Impacts of Ecotourism Development toward Quality of Life among Local Communities in Dabong, Kelantan

Abstract

It is important to highlight ecotourism to the local community in Dabong. The level of knowledge of the local community in Dabong regarding ecotourism is low. This is because many do not know the meaning of ecotourism and this is very important to avoid environmental pollution. This study was conducted to try and evaluate the data obtained from the local community in Dabong to ensure whether this ecotourism has a positive impact whether politically, economically and socially in their lives. This study uses an quantitative method which is a questionnaire with 151 people from the local community who know about the surrounding area and have settled in Dabong with a projected number of years there. The information for this study was compiled after a detailed question and answer session.