Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara

Thesis (PhD. (Urban and Regional Planning))

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Main Author: Ali, Mohamad Azal Fikry
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Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2023
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Online Access:http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/348
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spelling oai:openscience.utm.my:123456789/3482023-04-27T14:00:30Z Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara Ali, Mohamad Azal Fikry Rural tourism -- Malaysia Land use -- Malaysia Thesis (PhD. (Urban and Regional Planning)) Rural service centres (PPLBs) do not only play a vital role as focal points for economic activities and centralisation of facilities, but also in providing services for rural tourism activities. However, issues like limited access to tourism in rural areas, disproportionate distribution and limited provision of facilities, as well as constraints on maintenance funding sources have resulted in the slower growth of some PPLBs with potential for tourism activities, particularly those in the National Special Tourism Zone (ZPKN). The question that arises is how a specific function contributes to the strengths or weaknesses of a rural service centre (PPLB). Hence, this study aimed to measure the strength (supply) level of PPLBs that supports tourism activities, determine the basic functions that form the role of a PPLB in the ZPKN, and summarise the roles of PPLBs in tourism activities in the ZPKN. Through stratified random sampling, a total of 480 respondents participated in this study, of whom 240 were tourists, while the other 240 were entrepreneurs. Data were collected via observation, depth interview, report appraisal and questionnaire survey. Descriptive statistics were employed to answer the first research objective, while location coefficient analysis through centrality index was used to achieve the second research objective. Based on the location coefficient analysis, the PPLB offering the most functions was in Mersing with a mean value of 40.9, while the PPLB offering the least functions was in Sedili Besar with a mean value of 183.9. Seven (7) fundamental functions of PPLBs, which support tourism activities, were identified. Of these, traditional functions involving agriculture (29 functions), fishery (21 functions), carpentry and handicraft (10 functions), were on a decline. In contrast, functions involving retail (1550 functions), industry (150 functions), modern services (493 functions) and tourism (103 functions) were on the rise. In relation to the third research objective, it can be summarised that the PPLBs studied had six (6) main roles pertaining to tourism activities. PPLBs acted as destinations for tourists to gain access to basic necessities, accommodation, public transportation hub, credit and financial facilities, tourist information and communication centre and other supplementary services (health and safety). The implication is that although PPLBs provide limited functions, tourists do not have to travel far to gain access to these facilities. The impact of technology and social media has resulted in previously scarce commodities to be obtained easily and quickly. Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying 2023-04-27T05:36:30Z 2023-04-27T05:36:30Z 2019 Thesis Dataset http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/348 other application/pdf application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
spellingShingle Rural tourism -- Malaysia
Land use -- Malaysia
Ali, Mohamad Azal Fikry
Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title_full Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title_fullStr Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title_full_unstemmed Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title_short Peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di Zon Pelancongan Khas Negara
title_sort peranan pusat perkhidmatan luar bandar di zon pelancongan khas negara
topic Rural tourism -- Malaysia
Land use -- Malaysia
url http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/348
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