Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia
This paper presents the significant role of resources which is utilized by the Mah Meri community in Pulau Carey, Malaysia to practice sustainable tourism. Preliminary study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon which is a well-established indigenous tourism destination in Malaysia. In-depth interv...
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| author | Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran Gill, Sarjit Singh Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi |
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| description | This paper presents the significant role of resources which is utilized by the Mah Meri community in Pulau Carey, Malaysia to practice sustainable tourism. Preliminary study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon which is a well-established indigenous tourism destination in Malaysia. In-depth interview which was used as the qualitative data collection method helped the researchers to holistically understand the community resources which can encourage sustainable tourism practice. Natural tourism products like wood carvings and weavings are the main attributes which contribute to tourism development. This study reveals that the community is proud of its diversified environment. However, the community feels that their culture and tourism gradually facing great threat because of the scarcity of natural resources. It is hoped that the findings of this study will contribute to existing literature in the indigenous tourism and community resources ground. |
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| spelling | upm-138572018-08-14T08:48:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13857/ Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran Gill, Sarjit Singh Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi This paper presents the significant role of resources which is utilized by the Mah Meri community in Pulau Carey, Malaysia to practice sustainable tourism. Preliminary study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon which is a well-established indigenous tourism destination in Malaysia. In-depth interview which was used as the qualitative data collection method helped the researchers to holistically understand the community resources which can encourage sustainable tourism practice. Natural tourism products like wood carvings and weavings are the main attributes which contribute to tourism development. This study reveals that the community is proud of its diversified environment. However, the community feels that their culture and tourism gradually facing great threat because of the scarcity of natural resources. It is hoped that the findings of this study will contribute to existing literature in the indigenous tourism and community resources ground. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13857/1/13857.pdf Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran and Gill, Sarjit Singh and Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi (2015) Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia. Journal of Sustainable Development, 8 (6). pp. 158-161. ISSN 1913-9063; ESSN: 1913-9071 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/view/46566 10.5539/jsd.v8n6p158 |
| spellingShingle | Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran Gill, Sarjit Singh Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title | Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title_full | Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title_short | Community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the Mah Meri people in Malaysia |
| title_sort | community resources as the indigenous tourism product of the mah meri people in malaysia |
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