The Negative Impacts of Chalets Operation  on the Peninsular Malaysia Marine Park Islands

Zeenat Begam  Yusoff; Khalilah  Zakariya; Roziha  Che Haron; Abdul Razak  Sapian; Nayeem  Asif; Hayder Jawad  Shakir

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.2953

Authors

Zeenat Begam Yusoff Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
Khalilah Zakariya Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
Roziha Che Haron Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
Abdul Razak Sapian Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
Nayeem Asif Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia
Hayder Jawad Shakir 2 Department of Architecture, University of Kufa Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.2953

Keywords:

Negative Impacts, Chalets Operation, Marine Park Islands, Marine Tourism

Abstract

The popularity of marine tourism put intense pressure on the island's environment. Limited studies were conducted to determine the negative impacts caused by chalets operation. Study aim is to investigate the adverse effects caused by the chaletâ€™s operation on the Tioman and Perhentian Island. The objectives are to identify operation activities and the negative impact caused by the operation. The study was conducted by adopting qualitative method. The findings indicate solid waste disposal, groundwater extraction, and sewage disposal are destroying the marine environment in many ways. Several recommendations were provided to reduce the negative impacts.

Keywords: Chalet operation; Negative impacts; Island environment; Marine tourism

eISSN: 2398-4287Â© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.2953