Challenging the principles of ecotourism: insights from entrepreneurs on environmental and economic sustainability in Langkawi, Malaysia

Thompson, Benjamin S.; Gillen, Jamie; Friess, Daniel A.

doi:10.1080/09669582.2017.1343338

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“…For example, Thompson et al . () showed that rapidly increasing eco‐tourism activities in mangroves in Langkawi, Malaysia was causing erosion and other negative environmental impacts. This was due to economic competition, governance issues and a mixed understanding of eco‐tourism.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…For example, the mangroves in the Kilim Geopark in Malaysia have suffered loss due to infrastructure development and shoreline erosion due to increased boat speeds to ferry tourists between areas (Shahbudin et al ., ). Tourism operators may also cause environmental degradation due to negative practices to try and attract wildlife, or by not following boat speed limits (Thompson et al ., ).…”

Section: Community Perceptions Of Other Anthropogenic Factor Of Changesmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Drivers of mangrove ecosystem service change in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

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Singap J Trop Geogr

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Mangroves are now well known to provide a range of ecosystem services that benefit local populations, though such ecosystem services are at risk from mangrove deforestation and degradation across much of the tropics. This study aimed to identify the natural and anthropogenic drivers of change that affect ecosystem services of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Secondary data analysis and primary fieldwork were conducted in three districts in the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh to understand ecosystem service usage and the perceptions of local resource users. Time series data for a range of ecosystem services and biophysical, socio‐economic variables were analyzed to identify the range of trends and the significant drivers of change. Also, community perceptions were consulted to elicit how these changes are felt and how they affected the local ecosystem services users. Results show that most of the ecosystem services of the Sundarbans experienced negative changes over the last two decades. Time series analysis and community perceptions held a number of drivers responsible for these changes. Climatic change, rapid environmental change, demand for mangrove products on the global market, major infrastructure development and governance failure were identified as primary drivers leading to the degradation of ecosystem services of the Sundarbans. The study calls for a transformation in the stewardship of ecosystem services of the Sundarbans and other mangroves across the tropics, to escape the situation where negative environmental impacts might be difficult to reverse.

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Section: Community Perceptions Of Other Anthropogenic Factor Of Changesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Drivers of mangrove ecosystem service change in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

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Sunny

Hossain

et al. 2018

Singap J Trop Geogr

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“…Despite earlier findings in terms of the potential roles of tourism business entrepreneurs in striving to initiate economic, social, and environmental sustainability [16,18], sustainable tourism research has rarely shed light on entrepreneurial tourism organizations, which adopt effective ways of addressing and communicating CSR initiatives (including sponsorship).…”

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“…Moreover, recent sustainable tourism literature highlighted the potential role of entrepreneurs in developing sustainable tourism practices within a community, albeit in the face of some challenges (i.e., different players' entrepreneurial instincts jeopardizing environmental and social sustainability; [18]). In the context of sponsorship alliance, Johnston [67] identified the theme "entrepreneurial response" within promotion-focused orientation in event managers' response to sponsorship risks, while highlighting aspects of "risk-taking and tackling risk as it comes."…”

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“…In a similar vein, previous tourism research has investigated how entrepreneurship in tourism and hospitality businesses influence environmental, social, and economic performance (e.g., sales, profitability, satisfaction with performance, sustainability of community, ecotourism, etc. ), often in small and medium enterprise (SME) settings [11,[15][16][17][18]. Despite prior entrepreneurship and the aforementioned sustainability marketing research, a void exists in the tourism literature in understanding the role of entrepreneurship in forming travelers' perceptions of an airline's charitable cause sponsorship.…”

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Entrepreneurial Marketing and Airline-Cause Sponsorship Congruence: Passenger Sponsorship Response to US-Based Full-Service Airlines

Kim

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:Cause sponsorship is one of the most frequently used cause-related marketing (CRM) strategies for extending brand image, often through strategic alliances with nonprofit organizations. Whilst airlines' corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have received focused attention in the sustainable tourism literature, the effective development of cause sponsorship has not been understood. In particular, an understanding of airlines' cause sponsorship of non-sports related charitable causes and their influence on perceived congruence between the airline and its associated causes are limited. In order to address this gap, the study delves into the intersection of entrepreneurial marketing and sponsorship of environmental and/or social causes. It investigates the structural relationship between entrepreneurial marketing, congruence, favorability toward the airline, and purchase intention by analyzing a sample of 443 travelers on US-based full-service airlines using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The study demonstrates the positive effects of value creation and risk management on congruence, which in turn has a positive influence on travelers' favorability toward the airline. Further, it confirms that favorability toward the airline predicts purchase intention. This study highlights that entrepreneurial marketing efforts to create customer value, and effective management of the associated risks, are indispensable to successful conveyance of congruent airline sponsorship programs.

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Market segmentation based on the environmentally responsible behaviors of community‐based tourists: Evidence from Taiwan's community‐based destinations

Lee

Jan

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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This study attempts to identify the profiles of community-based tourists based on their environmentally responsible behaviors (ERBs) and discusses marketing and managerial strategies for sustainable community-based tourism (CBT). The findings reveal that tourists can be categorized into four segments based on their ERBs: low-ERB tourists, high-ERB tourists, civil action and sustainable tourists, and multi-ERB tourists. The implications of this paper can be helpful for elucidating tourists' implementation of ERBs and providing different managerial strategies for CBT. The study's findings contribute to the literature by shedding light on previously proposed but unexamined differences in tourists' ERBs in different stages of CBT. KEYWORDS community-based tourism, environmentally responsible behavior, market segmentation, sustainability

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Challenging the principles of ecotourism: insights from entrepreneurs on environmental and economic sustainability in Langkawi, Malaysia

Cited by 66 publications

References 46 publications

Drivers of mangrove ecosystem service change in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

Drivers of mangrove ecosystem service change in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

Entrepreneurial Marketing and Airline-Cause Sponsorship Congruence: Passenger Sponsorship Response to US-Based Full-Service Airlines

Market segmentation based on the environmentally responsible behaviors of community‐based tourists: Evidence from Taiwan's community‐based destinations

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