Planning and management barriers in marine park island governance: insights from east coast peninsular Malaysia

Yusof, Zeenat Begam and Zakariya, Khalilah and Ibrahim, Putri Haryati and Che Haron, Roziha (2025) Planning and management barriers in marine park island governance: insights from east coast peninsular Malaysia. Planning Malaysia, 23 (6). pp. 841-856. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945

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Abstract

Local authorities in many countries serve local communities by facilitating and maintaining public amenities. Apart from that, local authorities also manage the planning and development of local tourism. A tremendous number of responsibilities and work are burdening local authorities to manage the planning and development of tourism islands. This research aim is to identify management barriers faced by local authorities managing the Peninsular Malaysia Marine Park Islands. The results were obtained from in-depth interviews with the four local authority officers and document analysis. The local authorities are Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu (MBKT) for Redang Island, Majlis Daerah Marang (MDM) for Kapas Island, Majlis Daerah Besut (MDB) for Perhentian Island and Tioman Development Authority (TDA) for Tioman Island. Two officers from each local authority were interviewed. The officers are from the Department of Town Planning and the Department of Municipal Services and Licensing. Altogether, nine officers were interviewed. Several barriers have emerged from the analysis. The results indicated that six barriers are common, and three barriers are specific to the departments. The common barriers are a lack of funding, a lack of staff, time constraints, substantial distance from the mainland and a lack of commitment from top management and a lack of intergovernmental coordination/collaboration. This research can be extended to marine parks located in Sabah and Sarawak, and a comparative study can be accomplished for further improvements in the planning and management of the MPIs

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Management Barriers, Marine Park Islands, Town and Country Planning, Municipal Services and licensing
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2500 General works
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Architecture
Depositing User:	Dr Zeenat Begam Yusof
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2026 17:15
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2026 17:15
Queue Number:	2026-01-Q1698
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/126900

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