In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, can the development of coastal ecological resources create a safe leisure and tourism environment, maintain ecology, and promote economic development in villages?
Hsiao-Hsien Lin
A , Ying Ling B , Chih-Chien Shen C , Chung-Hsiang Huang D * , Zhou-Fu Liang E * and Tzu-Yun Lin F
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A Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 41170, Taiwan.
B School of General Education, Guangxi Vovational & Technical College, Nanning, 530226, PR China.
C Institute of Physical Education and Health, Yulin Normal University, 1303 Jiaoyu East Road, Yulin, 537000, PR China.
D Yulin Normal University, 1303 Jiaoyu East Road, Yulin, 537000, PR China.
E School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Nanning Normal University, 175 MingXiu East Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City, Guangxi, 530001, PR China.
F Department of Sport Information and Communication, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung City, 404401, Taiwan.
Marine and Freshwater Research - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF22122
Submitted: 10 July 2022 Accepted: 5 January 2023 Published online: 21 March 2023
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY)
Abstract
Context and aims: The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of environmental development in the seashore waters of Maluan Bay on the current situation of sustainable development of coastal villages.
Methods: We used SPSS statistical software (ver. 26.0) to analyse the data with statistical verification, Student’s t-test and ANOVA, the used the inverview method to solicit opinions on the questionnarie results, and, finally, conducted multivariate inspection and analysis to explore the results.
Key results: The development of seashore waters can effectively enhance people’s positive perceptions of the current economic, social, environmental and coastal ecological development, and increase their willingness to revisit and purchase property. Also, the insufficient number of security guards in villages can be improved, the environmental awareness of residents and their willingness to participate in decision-making can be enhanced.
Conclusions and implications: Providing tourists with better tourism facilities, transportation, hotel and restaurant management and planning will increase leisure opportunities and solve environmental and waste problems such as in this scenic location. It will help achieve the goal of sustainable circular economy of water.
Keywords: coastal ecology, coastal natural environment, COVID-19, leisure, marine water resources, sustainability.
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