The coastal community perception on the socio-economic impacts of agro-tourism activities in coastal villages in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Hamzah, Azimi, Md. Yassin, Sulaiman, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Tiraieyari, Neda, Muhammad, Mahazan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35643/1/The%20coastal%20community%20perception%20on%20the%20socio-economic%20impacts%20of%20agro-tourism%20activities%20in%20coastal%20villages%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35643/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10941665.2013.877048
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper is concerned with the socio-economic impacts of agro-tourism activities in coastal villages listed as Desa Wawasan Nelayan (DWN) in Malaysia. The paper discussed the impacts of the two major components of socio-economics dynamics, namely social and economic activities. This account highlights a number of discussions with specific reference to DWN in Malaysia. It identifies the similarities and differences with regard to socio-economic impact, and it is expected that these points will be of practical use for other agro-tourism areas around the globe, and help to increase interest in agro-tourism activities.