Pembangunan pelancongan dan impaknya terhadap persekitaran fizikal pinggir pantai
The tourism industry in this country has developed tremendously since about three decades ago. The tourism development, especially during the initial stage has made the coastal zone as the main attraction of the country’s tourism industry. Presently, even though several other tourism destinations...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2289/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2289/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2289/1/MJEM_2009_5_Jamaluddin.pdf |
| Summary: | The tourism industry in this country has developed tremendously since about
three decades ago. The tourism development, especially during the initial stage
has made the coastal zone as the main attraction of the country’s tourism
industry. Presently, even though several other tourism destinations have been
developed, the coastal areas are still attracting not only foreign tourists, but also
domestic tourists. In line with the achievement of tourism industry and its
importance to generating income to the local population, tourism operators and
the nation as a whole, its negative impact on the coastal zone is also on the rise.
This is because the coastal zone is not only very dynamic, but also fragile. As
such, the number of visitors to tourism destination, their activities and the
duration of use if exceeded its optimum limit may deteriorate the tourism
destination. Negative impacts on the physical environment such as the loss of
habitat, problem of pollution, erosion, and sedimentation are not easily
observable, let alone to be given an economic value within a short time.
Nevertheless, human activities in the coastal zone not only have disturbed, but
also intensified coastal physical processes. Infact, the activity of developing a
tourism destination causes the loss of natural habitat. After the destination has
been in operation with various activities it can cause coastal erosion problem,
sedimentation and pollution that may lead to the destination being ‘abandoned’
by tourists. Sinvce tourism industry is a major contributor to the national
income, it is suggested that an integrated coastal zone management system be
created in order to have sustainable tourism development |
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