西 南 交 通 大 学 学 报 第 54 卷 第 4 期 JOURNAL OF SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY Vol.54 No.4 2019 年 8 月 Aug. 2019 ISSN -0258-2724 DOI:10.35741/issn.0258-2724.54.4.9 Research Article MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING: THE WAY FORWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA Nazli Aziza,*, Zikri Muhammadb, Farahdilah Ghazalic, Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaatd, Jumadil Saputrae,* aSchool of Social and Economic Development 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia,
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[email protected] Abstract The paper emphasises the potentials of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) to be adopted and implemented in Central Terengganu, referring to three districts, namely Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu and Marang. The territorial waters of Terengganu Central are demarcated by the protected boundaries of the marine parks, namely Redang, Lang Tengah and Kapas Islands. These three marine park islands are major ecotourism destinations in Central Terengganu, but the development that has been carried out on the islands and areas surroundings their gateways in the mainland, to some extent, is not integrated and sustainable. The purpose of this study is to seek the answers to what extent the current and future development trends in Central Terengganu have addressed the multiple competing and conflicting uses related to socioeconomic development, marine/ocean governance and conservation.