Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy
With the decline in agricultural productivity and other rural employment sectors, many rural areas worldwide have moved towards tourism as a strategy to boost their waning economy. A combination of factors has propelled the trend towards rural tourism including the anxieties of urban lifestyles, int...
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| author | Hassan, Fatimah Badarulzaman, Nurwati Hj. Ali, Kausar |
| author2 | Kim, Chuan Goh |
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| description | With the decline in agricultural productivity and other rural employment sectors, many rural areas worldwide have moved towards tourism as a strategy to boost their waning economy. A combination of factors has propelled the trend towards rural tourism including the anxieties of urban lifestyles, interest in cultural heritage and cultural roots, improved transportation and communication systems, increases environmental consciousness and nature appreciation. |
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| spelling | usm-275732014-03-24T02:30:06Z http://eprints.usm.my/27573/ Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy Hassan, Fatimah Badarulzaman, Nurwati Hj. Ali, Kausar HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management LC5800-5808 Distance education. With the decline in agricultural productivity and other rural employment sectors, many rural areas worldwide have moved towards tourism as a strategy to boost their waning economy. A combination of factors has propelled the trend towards rural tourism including the anxieties of urban lifestyles, interest in cultural heritage and cultural roots, improved transportation and communication systems, increases environmental consciousness and nature appreciation. Pearson Prentice Hall Kim, Chuan Goh Yongvanit, Sekson 2006 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/27573/1/Rural_Tourism_in_Malaysia.pdf Hassan, Fatimah and Badarulzaman, Nurwati and Hj. Ali, Kausar (2006) Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy. In: Change and Development in Southeast Asia in an Era of Globalisation. Pearson Prentice Hall, Singapore, pp. 229-250. ISBN 981-06-7677-8 |
| spellingShingle | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management LC5800-5808 Distance education. Hassan, Fatimah Badarulzaman, Nurwati Hj. Ali, Kausar Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title | Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title_full | Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title_fullStr | Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title_short | Rural Tourism In Malaysia: Towards Sustaining The Local Economy |
| title_sort | rural tourism in malaysia: towards sustaining the local economy |
| topic | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management LC5800-5808 Distance education. |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/27573/ http://eprints.usm.my/27573/1/Rural_Tourism_in_Malaysia.pdf |