Adi Jafar and Ramli Dollah and Nordin Sakke and Mohammad Tahir Mapa and Eko Prayitno Joko and Marsitah Mohd Radzi and Ubong Imang and Syahruddin Awang Ahmad and Andika Ab. Wahab and Jemmy Amanda Sipatau (2022) Tourism and natural hazards: river landform changes due to geohazards and its influence on the economic development of ecotourism in Sabah, Malaysia. Sustainability, 14. pp. 1-17.
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Abstract
Geohazards are often portrayed as a calamity that has a detrimental effect on humans and the environment. It is usually uncommon to consider geohazards in the opposite context. Therefore, this study examines the positive effects of an earthquake event centered in Ranau, Sabah, especially from the aspect of ecotourism development. A total of 27 homestay entrepreneurs in Kampung Melangkap were interviewed in this study. The raw data collected during the interview were conceptually and descriptively analyzed using the ATLAS.ti 8 software. Observation techniques were used to supplement the interviews. This study found that the morphological changes of the Panataran Kedamaian River in Kampung Melangkap were a result of an earthquake centered in Ranau. This disaster has led to the development of more interesting physical attractions, attracting many tourists to Melangkap Village. The dramatic increase of tourists in Melangkap during the post-geohazard phase has become the starting point for the economic growth of ecotourism in the region. This is shown by the increase in the number of homestay entrepreneurs, the expansion in the size of their businesses, higher overall income of homestay entrepreneurs, and better job opportunities for the local population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Hydrogeomorphology, River Landscape, Disaster, Resilience, Earthquakes, Melangkap Homestay |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General). Atlases. Maps > G1-922 Geography (General) > G149-180 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism Q Science > QE Geology > QE1-996.5 Geology > QE500-639.5 Dynamic and structural geology > QE521-545 Volcanoes and earthquakes |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Depositing User: | SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS - |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2024 11:27 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2024 11:27 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42270 |
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