Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism

Economic valuation studies can be used to determine conservation values of resources to consumers. Since rural tourism development depends greatly on the availability of natural resources, an economic valuation of natural resources can be used to gauge sustainability of rural tourism in the future....

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Main Authors: Matthew, Nitanan Koshy, Shuib, Ahmad, Ramachandran, Sridar, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Nair, Vikneswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48413/
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author Matthew, Nitanan Koshy
Shuib, Ahmad
Ramachandran, Sridar
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Nair, Vikneswaran
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Shuib, Ahmad
Ramachandran, Sridar
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
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description Economic valuation studies can be used to determine conservation values of resources to consumers. Since rural tourism development depends greatly on the availability of natural resources, an economic valuation of natural resources can be used to gauge sustainability of rural tourism in the future. In addition, economic impact studies on rural tourism development will convey the effect of the development on employment, business and government revenue in the region. The findings from these studies could be beneficial to policy makers in terms of making appropriate decisions on the conservation of natural resources and rural tourism development in Malaysia. There are various methods used by researchers for economic valuation and economic impact studies. Hence this paper intends to bring to light the function of these studies in the development of rural tourism. Besides, the paper also highlights the usefulness of these studies for policy makers, state governments and park managers in terms of making appropriate plans for the development of tourism particularly in rural areas. Finally, it intends to explore various methods used in these studies by researchers.
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spelling upm-484132016-09-14T08:56:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48413/ Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism Matthew, Nitanan Koshy Shuib, Ahmad Ramachandran, Sridar Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Nair, Vikneswaran Economic valuation studies can be used to determine conservation values of resources to consumers. Since rural tourism development depends greatly on the availability of natural resources, an economic valuation of natural resources can be used to gauge sustainability of rural tourism in the future. In addition, economic impact studies on rural tourism development will convey the effect of the development on employment, business and government revenue in the region. The findings from these studies could be beneficial to policy makers in terms of making appropriate decisions on the conservation of natural resources and rural tourism development in Malaysia. There are various methods used by researchers for economic valuation and economic impact studies. Hence this paper intends to bring to light the function of these studies in the development of rural tourism. Besides, the paper also highlights the usefulness of these studies for policy makers, state governments and park managers in terms of making appropriate plans for the development of tourism particularly in rural areas. Finally, it intends to explore various methods used in these studies by researchers. Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48413/1/Exploring%20economic%20valuation%20and%20impact%20of%20rural%20tourism.pdf Matthew, Nitanan Koshy and Shuib, Ahmad and Ramachandran, Sridar and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman and Nair, Vikneswaran (2011) Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism. TEAM Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, 8 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1823-4003 https://teamjournalht.wordpress.com/back-issues/volume-8-issue-1-december-2011/
spellingShingle Matthew, Nitanan Koshy
Shuib, Ahmad
Ramachandran, Sridar
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Nair, Vikneswaran
Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title_full Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title_fullStr Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title_full_unstemmed Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title_short Exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
title_sort exploring economic valuation and impact of rural tourism
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48413/1/Exploring%20economic%20valuation%20and%20impact%20of%20rural%20tourism.pdf