Water security and sustainable tourism as antecedents of local community’s quality of life in Mabul Island, Malaysia
The purpose of this study is to assess the perception of local communities in Mabul Island towards water security and sustainable tourism in order to improve their quality of life. The study area is at Mabul Island, Sabah. The problem statement highlighted is based on personal communication with...
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| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97797/1/IKDPM%202020%202%20-%20IR.1.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97797/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to assess the perception of local communities
in Mabul Island towards water security and sustainable tourism in order to
improve their quality of life. The study area is at Mabul Island, Sabah. The
problem statement highlighted is based on personal communication with
tour operators in Mabul Island combined with the theoretical gap from past
studies. Thus, this study aims to bridge the research gap by investigating
the influence of perception on water security and sustainable tourism
towards the quality of life. The objectives of this study are (1) to identify the
socio-demographic characteristics of communities in Mabul Island, (2) to
identify underlying factors of water security and sustainable tourism, and (3)
to determine the causal relationships of perceived water security and
sustainable tourism on the quality of life of the communities in Mabul island.
A census technique was executed to get the data from all 504 households
of the indigenous communities in Mabul Island. A structured questionnaire
was designed and used as the instrument to gather the data on the Bajau,
Suluk, Bajau Suluk and Bajau Laut communities who were residing in Mabul
Island, Sabah; the face to face interview technique was used to collect the
data. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis
were used to analyze the collected data.
This study analyzed the causal relationships of water security, sustainable
tourism and quality of life. The exploratory factor analysis on the perception
of the communities produced seven new indicators of water security and
sustainable tourism. The results of multiple regression showed that five
variables including increased job opportunities for the community,
employment in tourism, male members of the communities influenced the
quality of life. In addition, the result of the study also found that the awareness on water safety and awareness on quality and quantity of water
were significant in influencing the quality of life.
It is hoped that the findings of this study will encourage the communities in
Mabul Island to be more concerned about water security. Besides, this
research will contribute to existing literature on the determinants of quality
of life with respect to the awareness of communities in sustaining the tourism
development in Mabul Island. The findings of the study are consistent to the
generalization of the social exchange theory which emphasizes that the local communities who get improvement in quality of life will support water security enhancement and sustainable tourism. Besides by knowing the perceived level of awareness of the communities on water security and sustainable tourism the relevant agencies can take initiatives to further develop the awareness of the communities on water conservation and sustainable tourism to improve quality of life of the communities in Mabul Island. |
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