Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural Mountainous Destinations
Malaysia is internationally regarded as a popular rural destination because of its natural heritage. Rural tourism is increasingly viewed as a panacea for increasing the economic viability of marginalized areas, stimulating social regeneration, and improving the living conditions of rural communit...
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| author | Jaafar, Mastura Mohd Bakri, Norjanah Rasoolimanesh, Mostafa |
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| description | Malaysia is internationally regarded as a popular rural destination because of its natural heritage. Rural tourism
is increasingly viewed as a panacea for increasing the economic viability of marginalized areas, stimulating
social regeneration, and improving the living conditions of rural communities. This study explores local
community involvement in a rural tourism development in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah. We explore how the
local community perceives their involvement in a local rural tourism development and look to identify the
benefit of tourism destination development for this community. To address these objectives, we employed
quantitative research methodologies and a sample of 378 respondents drawn from villages surrounding Kinabalu
National Park. Sampled residents indicated having positive perceptions of tourism development in the area.
Local communities enjoy being involved in the tourism sector because it improves their key income resources
and quality of life. |
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| spelling | usm-301912018-01-03T11:11:44Z http://eprints.usm.my/30191/ Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural Mountainous Destinations Jaafar, Mastura Mohd Bakri, Norjanah Rasoolimanesh, Mostafa TH1-9745 Building construction Malaysia is internationally regarded as a popular rural destination because of its natural heritage. Rural tourism is increasingly viewed as a panacea for increasing the economic viability of marginalized areas, stimulating social regeneration, and improving the living conditions of rural communities. This study explores local community involvement in a rural tourism development in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah. We explore how the local community perceives their involvement in a local rural tourism development and look to identify the benefit of tourism destination development for this community. To address these objectives, we employed quantitative research methodologies and a sample of 378 respondents drawn from villages surrounding Kinabalu National Park. Sampled residents indicated having positive perceptions of tourism development in the area. Local communities enjoy being involved in the tourism sector because it improves their key income resources and quality of life. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/30191/1/Local_Community_and_Tourism_Development_-A_study_of_rural_mountainous_destinations.pdf Jaafar, Mastura and Mohd Bakri, Norjanah and Rasoolimanesh, Mostafa (2015) Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural Mountainous Destinations. Modern Applied Science, 9 (8). ISSN 1913-1844 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v9n8p407 |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Jaafar, Mastura Mohd Bakri, Norjanah Rasoolimanesh, Mostafa Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural Mountainous Destinations |
| title | Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural
Mountainous Destinations |
| title_full | Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural
Mountainous Destinations |
| title_fullStr | Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural
Mountainous Destinations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural
Mountainous Destinations |
| title_short | Local Community and Tourism Development: A Study of Rural
Mountainous Destinations |
| title_sort | local community and tourism development: a study of rural
mountainous destinations |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
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