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Perception towards Social-Economic Impacts of Tourism Development on
Local Community.
Nor Azrena Ismail Binti Mohd Ismail
(S44723)
Supervisor: Dr. Aleff Omar Shah Bin Nordin
Bachelor of Management Tourism
School of Maritime Business and Management
Numerous studies have shown that the development of tourism activities are capable of
providing positive impacts on the socio-economic development of the rural areas
especially island tourism destination. Nonetheless, rural tourism destination are often
associated with numerous socio-economic problems such as poverty, unemployment,
income instability, gender inequality, infrastructure deficiencies, migration of youngsters
to urban areas and others social problem. Despite being a renowned world-class tourism
destination and endowed with picturesque and unique natural environment as well as a
very diverse tourism products, the Perhentian Island is no stranger to this socio-economic
problems impact from the tourism development. Thus, this study attempts to examine
the perception of local community toward the impact of socio-economic from the tourism
development in Perhentian Island. This study will utilised quantitative approach by
obtaining responses from 300 respondents consists of local community in Perhentian
Island.
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