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Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah

Recognizing the importance of local community participation in responsible tourism and its benefits, this case study explores and analyses the local community participation and responsible tourism practices at Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, a premier ecotourism destination from the stakeholders’ perspec...

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Main Authors: Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan, Kamarul Mizal Marzuki, Tini Maizura Mohtar
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2021
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GV182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers
GV191.2-200.66 Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/1/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/2/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination1.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13302/htm
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313302
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spelling my.ums.eprints.322092022-04-01T09:49:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/ Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan Kamarul Mizal Marzuki Tini Maizura Mohtar GV182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers GV191.2-200.66 Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation Recognizing the importance of local community participation in responsible tourism and its benefits, this case study explores and analyses the local community participation and responsible tourism practices at Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, a premier ecotourism destination from the stakeholders’ perspectives. It also describes the perception and attitudes towards tourism development including the key issues and challenges faced by the local communities. The case study adopted multiple methods involving focus-group interviews and survey questionnaires with the respective local communities residing in Lower Kinabatangan. Findings reveal that local communities recognized that Lower Kinabatangan has great potential to be developed as a sustainable ecotourism destination and to generate economic benefit. Despite this, there is limited participation of local communities in ecotourism development and responsible tourism practices among the local communities. The socio-economic demographic of the local community shows that only 42.4% of respondents have work related to tourism activities. Lack of capital and knowledge in tourism activities are the key barriers for local participation in ecotourism development. For Lower Kinabatangan to be a sustainable ecotourism destination, the participation and engagement of the local community and the practices of responsible tourism can no longer be ignored. MDPI 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/1/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/2/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination1.pdf Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan and Kamarul Mizal Marzuki and Tini Maizura Mohtar (2021) Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah. Sustainability, 13. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13302/htm https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313302
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language English
English
topic GV182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers
GV191.2-200.66 Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation
spellingShingle GV182-182.5 Recreational areas and facilities. Recreation centers
GV191.2-200.66 Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation
Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Tini Maizura Mohtar
Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
description Recognizing the importance of local community participation in responsible tourism and its benefits, this case study explores and analyses the local community participation and responsible tourism practices at Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, a premier ecotourism destination from the stakeholders’ perspectives. It also describes the perception and attitudes towards tourism development including the key issues and challenges faced by the local communities. The case study adopted multiple methods involving focus-group interviews and survey questionnaires with the respective local communities residing in Lower Kinabatangan. Findings reveal that local communities recognized that Lower Kinabatangan has great potential to be developed as a sustainable ecotourism destination and to generate economic benefit. Despite this, there is limited participation of local communities in ecotourism development and responsible tourism practices among the local communities. The socio-economic demographic of the local community shows that only 42.4% of respondents have work related to tourism activities. Lack of capital and knowledge in tourism activities are the key barriers for local participation in ecotourism development. For Lower Kinabatangan to be a sustainable ecotourism destination, the participation and engagement of the local community and the practices of responsible tourism can no longer be ignored.
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author Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Tini Maizura Mohtar
author_facet Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan
Kamarul Mizal Marzuki
Tini Maizura Mohtar
author_sort Kim, Jennifer Lian Chan
title Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
title_short Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
title_full Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
title_fullStr Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Local Community Participation and Responsible Tourism Practices in Ecotourism Destination: A Case of Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah
title_sort local community participation and responsible tourism practices in ecotourism destination: a case of lower kinabatangan, sabah
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/1/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/2/Local%20Community%20Participation%20and%20Responsible%20Tourism%20Practices%20in%20Ecotourism%20Destination1.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32209/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13302/htm
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313302
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