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Ecotourism in Taman Negara National Park: issues and challenges


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Samdin, Zaiton and Abdul Aziz, Yuhanis and Yacob, Mohd Rusli (2013) Ecotourism in Taman Negara National Park: issues and challenges. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 36 (spec.). pp. 205-220. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542

Abstract

Ecotourism is one type of tourism that promotes conservation and minimises visitor impacts. This exploratory study employed a semi-structured face-to-face in-depth interview. This study involved 9 visitors in Taman Negara National Park (TNNP). It was designed to identify recent issues and problems faced by the management of TNNP. Current issues and problems faced at the park, including pricing policy dilemmas and the current funding situation, were identified and also discussed. It was found that the main problem at TNNP rooted from inefficiency in pricing policy. Other problems included natural resource conflicts, visitor management and environmental degradation. It is therefore debatable that the main ingredient for the survival of TNNP is the commitment and participation of the stakeholders involved, which comprised of the government, the park authority, private sector, local community, etc.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Forestry
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Taman Negara National Park; Ecotourism; Pricing policy; In-depth interview; Qualitative research
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2015 03:17
Last Modified: 05 Jul 2015 03:17
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28257
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