Tourism Development And Revitalization Of Malaysian Small Towns: Case Study Of Lumut, Perak

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dc.contributor.authorChye, Onn Teck
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-19T07:40:09Z
dc.date.available2019-04-19T07:40:09Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractThis study is an attempt to identify a list of tourism development strategies that can be effective in revitalizing small Malaysian towns. It seeks to address the problem of urban decline. As the nation moves towards achieving developed nation status in 2020, many of the country’s older towns are in a state of decline, involving social, economic and environmental issues. Urban decline is a serious problem as it is related to the health, lifestyle and livelihood of the citizens. Addressing this problem is, therefore, an important and urgent matter. This study proposed that the revitalization of declining towns should be accomplished by the application of tourism development strategies. Consequently, a set of 10 tourism development strategies for urban revitalization purposes was selected from the literature available. These included: (a) Enhancing farmers’ market and night market; (b) Strengthening housing initiatives; and (c) Developing unique home-grown attractions; A case study was then conducted in the town of Lumut to ascertain the effectiveness and practicality of the strategies when applied under local conditions. The study was qualitative in nature and the study instrument comprised a semi-structured questionnaire. After a pilot study had been carried out to refine the questionnaire, data was collected through interviews and analysed. Important findings were listed under each of the 10 strategies. For example, Farmers’ Markets were found to be advantageous to the urban revitalization process in terms of social and economic benefits while Housing Initiatives could prevent out-migration and help repopulate a declining town. This study also encountered a number of significant theoretical implications and policy implications.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8057
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectTourism development and revitalizationen_US
dc.subjectmalaysian small towns of Lumut, Peraken_US
dc.titleTourism Development And Revitalization Of Malaysian Small Towns: Case Study Of Lumut, Peraken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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