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A framework for sustainable tourism in Pulau Banggi, Sabah : integrating biophysical and socio-economic considerations Teh, Lydia C. L.
Abstract
Ecotourism is often viewed as a sustainable form of tourism, but has the potential to impart negative environmental and social impacts if not well managed. When planning tourism, ex ante assessments can provide a contextual understanding of the ecological, economic, and socio-cultural forces that shape the prospects for sustainable tourism development. Underlying conditions can suggest 'limits' to acceptable change levels incurred by tourism development, which respect socio-cultural expectations and biophysical realities. Pulau Banggi is a relatively remote island on the brink of tourism development in the Malaysian state of Sabah. I conduct an ex ante biophysical study that evaluates how existing conditions of the island's marine biodiversity, seasonality, and infrastructure might influence options for sustainable tourism development. Through interviews, I also assess local residents' perceptions and trade-off preferences towards environmental and socio-economic change associated with tourism growth. I find that human expectations of economic benefits might demand tourism development on a scale not compatible with existing biophysical capacity. Persistent use of destructive fishing techniques, uncertainty over groundwater capacity, and inadequate waste infrastructure are major ecological constraints to growth. I conclude that prospects for sustainable tourism in Pulau Banggi can be enhanced through small scale development operating under a community based approach, and institutionalised within a Marine Protected Area framework.
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A framework for sustainable tourism in Pulau Banggi, Sabah : integrating biophysical and socio-economic considerations
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University of British Columbia
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2006
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Ecotourism is often viewed as a sustainable form of tourism, but has the potential to impart
negative environmental and social impacts if not well managed. When planning tourism, ex
ante assessments can provide a contextual understanding of the ecological, economic, and
socio-cultural forces that shape the prospects for sustainable tourism development.
Underlying conditions can suggest 'limits' to acceptable change levels incurred by tourism
development, which respect socio-cultural expectations and biophysical realities. Pulau
Banggi is a relatively remote island on the brink of tourism development in the Malaysian
state of Sabah. I conduct an ex ante biophysical study that evaluates how existing conditions
of the island's marine biodiversity, seasonality, and infrastructure might influence options for
sustainable tourism development. Through interviews, I also assess local residents'
perceptions and trade-off preferences towards environmental and socio-economic change
associated with tourism growth. I find that human expectations of economic benefits might
demand tourism development on a scale not compatible with existing biophysical capacity.
Persistent use of destructive fishing techniques, uncertainty over groundwater capacity, and
inadequate waste infrastructure are major ecological constraints to growth. I conclude that
prospects for sustainable tourism in Pulau Banggi can be enhanced through small scale
development operating under a community based approach, and institutionalised within a
Marine Protected Area framework.
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eng
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2010-01-06
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0092506
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University of British Columbia
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2006-05
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Graduate
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