveness of this sector is the key. For Indonesia, which has great potential in the tourism sector, tourism development strategies are needed to improve the competitiveness of the tourism industry. The purpose of this study is to determine the position of competitiveness in Indonesia’s tourism sector, especially compared to some major ASEAN countries, and propose appropriate tourism development strategies. After mapping the condition of Indonesia’s tourism competitiveness compared to some other major ASEAN countries, this study uses STP (segmenting, targeting, and positioning) to find appropriate tourism development strategies. This research utilizes secondary data. The results show that compared to some other major ASEAN countries (Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand), Indonesia's tourism competitiveness in some aspects is low, although this condition has improved in recent years. However, given the demands of the dynamic tourism market, the competitiveness needs to be improved continuously. This necessitates special strategies, so that the efforts match with the target. Keywords: Indonesian tourism, competitiveness of the tourism industry, tourism development strategies

scholarly journals FEATURES OF GREEN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN VINNYTSIA REGION

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Olena DIACHYNSKA
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Green Tourism ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
The Village ◽  
Integral Indicator

The article deals with the dynamics of the number of tourists in Vinnytsia region. After analyzing the statistics of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and the Main Department of Statistics in Vinnytsia Region for 2004-2017, it has been shown that the number of Vinnytsia residents who traveled abroad in 2017 compared to 2004 increased by 14.6 times, and the number of domestic tourists decreased three times. The main reasons for the decline of domestic tourists are the financial crisis of 2007-2009, the Revolution of the Maidan in 2013-2014, terrorist acts and political and economic instability in Ukraine, aswell as the sharp increase in utilities bills in Ukraine. It is shown that the correlation between the number of tourists in Vinnytsia region, moving abroad (variable ) and income of the family (variabl ). For the data for 2004-2017, it can be described by a nonlinear model: For such a non-linear correlation, the correlation coefficient , means that when increasing family income by 1% compared with 2017, the number of tourists traveling abroad would increase by about 0, 735%. Green tourism is one of the factors of improvement of tourism industry in the region, rise of economic and social level of living in rural areas, in particular, creating new jobs, increasing incomes, preserving and enriching the cultural heritage, and advance in the infrastructure of the village. By the integral indicator of the development of rural green tourism that changes within the limits , ranking and grouping of the regions of Ukraine has been carried out according to three levels of development: high level ( , type of region's leaders), average level ( , region type average) and low level ( , type of region outsiders). According to the integral indicator of green tourism development in Vinnytsia region , it is classified as an average. Proposals for improvement of indicators of green tourism development in our region: 1) development of partnership relations between local self-government bodies, non-governmental organizations and agricultural enterprises; 2) formation of potential and stimulation of actual demand for rural tourism services; 3) development of innovative projects in the field of rural tourism development. Today, about 30 rural homesteads provide green tourism services. Of these, 2 farms have the third (the highest) category of the categorization system of the village bed base "Ukrainian hospitality estate" and 7 estates have a basic category. Four of the farmsteads of the Yampil district include: "The Magic Corner", "The Manor at Svetlana", "The Art Ladder", "The Ruffle" and one of the manor houses of Mohyliv-Podilsky: "The Comfort," are among the 100 best farmsteads of green tourism in Ukraine. A cozy rest in the picturesque Busha can be combined with the acquaintance wiht the two historical and cultural reserves "Historical Busha" and the geological "Haydamak Yar", were the history of Trypillian culture is presented. There workshops on oil painting, pysanka painting and manufacturing of motanka-dolls are offered. In order to improve the development of green tourism in Vinnitsa region it is necessary: - to use the experience of European countries in organizing green tourism; - to conduct scientific research on development of green tourism; - to develop innovative projects in the field of green tourism development; - to stimulate demand for green tourism services; - to develop partnership relations between owners of homesteads and authorities; - to improve the quality of services; - to improve transport links and the quality of roads.

scholarly journals Sustainability Issues of Aqua Tourism in Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
J H Akash ◽  
I Arul Aram
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Employment Opportunities

Tourism is interlinked with the natural environment and generates a lot of employment opportunities. The rapid growth of tourism industries has led to the destruction of nature because in most cases, tourism industry concentrates only on economic viability. The development of the tourism industry should balance with ecology, society, culture, and economy for their sustainability. The quality of nature is essential for tourism. The negative impact of tourism development can gradually destroy natural environmental resources on which it depends. In this paper, the authors describe the effects of tourism on natural resources, environmental pollution, and recent issues associated with Kerala tourism with specific reference of coastal areas.

scholarly journals Peran Modal Sosial dalam Pengembangan Desa Wisata Serangan Denpasar Bali

Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-185
Author(s):  
I Gede Putra Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Conservation History

Serangan Village as a potential area is a representation of Denpasar City Government's policy on environmental conservation, history and cultural values, the interests of the world of education, and the interests of cultural tourism full of attractions. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of social capital in the development of sustainable tourism in Serangan Village and to analyze the influence of the role of government, community participation, and social capital on the quality of destinations and sustainable tourism development in Serangan Village. The results of this study are the role of social capital norms in Serangan Village has an important role in tourism development in Serangan Village, where norms in traditional villages in Serangan Village are still very strong.

scholarly journals MENGELOLA KAMPUNG DENGAN KEARIFAN LOKAL; Belajar dari Kampung Gampingan di Yogyakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Sidhi Pramudito
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Abstract: In recent years many new and modern buildings have emerged in Yogyakarta, on the other hand the existence of kampongs and the natural environment continues to decline, including local wisdom in managing the environment is increasingly abandoned. Kampung Gampingan as a "kampung kota" in the city of Yogyakarta, located on the riverside of the Winongo River. Kampong administrators and it’s citizen Gampingan cooperate to manage and maintain the quality of the kampong environment. For them, the aspect of environmental conservation is very important and considered because it aims to maintain harmonious relationships between humans and the natural environment. The purpose of this paper is to explore information about environmental management in kampong Gampingan, which involves citizens and consider the impact on the natural environment. The results show that community participation, partnerships with various parties (other communities, universities, government and private), and the role of facilitators are very important in the management of kampong based on local wisdom. Community participation is the key to the success or failure of kampong management based on local wisdom.Keywords: kampong management, community participation, local wisdomAbstrak: Dalam beberapa tahun akhir-akhir ini banyak bangunan baru dan modern muncul di Yogyakarta, pada sisi lain keberadaan kampung dan lingkungan alamiah terus berkurang, termasuk kearifan lokal dalam mengelola lingkungan semakin ditinggalkan. Kampung Gampingan termasuk “kampung kota” di kota Yogyakarta, terletak di tepi Sungai Winongo. Pengurus kampung dan warga kampung Gampingan bergotong-royong mengelola dan menjaga kualitas lingkungan kampung. Bagi mereka, aspek pelestarian lingkungan sangat penting dan diperhatikan sebab bertujuan menjaga hubungan harmonis manusia dan lingkungan alam. Tujuan tulisan ini adalah menggali informasi tentang pengelolaan lingkungan di kampung Gampingan, yang melibatkan warga dan mempertimbangkan dampak terhadap lingkungan alam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi masyarakat, kemitraan dengan berbagai pihak (komunitas lain, perguruan tinggi, pemerintah dan swasta), dan peran fasilitator sangat penting dalam pengelolaan kampung yang berbasis kearifan lokal. Peranserta masyarakat menjadi kunci keberhasilan atau kegagalan pengelolaan kampung berbasis kearifan lokal.Kata kunci: mengelola kampung, partisipasi warga, kearifan lokal

scholarly journals PENGABAIAN KONSERVASI TERUMBU KARANG DALAM KURIKULUM SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN PARIWISATA DI PANGANDARAN

Jurnal Common ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Herlina Agustin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Tourism Studies

Consciousness about conservation and environment-friendly activity need to be learned comprehensively in any level of formal education, especially in a vocational high school that related to the tourism industry. One of the potential areas for developing smart tourism is Pangandaran, a popular coast in the south of West Java. This region possesses several vocational high schools with a particular program in tourism studies. Unfortunately, the regional government of Pangandaran has no specific programs to establish adequate curriculum regarding tourism development through the development of its human resources. This research sees the phenomenon by conducting a specific case study on coral reefs conservation in Pangandaran to elaborate on the absence of specific contents about conservation in tourism programs’ curriculum. Applying an exploratory case study developed by Robert K. Yin, this study distributes 37 questionnaires to students of Tunas Brilliant Vocational High School in Pangandaran, along with documentation review about policies made by relevant agencies and stakeholders. The result shows that people in Pangandaran, including those who especially learn tourism studies, have low awareness on the safety of coral reefs as part of environmental conservation. This situation is worsened by the absence of conservation materials in tourism vocational high school’s curriculum that speaks about coral reefs. The lack of understanding in conservation has threatened the sustainability of Pangandaran environment, which in turn will hinder the tourism development in Pangandaran.

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