Impact of community participation on sustainable development of marine protected areas: Assessment of ecotourism development

Rahman, Muhammad Khalilur and Masud, Muhammad Mehedi and Akhtar, Rulia and Hossain, Mohammad Mainul (2022) Impact of community participation on sustainable development of marine protected areas: Assessment of ecotourism development. International Journal of Tourism Research, 24 (1). pp. 33-43. ISSN 1099-2340, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2480.

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the role of community participation and its impact on economic, environmental, and social sustainability in marine protected areas (MPAs) in Malaysia through the development of ecotourism. A structured questionnaire was employed for collecting data and analyzed using the partial least square method. The results indicate that community participation explains a significant amount of variance in ecotourism development. The findings reveal that ecotourism development contributes toward economic, social, and environmental sustainability directly and indirectly. This implies that ecotourism development and community participation are of paramount importance in achieving sustainable development in MPAs.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Faculty of Economics and Administration (FEA), University of Malaya [Grant No: GPF003P-2019], Ministry of Higher Education under Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) [Grant No: FP094-2019A]
Uncontrolled Keywords: Community participation; Ecotourism development; Marine protected areas; Sustainable development
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Business and Economics
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2022 06:16
Last Modified: 25 Apr 2022 06:16
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/33813

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