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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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
2015
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/1/12x.fullgeo-okt15-diana-edam1.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9548/ http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=11&ver=loc |
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| Summary: | 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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