Natural or Reclaimed Coastal Areas? The Role of Environmental Awareness in Supporting Coastal Ecotourism

Azreen Rozainee Abdullah ()
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Azreen Rozainee Abdullah: "School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts, UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College, Malaysia" Author-2-Name: Yue Fen Hoe Author-2-Workplace-Name: "UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College, 32, Jalan Anson, 10400 George Town, Malaysia " Author-3-Name: Author-3-Workplace-Name: Author-4-Name: Author-4-Workplace-Name: Author-5-Name: Author-5-Workplace-Name: Author-6-Name: Author-6-Workplace-Name: Author-7-Name: Author-7-Workplace-Name: Author-8-Name: Author-8-Workplace-Name:

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Abstract: " Objective - This study was undertaken to analyze the relationship between perceived negative impacts on land reclamation (LR) and support for coastal ecotourism within fishing communities (CE), with environmental awareness (EA) as the mediating variable. Methodology - This study utilized a convenience sampling technique to distribute questionnaires to 400 domestic tourists in coastal areas. Data analysis was conducted using Hayes's PROCESS in IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS v25.0). Findings - Results showed that LR had a direct effect on CE [β= 0.183; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.095–0.270; P= 0.000

Keywords: Sustainable development; land reclamation; coastal ecotourism; environment awareness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 P28 Q5 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 2024-03-31
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Published in Journal of Business and Economics Review, Volume 8, Issue1

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DOI: 10.35609/jber.2024.8.4(4)

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