Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
Tourism is the only sector in which natural environment plays a substantial role. Nowadays, the interaction between ecotourism and the natural environment is generally inter-dependence; ecotourism holds on to natural environment for resources, and in order to survive the environmental threat, na...
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| author | Che Jamil, Mohd Fitri Yusof, Nor’Aini |
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| description | Tourism is the only sector in which natural environment plays a substantial
role. Nowadays, the interaction between ecotourism and the natural
environment is generally inter-dependence; ecotourism holds on to natural
environment for resources, and in order to survive the environmental threat,
natural environment in turn, depends on ecotourism. In human society, the
selfish use of common resources can lead to catastrophic consequences, a
situation known as the ‘tragedy of the commons’ (TOC). More often than not,
natural environment as the common pool resource (CPR) is overused and
degraded, as is the unfortunate fate of most TOC. Thus, this paper explains
this particular circumstance in the context of Ecotourism in Malaysia,
specifically in Kenyir Lake. First, it introduces and details the TOC. before
exploring the possibility of Kenyir Lake being a CPR issue. Finally, this
paper attempts to add an ethical dimension (also known as Environmental
Culture) into the debate on the interaction between tourism and CPRs based
on findings established on Kenyir Lake. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-350142017-06-09T02:53:08Z http://eprints.usm.my/35014/ Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia Che Jamil, Mohd Fitri Yusof, Nor’Aini TH1-9745 Building construction Tourism is the only sector in which natural environment plays a substantial role. Nowadays, the interaction between ecotourism and the natural environment is generally inter-dependence; ecotourism holds on to natural environment for resources, and in order to survive the environmental threat, natural environment in turn, depends on ecotourism. In human society, the selfish use of common resources can lead to catastrophic consequences, a situation known as the ‘tragedy of the commons’ (TOC). More often than not, natural environment as the common pool resource (CPR) is overused and degraded, as is the unfortunate fate of most TOC. Thus, this paper explains this particular circumstance in the context of Ecotourism in Malaysia, specifically in Kenyir Lake. First, it introduces and details the TOC. before exploring the possibility of Kenyir Lake being a CPR issue. Finally, this paper attempts to add an ethical dimension (also known as Environmental Culture) into the debate on the interaction between tourism and CPRs based on findings established on Kenyir Lake. 2013-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35014/1/HBP35.pdf Che Jamil, Mohd Fitri and Yusof, Nor’Aini (2013) Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia. In: International Conference on Tourism Development: Building The Future Of Tourism, 4 - 5 February 2013, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Che Jamil, Mohd Fitri Yusof, Nor’Aini Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title | Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title_full | Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title_short | Tragedy of the commons in ecotourism: A case study at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia |
| title_sort | tragedy of the commons in ecotourism a case study at kenyir lake malaysia |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/35014/1/HBP35.pdf |
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