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Tourist Willingness to Participate Of Solid Waste Management in
Perhentian Island
Nurhayati Binti Khalib
Supervisor: Dr. Roseliza Binti Mat Alipiah
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development
Solid waste management in Perhentian Island is a complex and critical process due to
constraints related on the size, location and landscape of the island. The presence of
too many tourists will lower the quality of the environment and exceed the load
capacity of an island. Thus, a study was conducted to estimate the economic value of
bringing back solid waste program to land among tourists as a new approach in the
solid waste management. The societal benefits approach was used to measuring the
economic value of volunteer and 70 questionnaires have been distributed and
respondents are requested to state their willingness to participate (WTP) in bringing
back solid waste program. From the result, 62 respondents willing to participate and
the average of bringing back solid waste is 2kg. Willingness to participate among
respondents also influenced by the attitude of tourists to environmental care to
maintain the beauty of the island.
1400 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018