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The Economic Value of Volunteers for Coral Reef Conservation Program:
Replacement Cost Method
Nur Adilah Binti Jamil
Supervisor: Dr. Roseliza Binti Mat Alipiah
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development
This study is related to the economic value of volunteers for coral reef conservation
programs at Pulau Perhentian which aimed to investigate the willingness to participate
in volunteer program while taking into account the influence of demographic factors
of the respondents as well as their motivation level. To achieve these objectives, a set
of questionnaire was used as the main instrument and distributed among 100 visitors
that randomly selected. Data analyzed by using the replacement cost method through
SPSS software. This study found that the visitor willingness to participate in the
program is on a high level which influenced by demographic factors such as gender,
age, education level, as well as the holiday period. Besides, high level of motivation
of the visitors also affect their willingness to participate in volunteer program. Overall,
this volunteer program is seen to have a great potential in order to maintain the
natural treasures.
1406 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018