Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia

An increase in development and tourism activities in small islands have caused degradation to the islands’ marine environment. Tourists’ behaviour has been identified as a factor that influences conservation of marine environment in small islands. This study investigates the direct and indirect effe...

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Main Author: Ramdas, Murugadas
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/44170/1/MURUGADAS%20RAMDAS.pdf
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spelling my-usm-ep.441702019-04-23T01:20:40Z Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia 2018-05 Ramdas, Murugadas TH1-9745 Building construction An increase in development and tourism activities in small islands have caused degradation to the islands’ marine environment. Tourists’ behaviour has been identified as a factor that influences conservation of marine environment in small islands. This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of determinants related to tourist behaviour towards the marine environment. Socio-psychological factors such as environmental knowledge, Environmental Attitude, Personal Norm, and Subjective Norm were identified as determinants of tourist behaviour. The gap in knowledge that has been identified is the combination all these determinants in study in one study related tourist behaviour. 2018-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/44170/ http://eprints.usm.my/44170/1/MURUGADAS%20RAMDAS.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan
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Ramdas, Murugadas
Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
description An increase in development and tourism activities in small islands have caused degradation to the islands’ marine environment. Tourists’ behaviour has been identified as a factor that influences conservation of marine environment in small islands. This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of determinants related to tourist behaviour towards the marine environment. Socio-psychological factors such as environmental knowledge, Environmental Attitude, Personal Norm, and Subjective Norm were identified as determinants of tourist behaviour. The gap in knowledge that has been identified is the combination all these determinants in study in one study related tourist behaviour.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Ramdas, Murugadas
author_facet Ramdas, Murugadas
author_sort Ramdas, Murugadas
title Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants Of Tourist Behaviour Towards The Marine Environment In Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort determinants of tourist behaviour towards the marine environment in perhentian island, terengganu, malaysia
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.usm.my/44170/1/MURUGADAS%20RAMDAS.pdf
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