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Tourism takes various forms on many islands off the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. Penang has developed into the premier island resort. For many islands, tourist development started largely as an unplanned process. In recent years, resorts have been planned and developed on some islands. The distinctive nature of the islands gives rise to specific tourism-environment relationships which can be critical for small islands. Increasing importance is being placed on planned development and environmental aspects of island tourism development. The tourism of a small island is approximated by a schematic model.
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Wong, P.P. (1993). Island Tourism Development in Peninsular Malaysia : Environmental Perspective. In: Wong, P.P. (eds) Tourism vs Environment: The Case for Coastal Areas. The GeoJournal Library, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2068-5_7
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