Khairul Hisyam Kamarudin

Bio: Khairul Hisyam Kamarudin is an academic researcher from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rural tourism & Tourism. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 19 publications receiving 66 citations.

Pembangunan mapan orang asli

Abstract: Buku ini mengemukakan satu gagasan pembangunan mapan masyarakat Orang Asli yang berasaskan kajian perintis terhadap komuniti Orang Asli Temiar, yang tinggal di Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula Legap dan Pos Kuala Mu, Perak. Penjelasan tentang gagasan pembangunan mapan mencakupi konsep pembangunan mapan dan komuniti mapan, kerangka penunjuk, profil dan kedudukan komuniti mapan, kerangka penunjuk, profil dan kedudukan komuniti Orang Asli, contoh aplikasi penunjuk pembangunan mapan dalam menilai tahap kemapanan komuniti orang Asli yang dikaji, dan cadangan strategi pembangunan yang mengambil kira kemajuan secara menyeluruh dari aspek ekonomi, sosiobudaya, dan fizikal atau ekologi. Pembangunan mapan yang dirancangkan demi manfaat masyarakat Orang Asli adalah selaras dengan usaha kerajaan dalam melaksanakan Program Tindakan Alam Sekitar atau lebih dikenali sebagai Agenda 21. Agenda 21 ialah deklarasi bersama masyarakat dunia dalam Persidangan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu Mengenai Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan di Rio De Janeiro, Brazil pada 13 Jun 1992. Buku ini sesuai digunakan sebagai rujukan oleh pihak yang bertanggungjawab dalam merancang pembangunan komuniti orang peribumi, terutama Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli (JHEOA), ahli akademik, pelajar yang mengikuti pengajian sains kemasyarakatan, dan pembaca umum yang berminat terhadap bidang ini.

Disaster risk management in malaysia: issues and challenges from the persepctive of agencies

Abstract: Disaster is a major threat that could jeopardise the development of economic, social and physical elements of a nation as well as the well-being of its people. The damage and loss of property and life caused by disasters are overwhelming and least desired by any country. Review of literature as presented in this research indicated that by having a good disaster risk management (DRM) plan and well-coordinated efforts and commitment among related disaster management agencies at all levels and local stakeholders, would potentially lead to disaster risk reductions, increase preparedness and response, and reduction of damage to assets and loss of life. With a long list of agencies and aid bodies that are currently involved in various stages of DRM, putting the idea into reality has proven to be highly challenging particularly on establishing good coordination between agencies and with other stakeholders for a more effective DRM process. This paper identified three major issues and challenges in DRM in Malaysia, particularly from the perspective of agencies. These issues and challenges include (1) disaster management planning imbalanced between top-down and bottom-up approaches, (2) lack of coordination in disaster management cycle, with greater focus only on the disaster emergency response stage and, (3) lack of planning of long-term recovery (post-disaster) process, which resulted in low level community and stakeholders’ resilience to disasters.

Local stakeholders participation in developing sustainable community based rural tourism (CBRT): the case of three villages in the East Coast of Malaysia.

Abstract: This paper firstly, discusses the concept of stakeholders participation in developing sustainable community based rural tourism (CBRT) with respect to types of community participation, strengths, motivations and barriers to participation in sustainable CBRT. Secondly, a discussion on the survey of local stakeholders via questionnaires, which were, carried out in three CBRT sites in the East Coast of Malaysia. This survey was conducted to identify main reasons for local participation in CBRT, followed by an analysis of likelihood of local stakeholders to be included in sustainable CBRT’s decision-making process. 78% of the respondents (a total of 85) indicated that the likelihood of them being included in decision-making process has improved. The paper also indicated two major influential factors for greater participation of local stakeholders in the decision-making process i.e. good and workable CBRT organisations and presence of strong leadership. This paper concludes by commenting on the proposed process to enhance participation of local stakeholders in developing and sustaining sustainable CBRT.

Readiness of orang asli communities in royal belum-temengor forest complex, Perak towards sustainable eco-culture tourism (ect) programme

Abstract: The study develops a new instrument in measuring the validity of the questionnaire in technology banking applications using the Rasch model as an alternative method. Usually, classical method, the Cronbach alpha (α), is used to prove the validity of the instrument. In addition, the Rasch measurement model is also capable of providing guidance to proof quality items to strengthen the legitimacy of the survey instrument. Questionnaire consisting of 28 items and using a 5-level Likert scale with very unimportant to very important as the form of semantic differential was distributed to 223 respondents. Bond and Fox software analysis showed different response patterns to construct items that were measured in the same logit. Findings show the more widespread application of Rasch models would lead to a stronger justification of measurement particularly in cross-cultural studies and whenever measures of individual respondents are of interest. Keywords: sustainable eco-cultural tourism, Royal Belum-Temengor, Orang Asli, forest complex, biodiversity

Who will tend the farm? Interrogating the ageing Asian farmer

Abstract: Farmers are ageing across Asia. This is presented as a ‘problem’ with implications for agricultural productivity, rural poverty and elderly care. Drawing on fieldwork in Thailand we interrogate thi...

Towards a Tourism and Community-Development Framework: An African Perspective

Abstract: This article examines the perceptions of local people concerning the potential of tourism to alleviate poverty and bring about community development in the Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. In-depth interviews, direct observations, and informal conversations were used to collect data in the four districts of Manicaland where there were functional community-based tourism (CBT) projects. After establishing a poverty criterion, data were collected from 43 local poor people in the four districts of the case study area. The results show that tourism development in Manicaland brought about community development through social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits. The authors suggest that there are interrelationships between tourism, poverty alleviation and community development. They show these interrelationships through a tourism and community-development framework which they developed based upon the results of the various methods of data collection used in this study.

What Are the Implications of Globalization on Sustainability?—A Comprehensive Study

Abstract: It is becoming more and more certain that globalization is not just purely an economical phenomenon; it is exhibiting itself on a worldwide level. Amid globalization’s observable appearances, the most obvious are the larger international mobility of goods and services, flows of finance capital, data and information and most importantly people. On top of that, there are technological progresses and more international cultural interactions, which are facilitated by the enhancement of free trade of large quantities of more differentiated goods and also through immigration and tourism. The political changes and ecological concerns play an important part in this regard. In the current study, sustainability Indices are linked with the KOF Globalization Index to understand if more globalized countries are performing better in terms of sustainable development and its dimensions, especially environmental sustainability. Sustainability indices such as Human Development Index (HDI) and Environmental Performance Index (EPI) showed a stronger relation with different levels of globalization while others (Red List Index (RLI), Environment Sustainability Index (ESI)) did not. The results reveal that globalization has a positive implication on sustainability in the overall perspective.