Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective
Sustainable tourism policies in rural destinations are often complex. Governments strive to ensure that the objectives of sustainable tourism are met through various strata of agencies. As a result, institutional fragmentation has become the undesirable outcome of this approach. The policy Delphi...
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| author | Siow, May Ling Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman |
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| description | Sustainable tourism policies in rural destinations are often complex. Governments
strive to ensure that the objectives of sustainable tourism are met through various strata of
agencies. As a result, institutional fragmentation has become the undesirable outcome of this
approach. The policy Delphi technique was employed in this study to align decision-making
divergence between local, state and federal governments for sustainable tourism aspirations
in Sabah, Malaysia. The results reveal vastly divergent perspectives from actors representing
the triple-tier governmental system. The findings indicate that the curtailment of the policy
cycle is due to knowledge gaps coupled with on-site complexities. The paper suggests that the
administration of policies could be based on a system that allows timely rectification, indicating
the need for a dynamic policy cycle for multi-stage amendments when on-site complexities are
identified. The perspective of this paper is that of the policy-analyst, proposing an analytical
network policy process that allows timely rectification of policies. |
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| spelling | upm-1027942025-07-09T07:48:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102794/ Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective Siow, May Ling Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Sustainable tourism policies in rural destinations are often complex. Governments strive to ensure that the objectives of sustainable tourism are met through various strata of agencies. As a result, institutional fragmentation has become the undesirable outcome of this approach. The policy Delphi technique was employed in this study to align decision-making divergence between local, state and federal governments for sustainable tourism aspirations in Sabah, Malaysia. The results reveal vastly divergent perspectives from actors representing the triple-tier governmental system. The findings indicate that the curtailment of the policy cycle is due to knowledge gaps coupled with on-site complexities. The paper suggests that the administration of policies could be based on a system that allows timely rectification, indicating the need for a dynamic policy cycle for multi-stage amendments when on-site complexities are identified. The perspective of this paper is that of the policy-analyst, proposing an analytical network policy process that allows timely rectification of policies. Taylor's University Press 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102794/1/102794.pdf Siow, May Ling and Ramachandran, Sridar and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman (2022) Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective. Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism (APJIHT), 11 (2). pp. 25-51. ISSN 2710–6519 |
| spellingShingle | Siow, May Ling Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title | Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title_full | Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title_fullStr | Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title_short | Policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
| title_sort | policy, government strata and sustainable tourism of a rural destination: an analytical network policy perspective |
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