Community Economic Evaluation and Sample Distribution of a State Park: The Case of the Belum Royal State Park, Malaysia

• 영문명: Community Economic Evaluation and Sample Distribution of a State Park: The Case of the Belum Royal State Park, Malaysia
• 발행기관: 한국유통과학회
• 저자명: Dayang Affizzah AWANG MARIKAN Norimah RAMBELI Nur Ain AZMAN Mohamad Rohieszan RAMDAN
• 간행물 정보: 『유통과학연구(JDS)』제20권 제10호, 19~29쪽, 전체 11쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.10.31

영문 초록

Purpose: This study was conducted to gauge the economic evaluation and sample distribution of conserving the Belum Royal State Park (BRSP) in Perak, Malaysia and to identify factors influencing its use by the community. This study aims to examine community perception on the conservation of the Belum Royal State Park (BRSP) and maximum community’s willingness to pay for park entry permits fees. Research design, data and methodology: A questionnaire survey was conducted involving a total of 280 respondents. The study adopted the Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Approach (DC-CVM) and the Logistic Model, to estimate the maximum community’s willingness to pay for park entry permits fees. Results: The results established that the factors of respondent’s occupation, income, ecotourism influence on the BRSP and maximum entry price, significantly influenced visitors’ decision on community’s willingness to pay. The average community’s willingness to pay was RM9.68 per person. Conclusions: In conclusion, surveillance and patrols in protected areas should be expanded. The extra expense for ensuring safety can be offset through income from ecotourism that should also benefit the local community on economic evaluation and equal distribution on the BRSP.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Research Methods

4. Results

5. Discussion and Conclusions

References

키워드

Economic Evaluation Sample Distribution Contingent Valuation Approach Willingnes to Pay Conservation Ecotourism