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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

52 (1) 2018 45 – 55

Evaluating Visitor’s Preferences of Ecotourism and Management Attributes in Kubah National Park: A Choice Experiment Approach
Menilai Pilihan Utama bagi Atribut Ekopelancongan dan Pengurusan dalam Kalangan Pengunjung Taman Negara Kubah: Kaedah Eksperimen Pilihan

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak
Malaysia

abnafiza@unimas.my

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak
Malaysia

amdaffizah@unimas.my

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak
Malaysia

esalbiah@unimas.my

Faculty of Economics and Business
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
93400 Kota Samarahan Sarawak
Malaysia

ysaisyah@unimas.my

Abstract

The growing numbers of national parks worldwide have somehow attracted the interests of nations around the world as it is now one of the important income generator for the tourism industry of a particular country. Since its inauguration, the concept of national parks has developed and expanded based on the important attributes of its environmental resources, albeit it is frequently affiliated to the possibilities of conservation and preservation of the biodiversity and its environment. The central motivation for this study is to estimate visitor’s preferences for improvement in ecotourism and management in Kubah National Park (KNP) by utilizing the economic valuation tools, specifically the choice experiment (CE) model. Accordingly, the focus of this study is limited to the valuation of ecotourism and management attributes of KNP, Sarawak, Malaysia. Choice experiment of the stated preference approach was utilized and five attributes of ecotourism and management attributes were identified, namely; (i) amenities (AMT), (ii) information availability (INFO), (iii) interpretive trails availability (ITA), (iv) park guide availability (PG) and (v) entrance fee charges (MPRICE). Information and statistics were gathered using questionnaires from face-to face interviews. Conditional logit (CLGT) model analyses involving a sample of 303 respondents was carried out

Keywords

choice experiment; conditional logit; Ecotourism attribute; Kubah National Park; management attribute
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2018-5201-4
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Abu Bakar, , Affizzah Awang Marikan, , Edman, , & Ya’kob, (2018). Evaluating Visitor’s Preferences of Ecotourism and Management Attributes in Kubah National Park: A Choice Experiment Approach. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 52(1), 45–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2018-5201-4

@article{abubakar2018evaluating,
  title={Evaluating Visitor’s Preferences of Ecotourism and Management Attributes in Kubah National Park: A Choice Experiment Approach},
  author={Abu Bakar, Nor Afiza and Affizzah Awang Marikan, Dayang and Edman, Salbiah and Ya’kob, Siti Aisyah},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={52},
  number={1},
  pages={45—55},
 

year={2018},
}

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