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Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.

Local community participation has been acknowledged by many researchers as key factors towards achieving sustainable development in protected areas. However, recreation and tourism planning especially in protected areas; often exist in seclusion from the elements that constitute social, environmen...

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Main Authors: Abdul Gani, Arni, Awang, Khairil Wahidin, Samdin, Zaiton, Mohd, Abdullah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31890/1/31890.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.318902014-10-27T06:31:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31890/ Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas. Abdul Gani, Arni Awang, Khairil Wahidin Samdin, Zaiton Mohd, Abdullah Local community participation has been acknowledged by many researchers as key factors towards achieving sustainable development in protected areas. However, recreation and tourism planning especially in protected areas; often exist in seclusion from the elements that constitute social, environmental and economic aspects of the area. Thus, conflicts may arise between park management and the community such as conflict between different user groups and competing usage of the same scarce resource which eventually lead to much serious problems such as environmental degradation. Community participation in decision making is one approach to establish a sense of belonging that is important for general well-being and support sustainable development. This could bring positive outcome and active participation would enable park management and the authorities to develop new attractions in the park and offer more sustainable forms of recreation and tourism which suit the people. However, the ability to maintain a healthy environment and economy and to pursue a participatory democracy requires effective management of public involvement. In addition, it also requires understanding not only the conditions that may have the potential to create conflicts but most importantly is to comprehend what are the conditions that can promote a cooperative relationship among the local people and the park management and authorities. This paper outlines the human dimensions of local peoples' participation and also discusses on the approaches towards promoting effective involvement of local community in the decision making process in planning for tourism and recreation in protected areas. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31890/1/31890.pdf Abdul Gani, Arni and Awang, Khairil Wahidin and Samdin, Zaiton and Mohd, Abdullah (2012) Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas. In: The International Hospitality and Tourism Conference, 2012, 3-5 Sep. 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. . English
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description Local community participation has been acknowledged by many researchers as key factors towards achieving sustainable development in protected areas. However, recreation and tourism planning especially in protected areas; often exist in seclusion from the elements that constitute social, environmental and economic aspects of the area. Thus, conflicts may arise between park management and the community such as conflict between different user groups and competing usage of the same scarce resource which eventually lead to much serious problems such as environmental degradation. Community participation in decision making is one approach to establish a sense of belonging that is important for general well-being and support sustainable development. This could bring positive outcome and active participation would enable park management and the authorities to develop new attractions in the park and offer more sustainable forms of recreation and tourism which suit the people. However, the ability to maintain a healthy environment and economy and to pursue a participatory democracy requires effective management of public involvement. In addition, it also requires understanding not only the conditions that may have the potential to create conflicts but most importantly is to comprehend what are the conditions that can promote a cooperative relationship among the local people and the park management and authorities. This paper outlines the human dimensions of local peoples' participation and also discusses on the approaches towards promoting effective involvement of local community in the decision making process in planning for tourism and recreation in protected areas.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Gani, Arni
Awang, Khairil Wahidin
Samdin, Zaiton
Mohd, Abdullah
spellingShingle Abdul Gani, Arni
Awang, Khairil Wahidin
Samdin, Zaiton
Mohd, Abdullah
Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
author_facet Abdul Gani, Arni
Awang, Khairil Wahidin
Samdin, Zaiton
Mohd, Abdullah
author_sort Abdul Gani, Arni
title Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
title_short Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
title_full Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
title_fullStr Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
title_full_unstemmed Local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of Malaysian protected areas.
title_sort local community participation in sustainable tourism planning of malaysian protected areas.
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31890/1/31890.pdf
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