Author/Authors :
Jusoh, Hamzah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Ahmad, Habibah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Choy, Er Ah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Buang, Amriah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Mat Jali, Mohd Fuad Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Nazrin, A.A. Ahmad Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Winarni, S. Sri Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Atiqah, K.Z. Nur Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Amirah, K.Z. Nur Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Idris, Mushrifah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Pusat Penyelidikan Tasik Chini, Malaysia
Abstract :
Tourism plays important roles in determining the level of community well-being or quality of life in a city. Studies show that tourism are positively perceived by residents when they benefit from tourism activities. This article aims to evaluate the perception of residents living in Putrajaya on tourism development whether they have gained benefits or otherwise, and thus affect the quality of their lives. This study was based on a field survey of 200 residents staying in Putrajaya. Five indicators of quality of life that determine the community well-being were accessed - the material/economic, emotional, social and cultural, community and environmental, health and safety. The results show that the emotional well-being were ranked the highest average mean 3.62 and among the underlying factors are acceptance of tourists’ arrivals without compromising their comfort and happiness. Meanwhile, the material/economic well-being was at average mean of 2.67, which means that tourism had been affecting them at a minimal level of community well-being. This is because, majority residents felt that they did not involved actively in the business and entrepreneurial tourism related activities. This study concludes that tourism affect quality of life of Putrajaya residents. With more concerted efforts in making them more inclusive, Putrajaya will become one of the examples in promoting a well being and participative residents participation in urban tourism.
Keywords :
Tourism , quality of life , economic well being , emotional well being , community
