Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the bac...
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| author | Diana Mohamad, S. Rahman, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin Mohamed, |
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| description | It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical
environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as
the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the background of the visitors. This study analysed
Pangkor Island residents’ perception of physical environment impacts induced by tourism development in particular
with regard to perceived biodiversity issues. A total of 268 respondents was sampled in a field questionnaires
survey. The finding revealed that the majority of local residents who were largely dependent tourism for their were
gravely concerned with the physical environmental impacts of the tourism development, in particular, with respect
to scuba diving and snorkeling activities. The negative environmental impacts were perceived to be largely due to
the lack of experience on the part of guest snorkelers and the intensity of the snorkeling activities at certain sites. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:95482016-12-14T06:50:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/ Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island Diana Mohamad, S. Rahman, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin Mohamed, It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the background of the visitors. This study analysed Pangkor Island residents’ perception of physical environment impacts induced by tourism development in particular with regard to perceived biodiversity issues. A total of 268 respondents was sampled in a field questionnaires survey. The finding revealed that the majority of local residents who were largely dependent tourism for their were gravely concerned with the physical environmental impacts of the tourism development, in particular, with respect to scuba diving and snorkeling activities. The negative environmental impacts were perceived to be largely due to the lack of experience on the part of guest snorkelers and the intensity of the snorkeling activities at certain sites. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/1/12x.fullgeo-okt15-diana-edam1.pdf Diana Mohamad, and S. Rahman, and Azizi Bahauddin, and Badaruddin Mohamed, (2015) Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (11). pp. 120-128. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=11&ver=loc |
| spellingShingle | Diana Mohamad, S. Rahman, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin Mohamed, Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title | Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title_full | Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title_fullStr | Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title_short | Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island |
| title_sort | physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of pangkor island |
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