Relationship between community involvement and development impact: A case of tourism island in Malaysia

Abstract

The study was conducted to analyse the relationship between community involvement and development impact among communities, one of the famous tourism island in Malaysia, Chenang Beach. A mixedmethod was used in this study. Quantitative data was gathered from 368 respondents in Chenang Beach. Meanwhile, qualitative data was gathered through face-to-face interview. Four dimensions of community involvement which consisted of decision-making, implementation, benefits sharing and evaluation have been tested in this study.This study presented a positive relationship (p