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Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia

Natural forests have unique and beautiful landscape that meets recreation and ecotourism needs. They provide places for people to carry out activities such as recreation and nature appreciation. Many governments in the world have established Recreational Forests as a strategy to conserve and manage...

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Main Author: Hussein, Mohd Kher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Events 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/1/Recreational%20forest%20landscape%20development%20a%20strategy%20for%20managing%20forest%20resources%20in%20sustainable%20manner%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/
https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1000072/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.134912018-06-11T08:33:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/ Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia Hussein, Mohd Kher Natural forests have unique and beautiful landscape that meets recreation and ecotourism needs. They provide places for people to carry out activities such as recreation and nature appreciation. Many governments in the world have established Recreational Forests as a strategy to conserve and manage the areas concerned. However, how much the forest parks have been developed in a sustainable manner is still argued. Objective of this study is to understand the sustainability of recreational forest landscape and to analyze the current development towards sustainability. Approach of the study was based on literature review and case study. This study shows that the development of recreational forest landscape meets the concept of conservation, but fails to fulfill the concept of sustainability. Thus, knowledge and understanding on the concept of forest landscape sustainability need to be improved in recreational forest landscape development process for the sake of our fragile forest environment and future generation. Science Events 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/1/Recreational%20forest%20landscape%20development%20a%20strategy%20for%20managing%20forest%20resources%20in%20sustainable%20manner%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Hussein, Mohd Kher (2014) Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Ecology and Safety, 8. pp. 31-43. ISSN 1314-7234 https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1000072/
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description Natural forests have unique and beautiful landscape that meets recreation and ecotourism needs. They provide places for people to carry out activities such as recreation and nature appreciation. Many governments in the world have established Recreational Forests as a strategy to conserve and manage the areas concerned. However, how much the forest parks have been developed in a sustainable manner is still argued. Objective of this study is to understand the sustainability of recreational forest landscape and to analyze the current development towards sustainability. Approach of the study was based on literature review and case study. This study shows that the development of recreational forest landscape meets the concept of conservation, but fails to fulfill the concept of sustainability. Thus, knowledge and understanding on the concept of forest landscape sustainability need to be improved in recreational forest landscape development process for the sake of our fragile forest environment and future generation.
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Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
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title Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
title_short Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
title_full Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
title_fullStr Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Recreational forest landscape development: a strategy for managing forest resources in sustainable manner in Malaysia
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/1/Recreational%20forest%20landscape%20development%20a%20strategy%20for%20managing%20forest%20resources%20in%20sustainable%20manner%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13491/
https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1000072/
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