Impact of community participation on sustainable development of marine protected areas: Assessment of ecotourism development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
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.
Keywords
Community participation, Ecotourism development, Marine protected areas, Sustainable development
Divisions
arts,Faculty_of_Business_and_Accountancy
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]
Publication Title
International Journal of Tourism Research
Volume
24
Issue
1
Publisher
Wiley
Publisher Location
111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA