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Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang

Tourism plays an important role in generating employment and income opportunities for the Batek community living near the National Park, Pahang. This article seeks to explore into the issues and challenges faced by Batek community as a result of tourism industry development in Kuala Tahan. Pahang...

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Main Authors: Zanisah Man,, Nurul Fatanah Zahari,, Mustaffa Omar,
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Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1589/1/mustafa09.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.15892016-12-14T06:29:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1589/ Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang Zanisah Man, Nurul Fatanah Zahari, Mustaffa Omar, Tourism plays an important role in generating employment and income opportunities for the Batek community living near the National Park, Pahang. This article seeks to explore into the issues and challenges faced by Batek community as a result of tourism industry development in Kuala Tahan. Pahang. In this context, the Batek community is no exception to receive spill over effects from the development of this industry. Their involvement in the tourism economy in Taman Negara, Pahang can be divided into two categories: as an employee (tour guide and boat driver) as well as subject to tourist attractions in its own (cultural icons). Batek women, especially in Kg. Gua Telinga and Kg. Dedari also participate in the economy as producers of handicrafts with men to help market the product. However, Batek community involvement in the tourism industry, either as tour guide and/or boat driver depends by and large on good relations with the outside community, as well as their ability to communicate well when dealing with foreign tourists. Tourism also has some impact on the Batek community. It does interfere with the individuals and communities privacy rights, the rights of the community in maintaining cultural authenticity, limiting the freedom of movement in finding their source of livelihood, increase potential threats in health and disease from outside, increasing demand for better quality products for the market, and finally increased competition and exploitation of resources from external forces Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1589/1/mustafa09.pdf Zanisah Man, and Nurul Fatanah Zahari, and Mustaffa Omar, (2009) Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 4 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1823-884x http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/
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description Tourism plays an important role in generating employment and income opportunities for the Batek community living near the National Park, Pahang. This article seeks to explore into the issues and challenges faced by Batek community as a result of tourism industry development in Kuala Tahan. Pahang. In this context, the Batek community is no exception to receive spill over effects from the development of this industry. Their involvement in the tourism economy in Taman Negara, Pahang can be divided into two categories: as an employee (tour guide and boat driver) as well as subject to tourist attractions in its own (cultural icons). Batek women, especially in Kg. Gua Telinga and Kg. Dedari also participate in the economy as producers of handicrafts with men to help market the product. However, Batek community involvement in the tourism industry, either as tour guide and/or boat driver depends by and large on good relations with the outside community, as well as their ability to communicate well when dealing with foreign tourists. Tourism also has some impact on the Batek community. It does interfere with the individuals and communities privacy rights, the rights of the community in maintaining cultural authenticity, limiting the freedom of movement in finding their source of livelihood, increase potential threats in health and disease from outside, increasing demand for better quality products for the market, and finally increased competition and exploitation of resources from external forces
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author Zanisah Man,
Nurul Fatanah Zahari,
Mustaffa Omar,
spellingShingle Zanisah Man,
Nurul Fatanah Zahari,
Mustaffa Omar,
Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
author_facet Zanisah Man,
Nurul Fatanah Zahari,
Mustaffa Omar,
author_sort Zanisah Man,
title Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
title_short Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
title_full Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
title_fullStr Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di Kuala Tahan, Pahang
title_sort kesan ekonomi pelancongan terhadap komuniti batek di kuala tahan, pahang
publisher Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2009
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1589/1/mustafa09.pdf
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