Locals' perceptions towards the impacts of tourism and the importance of local engagement: A comparative study of two islands in Malaysia

Tourism

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-146

  Nejati, Mehran ^a   Mohamed, Badaruddin ^b   Omar, Shida Irwana ^b  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cultural impacts; Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Islands; Locals'perceptions; Malaysia; Social impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905487482     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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