Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia

Public participation in the decision making process is regarded as an important tool for successful tourism planning. However, in reality, public participation merely at an early stage due to several structural and operational limitations in planning process. A study in Langkawi Islands was conduc...

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Main Author: Marzuki, Azizan
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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spelling my.usm.eprints.34814 http://eprints.usm.my/34814/ Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia Marzuki, Azizan TH1-9745 Building construction Public participation in the decision making process is regarded as an important tool for successful tourism planning. However, in reality, public participation merely at an early stage due to several structural and operational limitations in planning process. A study in Langkawi Islands was conducted to explore and examine approaches used during the preparation of the Langkawi Structure Plan 1990- 2005 and the Langkawi Local Plan 2001-2015. 40 interviews had been conducted with stakeholders in the tourism industry and analysed using ‘framework technique’. Finally, this study found that the limitation of public participation in tourism planning was caused by the weaknesses of the participation approach and the regulation of the Town Planning Act (Act 172) in the Malaysian Planning System. Therefore, it is suggest that an improvement in public participation process in the Langkawi Islands needs to emphasise more towards participation approach and its relationships with the Malaysian Planning System, to ensure that all related issues will be taken into consideration. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34814/1/HBP14.pdf Marzuki, Azizan (2008) Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang.
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Marzuki, Azizan
Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
description Public participation in the decision making process is regarded as an important tool for successful tourism planning. However, in reality, public participation merely at an early stage due to several structural and operational limitations in planning process. A study in Langkawi Islands was conducted to explore and examine approaches used during the preparation of the Langkawi Structure Plan 1990- 2005 and the Langkawi Local Plan 2001-2015. 40 interviews had been conducted with stakeholders in the tourism industry and analysed using ‘framework technique’. Finally, this study found that the limitation of public participation in tourism planning was caused by the weaknesses of the participation approach and the regulation of the Town Planning Act (Act 172) in the Malaysian Planning System. Therefore, it is suggest that an improvement in public participation process in the Langkawi Islands needs to emphasise more towards participation approach and its relationships with the Malaysian Planning System, to ensure that all related issues will be taken into consideration.
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author Marzuki, Azizan
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title Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_short Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_full Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_fullStr Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia
title_sort shortcomings of public participation to the decision making process in tourism planning: the case of the langkawi islands, malaysia
publishDate 2008
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