Island Tourism Development in Peninsular Malaysia : Environmental Perspective
01 Jan 1993-pp 83-97
TL;DR: In this paper, the tourism of a small island is approximated by a schematic model and increasing importance is being placed on planned development and environmental aspects of island tourism development, where resorts have been planned and developed on some islands.
Abstract: Tourism takes various forms on many islands off the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. Penang has developed into the premier island resort. For many islands, tourist development started largely as an unplanned process. In recent years, resorts have been planned and developed on some islands. The distinctive nature of the islands gives rise to specific tourism-environment relationships which can be critical for small islands. Increasing importance is being placed on planned development and environmental aspects of island tourism development. The tourism of a small island is approximated by a schematic model.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present valuable lessons for coastal zone management: the necessity for Environmental Impact Assessment, management of increasing tourist numbers, evaluation of small-scale resort development, consideration of conservation, defining and revising planning standards, and aiming for sustainable development.
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TL;DR: In Malaysia, state promotion of tourism as a main component of service sector expansion and foreign exchange earnings has compelled government at all levels to facilitate leisure industry development as discussed by the authors, where development projects for theme parks and golf resorts have proliferated.
Abstract: In Malaysia, state promotion of tourism as a main component of service sector expansion and foreign exchange earnings has compelled government at all levels to facilitate leisure industry development. Even in the relatively small state of Melaka, where its historic landscapes constitute significant heritage tourism resources, development projects for theme parks and golf resorts have proliferated. This analysis examines Malaysian tourism development through an evaluation of the diverse tourism sectors in Melaka town and state—heritage, theme park, golf resort, and ecotourism—to demonstrate how the developmental contexts of national and international economic restructuring, combined with regional tourism demand for activity-oriented leisure, have rationalised large-scale, high-cost, environmentally-sensitive real estate development projects. In the process, authentic natural and historic landscapes have been rapidly forsaken for ersatz “leisurescapes” where both domestic and foreign tourists consume representations of diverse symbolic worlds.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of tourism on natural environments is studied. But, the authors do not consider the effects on local cultures and do not address the impacts of tourism in the tourism industry on local culture.
Abstract: Over the past twenty years significant research has been conducted concerning the effects of tourism on local cultures. However, research into the effects of tourism on natural environments is less developed. Though tourism is often represented as a low impact industry, scholars have begun to recognize tourism as an agent of environmental alteration. This study, conducted in 1997 and 1998 indicates that interrelated coastal ecosystems in Antigua, West Indies have been severely degraded as a result of tourism development. Intertidal wetlands, which mediate terrestrial biological nutrient and sediment flows, have been almost completely disrupted. As a result coralgal communities which fix calcium carbonate may lose productivity. Consequently beach sediment budgets are depleted and beach erosion has become significant and endemic on Antigua. This study presents a significant challenge to the representation of tourism, in its present form, as an environmentally sustainable economic activity. Pendant les vingt...
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...Numerous authors in tourism studies have noted correlations and causalities between development related landscape production and the degradation of beaches and reefs (Cervantes and Meza 1993: 60; Domores 1993: 80; Wong 1993: 89–90; Burac 1996: 71; Wilson 1996: 80)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the dynamic growth of coastal tourism development and sustainability practices in Boracay, including broader socioeconomic and cultural change and impact, and highlight those aspects of contemporary resort growth that need greater attention by policy makers and planners.
Abstract: Though considered the 'number one beach' of the Philippines, Boracay has been through periods where it has been considered as an example of environmentally and socially unsustainable development. In response there have been a number of programmes since the late 1990s aiming to improve Boracay's sustainability. In these, significant attention has been given to the aesthetic landscape of tourism's consumption, most especially 'the beach' and associated water quality. This paper further examines the dynamic growth of coastal tourism development and sustainability practices in Boracay, inclusive of broader socio-economic and cultural change and impact. The intent is to highlight those aspects of contemporary resort growth that need greater attention by policy makers and planners. While a number of interventions have led to improvement of the 'visual' environment, the concept of environmental sustainability needs to be expanded beyond visual cleanliness and more effort is still required on social and cultural sustainability.
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...…of social integration, as migrants often are a major source of labour; and the fickleness of tourism, as tourists may eventually seek out ‘another beach’ (Gilbert, 1949; Franz 1985; R. A. Smith 1991; 1992; Wong 1993; 2003; Gómez & Rebollo 1995; Gormsen 1997; Murray 2007; Scheyvens & Momsen 2008)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, acknowledgements and acknowledgements are given for the work presented in this paper: https://www.gazetteer.com.au/blogs/blogs.
Abstract: i Acknowledgements iii
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01 Oct 1982
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce a conceptualization of economic impacts, physical impacts, social impacts, and social impacts and conclude that economic impacts are more important than physical impacts and physical impacts.
Abstract: ""1. introduction 2. conceptualization 3. economic impacts4. physical impacts5. social impacts6. conclusions"references and bibliography""index"""
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01 Jan 1987
TL;DR: In this article, the demand for tourist travel and patterns of international and domestic tourist travel patterns are analyzed, and the spatial structure of tourism on islands and coastal resorts and urban areas is analyzed.
Abstract: * Introduction * Tourism models * The demand for tourist travel * Patterns of international tourism * Intra-national travel patterns * Domestic tourist flows * Measuring spatial variations in tourism * The national and regional structure of tourism * The spatial structure of tourism on islands * Coastal resorts and urban areas * Implications, applications and conclusions
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