Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics

The development of mangroves as ecotourism sites is growing worldwide, at least within the subtropical regions of the world, which make up their habitat. One of the site is the Kukup Island which is the second largest species of mangrove forests in the world. The mangrove environments benefits from...

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Main Authors:	Yaman, Maheran, Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2009
Subjects:	L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
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spelling	iium-71532012-03-22T04:12:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7153/ Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics Yaman, Maheran Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) The development of mangroves as ecotourism sites is growing worldwide, at least within the subtropical regions of the world, which make up their habitat. One of the site is the Kukup Island which is the second largest species of mangrove forests in the world. The mangrove environments benefits from visitors because they help to conserve the environment; they in turn benefit from their non-consumptive use of the resource which economists refer to as use value as they increase their knowledge about the site visited; and this raises their utility level. The local community too should benefit from both the resource which has been sustaining their life and the visitors who bring them new sources of income. There is, therefore, a symbiotic relationship among the three involved in ecotourism. Mangrove tourism and for the "scholarly" type - those who want to learn the scientific aspects of the forest (flora and fauna), the economic and ecological benefits of mangroves to man, etc. Mangroves tourism also provides "educational recreation" by being physically involved in activities during the visit. A survey were conducted based on the individual travel cost method (ITCM) and their perception towards the mangrove environment. The findings suggest that a symbiosis relationship between the local community, visitors and mangrove ecotourism will help the stakeholders to plan and implement a better tourist management plan for the future. IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7153/1/Mangrove_Ecotourism_-_Striking_a_Balance_Between_Ecology_and_Economics.pdf Yaman, Maheran and Ab Rahman, Nik Ismail Azlan (2009) Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics. In: Proceedings of the seminar on research findings 2008. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 511-517. ISBN 9789833855780 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/115-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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description	The development of mangroves as ecotourism sites is growing worldwide, at least within the subtropical regions of the world, which make up their habitat. One of the site is the Kukup Island which is the second largest species of mangrove forests in the world. The mangrove environments benefits from visitors because they help to conserve the environment; they in turn benefit from their non-consumptive use of the resource which economists refer to as use value as they increase their knowledge about the site visited; and this raises their utility level. The local community too should benefit from both the resource which has been sustaining their life and the visitors who bring them new sources of income. There is, therefore, a symbiotic relationship among the three involved in ecotourism. Mangrove tourism and for the "scholarly" type - those who want to learn the scientific aspects of the forest (flora and fauna), the economic and ecological benefits of mangroves to man, etc. Mangroves tourism also provides "educational recreation" by being physically involved in activities during the visit. A survey were conducted based on the individual travel cost method (ITCM) and their perception towards the mangrove environment. The findings suggest that a symbiosis relationship between the local community, visitors and mangrove ecotourism will help the stakeholders to plan and implement a better tourist management plan for the future.
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title	Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
title_short	Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
title_full	Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
title_fullStr	Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
title_full_unstemmed	Mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
title_sort	mangrove ecotourism - striking a balance between ecology and economics
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