Tourists' roles in developing an 'eco' tourism industry

Nurhazani Mohd Shariff and Kalsom Kayat (2008) Tourists' roles in developing an 'eco' tourism industry. In: Ecotourism in the IMT-GT region: issues and challenges. Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, pp. 79-92. ISBN 983-328-2725

ECOTOURISM has been variously defined in terms of its objective and roles contributing to certain areas in tourism. The public sectors would define ecotourism based on their roles as the policy-making, whilst the private sectors would define ecotourism based on the fact that they should gain something worth out of it. The concept of ecotourism is more on sustainable tourism, intelligent tourism, alternative tourism and soft tourism that normally known as 'green' tourism. Since the early 1980s, there has been considerable debate on the environmental impacts of tourism and the links between green issues and ecotourism. The questions raised nowadays are, to what extend do tourists aware of their roles in developing ecotourism? Do they really need to understand the meaning of ecotourism in order to travel and use tourism infrastructures? What actually are the tourists' roles in developing ecotourism industry? It is obvious that tourists play important roles in order to develop sustainable tourism. Thus, they need to understand clearly their roles as tourist in the context of ecotourism. This article aims to point out the roles of tourists in ecotourism and to discuss their roles in the context of ecotourism.

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ECOTOURISM has been variously defined in terms of its objective and roles contributing to certain areas in tourism. The public sectors would define ecotourism based on their roles as the policy-making, whilst the private sectors would define ecotourism based on the fact that they should gain something worth out of it. The concept of ecotourism is more on sustainable tourism, intelligent tourism, alternative tourism and soft tourism that normally known as 'green' tourism. Since the early 1980s, there has been considerable debate on the environmental impacts of tourism and the links between green issues and ecotourism. The questions raised nowadays are, to what extend do tourists aware of their roles in developing ecotourism? Do they really need to understand the meaning of ecotourism in order to travel and use tourism infrastructures? What actually are the tourists' roles in developing ecotourism industry? It is obvious that tourists play important roles in order to develop sustainable tourism. Thus, they need to understand clearly their roles as tourist in the context of ecotourism. This article aims to point out the roles of tourists in ecotourism and to discuss their roles in the context of ecotourism.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. G155 M3E19 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	ecotourism
AGROVOC Term:	tourism
AGROVOC Term:	natural resources
AGROVOC Term:	cultural heritage
AGROVOC Term:	ecosystem preservation > ecosystem preservation Prefer using ecosystem conservationecosystem conservation
AGROVOC Term:	government agencies
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	environmental protection
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2024 01:08
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2024 01:08
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/625

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