Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia

Penang Island has a rich historical background being the first site to be colonised by the British in 1786. Consequently, the island also has many old settlements that are now marketed as heritage attractions. Clan jetties are unique and have attractive architecture, many being designated as herita...

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Main Author:	Chan , Ngai Weng
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Published:	Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3402/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3402/

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spelling	ukm-34022012-01-27T00:39:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3402/ Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia Chan , Ngai Weng Penang Island has a rich historical background being the first site to be colonised by the British in 1786. Consequently, the island also has many old settlements that are now marketed as heritage attractions. Clan jetties are unique and have attractive architecture, many being designated as heritage sites. They also double up as a new attraction to tourists. Development and political preeures pose the greatest dangers to their survival, as is poor environmental management, poverty and out-migration and expose to environmental hazards. THis paper identifies the potentials of clan jetties as heritage building and tourism attractions. It reports on surveys of clan jetties in Penang and highlights the extent to which tourists are aware of such jetties and make attempts to visit them.Finally, it provides suggestions as to how best to develop the clan jetties in a sustainable way. Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed Chan , Ngai Weng (2011) Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 12 (1). pp. 117-127. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html
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description	Penang Island has a rich historical background being the first site to be colonised by the British in 1786. Consequently, the island also has many old settlements that are now marketed as heritage attractions. Clan jetties are unique and have attractive architecture, many being designated as heritage sites. They also double up as a new attraction to tourists. Development and political preeures pose the greatest dangers to their survival, as is poor environmental management, poverty and out-migration and expose to environmental hazards. THis paper identifies the potentials of clan jetties as heritage building and tourism attractions. It reports on surveys of clan jetties in Penang and highlights the extent to which tourists are aware of such jetties and make attempts to visit them.Finally, it provides suggestions as to how best to develop the clan jetties in a sustainable way.
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author	Chan , Ngai Weng
spellingShingle	Chan , Ngai Weng Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
author_facet	Chan , Ngai Weng
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title	Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
title_short	Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
title_full	Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
title_fullStr	Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia
title_sort	challenges in developing clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in penang malaysia
publisher	Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3402/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3402/
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Challenges in developing Clan jetties as heritage attractions for conservation and tourism in Penang Malaysia

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