Sustaining Tourism Development in Protected Areas. A Case of Kinabalu Park

Ching, Hong; Yusoff, Mariney Mohd

doi:10.7763/ijtef.2010.v1.32

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“…Poring Hot Spring stood at an altitude of 500m above sea level thus having an average temperature around 25-30 o C. The temperature at Panar Laban/Laban Rata at 3,344m above sea level is recorded between 2-10°c and can drop below freezing point during the nights. The average annual rainfall in Park HQ is recorded at 4,000mm while in Poring Hot Spring, at 2,500mm (Goh [15]). …”

Section: Kinabalu Park At a Glancementioning

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“…The average temperature in Kinabalu Park differs between substations. At an elevation of 1,560m above sea level, the daily temperature at Park HQ is around 20 o C. At Mesilau Nature Resort, the temperature is slightly lower than at Park HQ, at [15][16][17][18] o C due to the higher altitude (2,000m above sea level). Poring Hot Spring stood at an altitude of 500m above sea level thus having an average temperature around 25-30 o C. The temperature at Panar Laban/Laban Rata at 3,344m above sea level is recorded between 2-10°c and can drop below freezing point during the nights.…”

Section: Kinabalu Park At a Glancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, Kinabalu Park was named by the journal 'Asia Week' one of Asia's best managed forest reserves in 2000, the same year when the park was inscribed to the World Heritage Sites' list (Goh [15]). Nevertheless, this model has been criticized for unresponsive mainly due to the heavy bureaucracy typical to the public administration.…”

Section: The Impacts Of Evolving Pppp On Tourism Developmentmentioning

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Influence of park governance on tourism development in Kinabalu Park, Malaysia Borneo

Goh¹

2015

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Kinabalu Park is a Type II protected area according to the IUCN Protected Area management category system. It is also Malaysia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site for natural category. Since its establishment in 1964, the park has been one of the most visited protected areas in the country among the domestic and international visitors. Popular tourism activities include nature trail exploring, hot spring bathing and mountain climbing. These tourism activities have not only brought in substantial income to the park to economically justify its presence but also to support its nature conservation in an integrated manner including financial revenue generation, sharing of scientific research findings as well as environmental education. These activities also benefit the local communities living in the surrounding area by diversifying the job opportunities in the rural area. Over the years, the park has witnessed several changes in its governance with the involvement of private sector and local community in its tourism management. This series of changes have impacted both the park management and the tourism development. This paper reveals some research findings on these developments and the subsequent issues based on the timeseries study conducted in the park between 2005 and 2014. This research employs a pragmatic approach combining both the quantitative and qualitative methods in data collection and analysis. Questionnaire survey and interviews were conducted on the park visitors, mountain guides, porters and the park staff. The research reveals that, while the changes in governance support the guiding principles of sustainable tourism in the long run in terms of local participation, capacity building and multi-stakeholders involvement, the issues pertaining to the profit-oriented nature of the private sector and the increasing expectation among the visitors for better educational experience require better attention by

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Section: Kinabalu Park At a Glancementioning

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Influence of park governance on tourism development in Kinabalu Park, Malaysia Borneo

Goh¹

2015

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Her work is closely related to the findings of Goh who undertook a detailed study of Kinabalu National Park and concluded that 'the privatization program has not been able to shift the focus of Sabah Parks to nature conservation and that the private sector is unable to fulfil all objectives of sustainable tourism ' (2007, p. iii;and see Zeppel 2006). She examined sustainability from three perspectives: environmental conservation and protection; benefits to local communities; and visitor satisfaction (Goh 2007, p. 124;and see Goh 2009;Goh and Masiney 2010;Goh and Rosilawati 2014). An informative context for this case study in Sabah is provided by Pianzin's examination, though now somewhat dated, of the management of tourism development in Sabah (1992).…”

Section: Nature Ecotourism Imaging and Sustainabilitymentioning

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Tourism Development in Borneo: Comparative Excursions Twenty Years On

King¹

2016

AJTR

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Abstract:Tourism is making an increasingly important contribution to economic development in Borneo and is an important element in government development plans and policies. Nevertheless, it is a relatively new developmental enterprise in comparison with the established tourism destinations in neighboring Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The paper has two objectives. First, research on tourism in Borneo is reviewed from the early 1990s; the conclusion is that it is uneven in its achievements and its contribution to tourism studies generally,although empirically it is useful it is poorly developed conceptually. Secondly, given that three ASEAN states are represented in Borneo (The Federation of Malaysia, Negara Brunei Darussalam and The Republic of Indonesia), then they provide fertile ground for comparative studies. In this regard it is argued that, although the emphasis and direction of tourism development policies indicate some convergence (in ecotourism, ethnic and longhouse tourism, heritage tourism and even beach resort tourism), there is evidence of considerable divergence as well. The reasons for this divergence are examined and are related to differences in overall political and economic priorities in these three nation-states, as well as to their environmental, socio-cultural, historical and infrastructural characteristics.

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“…Kinabalu National Park is a protected area under category II identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2000); it has also been declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee (UNESCO WHC, 2013) as a World Natural Heritage Site. Privatization has been implemented in Kinabalu Park since 1998, but it is still managed by a local authority, namely, Sabah Parks (Goh & Yusoff, 2010). However, the role of a tour operator cannot be neglected, because Kinabalu Park is one of the main destinations packaged by tour operators and sold to tourists.…”

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Exploring Definitions and Practices of Responsible Tourism in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chan¹,

Tay²

2015

JTHM

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Responsible tourism is part of alternative tourism that is able to replace mass tourism. Kinabalu National Park is a nature-based tourism destination that has been declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee (UNESCO WHC) as a World Natural Heritage Site. This paper presents an exploratory research work in exploring and identifying the definition and practices of responsible tourism by the tour operators and park management on Kinabalu National Park, Sabah. Qualitative method is used to collect data through 21 in-depth interviews with tour operators in Sabah who operate tours at the Kinabalu National Park and two interviews with park management. This paper defines responsible tourism from the perspective of tour operators, as a form of tourism that creates a better destination for tourists and local communities, minimizes negative impacts, and is related to sustainability, ecotourism, green tourism, and environmental friendliness; it also relates to responsible tourism practices as implemented by the tour operators and park management of Kinabalu Park. The findings of this paper showed that the practice of responsible tourism is limited when implemented by tour operators in Kinabalu National Park due to the fact that the Kinabalu Park is under the management of Sabah Parks.

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Sustaining Tourism Development in Protected Areas. A Case of Kinabalu Park

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Influence of park governance on tourism development in Kinabalu Park, Malaysia Borneo

Influence of park governance on tourism development in Kinabalu Park, Malaysia Borneo

Tourism Development in Borneo: Comparative Excursions Twenty Years On

Exploring Definitions and Practices of Responsible Tourism in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

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