Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception

This paper examines the significance of a rural area, Panchor village town, as a potential nature tourism site in the Muar district of Johor, Malaysia. The objectives of the study were (1) to evaluate local community support and (2) to assess local community involvement. Based on qualitative analys...

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Main Authors: Saad, Mazni, Abdullah, Nur Nabilah, Rosman, Siti Nur Hidayah
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Language:English
Published: E-BPJ 2020
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/80990/1/2236-Article%20Text-9588-2-10-20200708.pdf
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author Saad, Mazni
Abdullah, Nur Nabilah
Rosman, Siti Nur Hidayah
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description This paper examines the significance of a rural area, Panchor village town, as a potential nature tourism site in the Muar district of Johor, Malaysia. The objectives of the study were (1) to evaluate local community support and (2) to assess local community involvement. Based on qualitative analysis of an interview and open-ended responses in the questionnaire, three interconnected themes were: (1) community attachment, (2) economic gains and (3) environmental attitude. The findings revealed that river-based tourism development could stimulate the socio-economic status and the sustainability of rural areas. This study also discussed the implications and limitations of the research.
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spelling iium-809902021-04-01T16:19:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80990/ Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception Saad, Mazni Abdullah, Nur Nabilah Rosman, Siti Nur Hidayah HT Communities. Classes. Races This paper examines the significance of a rural area, Panchor village town, as a potential nature tourism site in the Muar district of Johor, Malaysia. The objectives of the study were (1) to evaluate local community support and (2) to assess local community involvement. Based on qualitative analysis of an interview and open-ended responses in the questionnaire, three interconnected themes were: (1) community attachment, (2) economic gains and (3) environmental attitude. The findings revealed that river-based tourism development could stimulate the socio-economic status and the sustainability of rural areas. This study also discussed the implications and limitations of the research. E-BPJ 2020-07-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80990/1/2236-Article%20Text-9588-2-10-20200708.pdf Saad, Mazni and Abdullah, Nur Nabilah and Rosman, Siti Nur Hidayah (2020) Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5 (14). pp. 155-161. E-ISSN 2398-4287 https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/EBProceedings/index
spellingShingle HT Communities. Classes. Races
Saad, Mazni
Abdullah, Nur Nabilah
Rosman, Siti Nur Hidayah
Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title_full Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title_fullStr Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title_full_unstemmed Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title_short Developing the rural town of Panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
title_sort developing the rural town of panchor into a future river-based tourism destination: host community perception
topic HT Communities. Classes. Races
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/80990/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/80990/1/2236-Article%20Text-9588-2-10-20200708.pdf