Public participation shortcomings in tourism planning: The case of the Langkawi Islands, Malaysia

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 585-602

  Marzuki, Azizan ^a   Hay, Iain ^b   James, Jane ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

decision making; Langkawi; Malaysia; public participation; tourism planning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PLANNING PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

KEDAH; LANGKAWI; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84859782625     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2011.638384     Document Type: Article

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