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An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari

Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is the first Marine Protected Area gazetted in Sabah, Malaysia in 1974. It is also one of the most famous tourist destinations in Sabah which experiences a high anthropogenic disturbance that could create major damage in the long run if not properly managed. TARP has b...

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Main Authors: Maidin, Nasrulhakim, Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel, Asdari, M. Rafiee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2021
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NA Architecture
Sustainable architecture
Tourist camps, hostels, etc
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/1/54021.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/myse/article/view/15891
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spelling my.uitm.ir.540212022-03-07T14:43:31Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/ An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari Maidin, Nasrulhakim Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel Asdari, M. Rafiee NA Architecture Sustainable architecture Tourist camps, hostels, etc Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is the first Marine Protected Area gazetted in Sabah, Malaysia in 1974. It is also one of the most famous tourist destinations in Sabah which experiences a high anthropogenic disturbance that could create major damage in the long run if not properly managed. TARP has been flooded by tourists receiving more than 500,000 tourists in 2018 and 2019. It is clear that tourism activity in TARP is one of the major contributions to anthropogenic disturbance. Therefore, it is essential for tourists to have a high level of awareness to conduct sustainable and eco-friendly tourism activity. In this study, we assessed the level of awareness and knowledge of the marine environment among tourists in TARP. Briefings by tour guides or companies were also assessed. Overall, results showed a low awareness level among tourists in TARP. This is somehow related to the fact that the briefing score by tour companies was low and only focused on promoting their company. TARP authority should implement a standard 5-minute video on the marine environment and assign more signage on the island in an effort to raise awareness among tourists. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2021-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/1/54021.pdf ID54021 Maidin, Nasrulhakim and Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel and Asdari, M. Rafiee (2021) An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari. Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE), 8 (2). pp. 91-111. ISSN 0128-326X https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/myse/article/view/15891
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
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url_provider http://ir.uitm.edu.my/
language English
topic NA Architecture
Sustainable architecture
Tourist camps, hostels, etc
spellingShingle NA Architecture
Sustainable architecture
Tourist camps, hostels, etc
Maidin, Nasrulhakim
Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel
Asdari, M. Rafiee
An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
description Tunku Abdul Rahman Park (TARP) is the first Marine Protected Area gazetted in Sabah, Malaysia in 1974. It is also one of the most famous tourist destinations in Sabah which experiences a high anthropogenic disturbance that could create major damage in the long run if not properly managed. TARP has been flooded by tourists receiving more than 500,000 tourists in 2018 and 2019. It is clear that tourism activity in TARP is one of the major contributions to anthropogenic disturbance. Therefore, it is essential for tourists to have a high level of awareness to conduct sustainable and eco-friendly tourism activity. In this study, we assessed the level of awareness and knowledge of the marine environment among tourists in TARP. Briefings by tour guides or companies were also assessed. Overall, results showed a low awareness level among tourists in TARP. This is somehow related to the fact that the briefing score by tour companies was low and only focused on promoting their company. TARP authority should implement a standard 5-minute video on the marine environment and assign more signage on the island in an effort to raise awareness among tourists.
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author Maidin, Nasrulhakim
Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel
Asdari, M. Rafiee
author_facet Maidin, Nasrulhakim
Manjaji-Matsumoto, B. Mabel
Asdari, M. Rafiee
author_sort Maidin, Nasrulhakim
title An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
title_short An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
title_full An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
title_fullStr An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Malaysia / Nasrulhakim Maidin, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto and M. Rafiee Asdari
title_sort assessment of tourist knowledge and awareness level towards the environment in tunku abdul rahman park, malaysia / nasrulhakim maidin, b. mabel manjaji-matsumoto and m. rafiee asdari
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak
publishDate 2021
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/1/54021.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54021/
https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/myse/article/view/15891
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