Nejati, Mehran and Mohamed, Badaruddin and Omar, Shida Irwana
(2014)
Locals' perceptions towards the impacts
of tourism and the importance of local
engagement: A comparative study of
two islands in Malaysia.
TOURISM, 62 (2).
pp. 135-146.
Abstract
Th is study investigates the perception of locals residing on two touristic islands in Malaysia about the economic,
social, environmental and cultural impacts of tourism development. Additionally, the importance
of local engagement in tourism development was also investigated from the perspective of residents. A total
of 371 responses were collected (183 local residents on Perhentian island and 188 local residents on Redang
island). Results of the study reveal that while residents on both islands perceive the highest environmental
impacts of tourism on water quality, wildlife, and air quality, the environmental impacts are perceived to be
lower for residents of Redang island than in Perhentian island. Besides the detrimental impacts of tourism
on environment, majority of the locals perceive the positive economic, social and cultural impacts of tourism
to be larger than its negative impacts. Additionally, the study found that residents perceived the engagement
of locals in tourism development to be important. Th e fi ndings of this study provide invaluable implications
to tourism development managers and policy makers.
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