Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island

It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the bac...

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Main Authors: Diana Mohamad, S. Rahman, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin Mohamed
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Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015
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author Diana Mohamad,
S. Rahman,
Azizi Bahauddin,
Badaruddin Mohamed,
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S. Rahman,
Azizi Bahauddin,
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description It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the background of the visitors. This study analysed Pangkor Island residents’ perception of physical environment impacts induced by tourism development in particular with regard to perceived biodiversity issues. A total of 268 respondents was sampled in a field questionnaires survey. The finding revealed that the majority of local residents who were largely dependent tourism for their were gravely concerned with the physical environmental impacts of the tourism development, in particular, with respect to scuba diving and snorkeling activities. The negative environmental impacts were perceived to be largely due to the lack of experience on the part of guest snorkelers and the intensity of the snorkeling activities at certain sites.
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spelling my-ukm.journal-95482016-12-14T06:50:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/ Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island Diana Mohamad, S. Rahman, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin Mohamed, It is readily accepted that island destinations and nature based settings are fragile in encountering the physical environment impacts induced by tourism development although this still depends very much on such variables as the intensity of the development, the intensity of activities and the background of the visitors. This study analysed Pangkor Island residents’ perception of physical environment impacts induced by tourism development in particular with regard to perceived biodiversity issues. A total of 268 respondents was sampled in a field questionnaires survey. The finding revealed that the majority of local residents who were largely dependent tourism for their were gravely concerned with the physical environmental impacts of the tourism development, in particular, with respect to scuba diving and snorkeling activities. The negative environmental impacts were perceived to be largely due to the lack of experience on the part of guest snorkelers and the intensity of the snorkeling activities at certain sites. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/1/12x.fullgeo-okt15-diana-edam1.pdf Diana Mohamad, and S. Rahman, and Azizi Bahauddin, and Badaruddin Mohamed, (2015) Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (11). pp. 120-128. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=11&ver=loc
spellingShingle Diana Mohamad,
S. Rahman,
Azizi Bahauddin,
Badaruddin Mohamed,
Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title_full Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title_fullStr Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title_full_unstemmed Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title_short Physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of Pangkor Island
title_sort physical environmental impacts of island tourism development: a case study of pangkor island
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/1/12x.fullgeo-okt15-diana-edam1.pdf
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