Melanau mempunyai budaya dan adat resam yang unik. Namun, masih ramai yang tidak mengetahui mengenai budaya Melanau. Untuk membangunkan kawasan Melanau sebagai sebuah tapak pelancongan budaya, sudah semestinya terdapat pelbagai kesan yang harus masyarakat setempat hadapi samada impak positif mahupun impak negatif. Justeru, kajian ini tertumpu di kawasan Melanau iaitu di bahagian Mukah yang merangkumi Balingian, Dalat, Oya, Igan, Matu Daro dan Belawai. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk mengenal pasti impak pembangunan pelancongan budaya terhadap aspek sosial, ekonomi dan persekitaran masyarakat Melanau di Sarawak dan mengkaji persepsi masyarakat Melanau terhadap pembangunan pelancongan budaya di kawasan mereka. Kajian ini merupakan penyelidikan yang berbentuk kuantitatif yang menggunakan kaedah survei. Bagi mendapatkan maklumat, kajian ini menggunakan instrumen borang soal selidik. Kaedah persampelan keselesaan iaitu kaedah mengikut kesanggupan responden untuk menjawab digunakan. Seramai 101 orang responden yang telah terlibat dalam kajian ini. Data yang diperolehi akan dianalisis secara kekerapan, peratusan dan purata skor min. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa kawasan-kawasan Melanau di bahagian Mukah yang berpotensi untuk dibangunkan sebagai kawasan pelancongan budaya ialah Mukah, Matu Daro, Igan, Oya dan Dalat. Selain itu, majoriti responden bersetuju bahawa pembangunan pelancongan budaya mendatangkan impak positif kepada penduduk setempat dari segi sosial, alam sekitar dan ekonomi dan kebanyakan responden bersetuju agar kawasan mereka dibangunkan menjadi tapak pelancongan budaya dan sanggup bekerjasama untuk membangunkan tapak tersebut. Dapatan ini menunjukkan bahawa impak pembangunan pelancongan budaya mempengaruhi persepsi masyarakat Melanau terhadap penerimaan mereka tentang pembangunan pelancongan budaya.

Abstract: Melanau has a unique culture and customs. However, many still do not know about Melanau culture. In order to develop the Melanau area as a cultural tourism site, there are many impacts that the local community has to face whether it is a positive impact or a negative impact. Hence, this study is concentrated in the Melanau area which is in Mukah which includes Balingian, Dalat, Oya, Igan, Matu Daro and Belawai. The objective of this study is to identify the impacts of cultural tourism development on the economic, social and environmental aspects of the Melanau community in Sarawak and to study the perception of the Melanau community towards the cultural tourism development in their area. This study is quantitative research using the survey method. The study uses questionnaire instruments to gain informations. The convenience sampling method which is the method according to the respondent's willingness to answer is used. A total of 101 respondents were involved in this study. The data obtained will be analyzed by frequency, percentage and average mean score. The results showed that the Melanau areas in Mukah that have the potential to be developed as cultural tourism areas are Mukah, Matu Daro, Igan, Oya and Dalat. In addition, the majority of respondents agreed that the development of cultural tourism has a positive impact on the locals socially, environmentally and economically and most of the respondents agreed that their area be developed into a cultural tourism site and willing to work together to develop the site. These findings show that the impact of cultural tourism development affects the Melanau community's perception of their acceptance of the development of cultural tourism.

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