Geopark Ecotourism Product Development: A Study on Tourist Differences

Jaafar, Mastura; Nordin, Aleff Omar Shah; Abdullah, Shardy; Marzuki, Azizan

doi:10.5539/ass.v10n11p42

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“…-The inventory data brings additional explanation of the geology for scientists and promote local and international tourism, and attract visitor [32].…”

Section: The Importance Of Inventoryingmentioning

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A Proposed Geoheritage Inventory System: Case Study of Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Randrianaly¹,

Cencio²,

Rajaonarivo³

et al. 2016

GEP

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Geological heritage inventory procedures and templates have been principally emerged from European countries. Each of these countries has developed its proper method of inventory based on its natural heritage, recognized on local and/or regional scales. Natural sites were mainly identified and characterized in a particular geological context, which is usually very unique, valuable and impressive; resulting in the protection of the sites. Madagascar is known internationally as a beautifully landscaped island, but the impressive sites were not cataloged. We carried out a series of field inventory of potential geological sites within the Isalo National Park in southern Madagascar. We invented several inventory sheets in order to record the most detailed information about the sites identified within the park. This is to aid in organizing the park and to establish a sustainable base for the creation of a geopark, and also they help us to build a database for geosites and their classifications. This article suggests a prototype model for inventorying intangible geosites, paleosites and geomorphosites. Our inventory sheets help to identify and to promote geological importance of any sites, not only for academia but also for other sectors such as tourism and conservation.

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“…-The inventory data brings additional explanation of the geology for scientists and promote local and international tourism, and attract visitor [32].…”

Section: The Importance Of Inventoryingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Proposed Geoheritage Inventory System: Case Study of Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Randrianaly¹,

Cencio²,

Rajaonarivo³

et al. 2016

GEP

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“…2 ). According to Jaafar et al, ( 2014 ), ecotourism products reflect the unique features of a particular area. In Klong Kone, some villagers had formed career development groups based on their existing skills, e.g., sailing groups, cooking groups, ka-teng groups (involved in offshore cockle farms), prior to developing local ecotourism.…”

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Does ecotourism in a Mangrove area at Klong Kone, Thailand, conform to sustainable tourism? A case study using SWOT and DPSIR

Swangjang

Kornpiphat

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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This study aimed to assess ecotourism in a mangrove area and whether it conformed with sustainable tourism. We were interested in exploring the demand for natural resources and the supply of areas for ecotourism. To achieve this, we integrated a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis with the DPSIR (driving forces, pressures, states, impacts, and responses) framework, based on questionnaire interviews with three target groups (tourists, homestay operators, and community residents), plus in-depth interviews with local scholars and officers of administrative organizations. Supplementary data recorded included the physical characteristics of local homestays and houses. The results were analyzed statistically and the ecotourism carrying capacity of the area was assessed, based on the SWOT analysis. Internal factors included key strengths, e.g., the income associated with nature-supporting tourism, and key weaknesses, e.g., local stakeholders' awareness and understanding of ecological mechanisms. External factors included opportunities arising from tourism policies and public relations and threats from town and urban planning and pollution from nearby areas. The DPSIR framework was used to rank the scores of each DPSIR dimension, with the responses identifying DPSIR indicators prioritized. Finally, a conceptual DPSIR model of ecotourism, which illustrated the ecotourism lifecycle, was developed.

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“…This strategy can be applied by 1) First, opening up opportunities for investors to develop ecotourism by investing the necessary funds. This strategy is expected for ecotourism products to be more attractive for visitors [32,33]. Investors come from foreign, domestic, and individual companies [34][35][36].…”

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Policy Strategy for Sustainable Management of Mangrove Ecotourism in Siak Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia

Erlinda¹,

Mulyadi²,

Zulkarnain³

et al. 2022

IJSDP

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Siak regency, Indonesia, has more than two hundred-thousand-hectare mangrove areas. Local community for all this time has been developed mangrove areas as ecotourism, but they still lack sustainable management to maintain it. Therefore, this study aims to promote strategies' policy for the sustainable management of mangrove ecotourism in the Siak regency. The research was conducted from July 2019 to July 2020 at 3 locations of mangrove ecotourism, which involved 30 respondents, consisting of 21 people to assess the SWOT analysis and 9 experts to assess AHP. For generating the sustainable policy strategy, A'WOT, a combination of AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), was applied. The SWOT data in mangrove ecotourism management includes strengths (2.797), weaknesses (-0.22), opportunities (3.668), and threats (0.149). The results showed that there were six policies needed to excuse. From these policies, the opening opportunities for investors for ecotourism development policy (0.243), improving facilities and infrastructure policy (0.194), providing business training on ecotourism policy (0.178), increasing ecotourism promotion policy (0.111), establishing cooperation between government and stakeholders policy (0.97), and maintaining mangrove ecosystem policy (0.79). It was concluded that mangrove ecotourism in Siak regency required priority funding to develop facilities and ecotourism's business training to cultivate sustainable management of mangrove ecotourism. Corporation between the government and stakeholders was needed to accelerate the realization of the policies.

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Geopark Ecotourism Product Development: A Study on Tourist Differences

Cited by 15 publications

References 35 publications

A Proposed Geoheritage Inventory System: Case Study of Isalo National Park, Madagascar

A Proposed Geoheritage Inventory System: Case Study of Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Does ecotourism in a Mangrove area at Klong Kone, Thailand, conform to sustainable tourism? A case study using SWOT and DPSIR

Policy Strategy for Sustainable Management of Mangrove Ecotourism in Siak Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia

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