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Public perception towards sewage treatment plants in selected areas in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(Springer, 1990) C.P. Tso; K.S. Low; G. Balamurugan
A public perception survey on sewage treatment plants carried out in selected areas in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur revealed several interesting and unexpected findings. The general perception patterns regarding odour, noise and visual impact, suggest that the perceived intensity is a function of the time of adaptation. It was also revealed that pests constitute a serious nuisance, to which adaptation was not possible.
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Technological and economic evaluation of solid waste scavenging and recycling practices
(Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Press, 1996) Zainur Dalila Abd Malek; Mohd Nasir Hassan; Nasiman Sapari
Existing solid waste scavenging and recycling practices in the Klang Valley, Malaysia were investigated through personal visits and field surveys to landfill sites, trading companies and factories involved in recycling. Collection of recyclable material has long been practised in landfill sites as it provides good additional income. Dealers of scrap and recyclable items who operate at the landfill sites provide a source of supply to manufacturing concerns. Glass recycling industries benefit greatly by using recycled cullet, which improves fuel efficiency. Major economic, technical and other constraints related to recycling are discussed.
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Kemudahterancaman (Vulnerability) Penduduk Terhadap Perubahan Guna Tanah di Selangor
(UKM Journal Article Repository, 2004) Shaharudin Idrus; Lim Choun Sian; Abdul Samad Hadi
Artikel ini cuba meninjau perubahan guna tanah dan litupan tanah yang berlaku dalam tempoh hampir empat dasawarsa (1966 - 2001) menggunakan analisis Sistem Maklumat Geografi (GIS) dan hubungkaitannya dengan keadaan kemudahterancaman kepada kehidupan sosial di sekitarnya. Faktor-faktor pemacu antaranya adalah dasar pembangunan negeri, pelaburan langsung luar negara, perubahan pesat penduduk, proses pembandaran, dan pembangunan infrastruktur akan turut dibincangkan.
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Waste audit and awareness level on recycling program: A case study in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia
(UMS, 2006) Kamsia Budin; Sarva Mangala Praveena; Amran Ahmed; Ahmad Zaharin Aris; Ho Chung Mun
A waste audit was carried out in Universiti Malaysia Sabah on-campus residential colleges (AB, CD and E) from 8 to 22 March 2006 involving 1323 students. The waste audit was conducted to identify the total waste disposed by students and to determine the percentage of waste that can be recycled based on six categories : organic waste, plastics, paper, aluminum, glass, and others.
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Stories and Maps, Images and Archives: Multimethod Approach to the Political Ecology of Native Property Rights and Natural Resource Management in Sabah, Malaysia
(Springer, 2008) Amity A. Doolittle
The study of human-environmental relations is complex and by nature draws on theories and practices from multiple disciplines. There is no single research strategy or universal set of methods to which researchers must adhere. To start a conversation on the methods available for researchers interested in adopting a political ecology perspective to human-environmental interactions, I use my own research project as a case study.
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Konsep dan Realiti dalam Pekembangan Habitat Manusia dan Perubahan Iklim
(Sari, 2010) Jamaluddin Md. Jahi
Kajian-kajian yang telah dilakukan sehingga kini jelas menunjukkan bahawa perubahan iklim merupakan suatu kejadian yang telah wujud sejak ribuan juta tahun yang lalu dan masih berlaku sehingga ke hari ini. Dalam jangka masa yang begitu panjang kejadian yang berlaku pada masa lampau tidak mungkin disebabkan oleh pembangunan dan perkembangan habitat manusia kerana kewujudan manusia dikatakan tidak melebihi 2.5 juta tahun yang lalu. Makalah ini membicarakan tentang konsep dan realiti perkembangan habitat manusia dan perubahan iklim.
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Environmental awareness and attitude among Iranian students in Malaysian universities
(Thai Society of Higher Eduation Institutes on Environment, 2010) Z. Aminrad; M. Azizi; M. Wahab; R. Huron; M. Nawawi
This study focuses on environmental awareness and attitude among Iranian students in Malaysian universities. It evaluates the awareness and attitude of a group of 541 from 14 universities. The figure to 541 is considered the representative of these students and the selection was based on Stratified Random sampling method and G-power soft ware. A set of questionnaire which comprised of 25 questions was applied as instrument for data collection.
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Impacts of forest changes on indigenous people livelihood in Pekan district, Pahang
(Thai Society of Higher Eduation Institutes on Environment, 2010) Rosta Harun; Azizah Sulong; Yip Hin Wai; Tengku Hanidza Ismail; Mohd Kamil Yusoff; Latifah Abdul Manaf; Hafizan Juahir
The forest cover change in the region due to timber extraction and change of land use pattern in the region have brought certain impacts on the livelihood of indigenous people. These people who once highly depended on the forest resources are the most affected. This study was done with the purpose to reveal the importance of forest as a source of their basic need and income for indigenous people and their future generation through the lens of history and place. A qualitative study had been done on the indigenous people that live in three villages in Pekan District, Pahang. Qualitative approach using face-to-face interview was applied to gather the oral history on the impacts of forest change at their place.
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Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Amalan Masyarakat Malaysia terhadap Isu Alam Sekitar
(Akademika, 2011) Jamilah Hj. Ahmad; Hasrina Mustafa; Hamidah Abd Hamid; Juliana Abdul Wahab
Tujuan utama kajian adalah untuk mengetahui pengetahuan, sikap dan amalan orang awam terhadap isu-isu berkaitan alam sekitar serta kaedah pemuliharaan alam sekitar.
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Human intervention on mangrove area in Ambong Bay, Kota Belud, Sabah
(UMS, 2011) Ejria Saleh; Andy R. Mojiol; Nurul Waheeda Abd Halim
The objectives of the study are to identify the change of mangrove cover and to identify the dependency level, human impact and conservation knowledge of local communities on mangroves along the shoreline of Ambong Bay, Kota Belud
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Pengaruh politik alam sekitar terhadap persepsi pengundi: Kajian kes DUN Kedah
(Geografia, 2012) Mohd Fuad Mat Jali; Junaidi Awang Besar; Amriah Buang; Mohd Jalaluddin Hashim; Novel Lyndon; Hamzah Jusoh; Habibah Ahmad; Sivapalan Selvadurai; Er Ah Choy; Mohd Yusof Hussain
Kajian ini dilakukan di Negeri Kedah Darul Aman bertujuan untuk mengetahui peranan alam sekitar dalam mempengaruhi pendapat dan pilihan politik responden/pengundi di beberapa kawasan terlibat. Kajian yang menggunakan metod temubual bersemuka ini melibatkan 600 orang responden terdiri daripada pengundi di Negeri Kedah di 16 Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) terpilih yang dijalankan pada 6 April 2012 hingga 9 April 2012. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa kebanyakan responden di Negeri Kedah mengharapkan kerajaan negeri memberi perhatian yang lebih kepada persekitaran setempat mereka. Responden juga sangat mementingkan alam sekitar untuk memastikan kehidupan menjadi lebih selesa.
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Role of religious communities in enhancing transition experiments: a localised strategy for sustainable solid waste management in Malaysia
(Springer, 2012) Zeeda Fatimah Mohamad; Noorshahzila Idris; Zuffri Mamat
Religion in its most ideal form is seen as a powerful force to create ecological transformations to succeeding generations that share similar religious beliefs. This provides an interesting argument for enhancing their role in sustainability transitions. Malaysia is a relevant geographical context in this regard since almost all of its citizens formally embrace some kind of religious belief. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting theoretically informed empirical insights on how a number of religious communities are currently creating successful experiments in recycling within the context of an urban community in Malaysia.
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The process of social adaptation towards climate change among Malaysian fishermen
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2013) Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril; Bahaman Abu Samah; Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva; SulaimanMd. Yassin
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of social adaptation to climate change among fishermen in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia.
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The awareness, perception and motivational analysis of climate change and business perspectives in Malaysia
(Springer, 2013) Rawshan Ara Begum; Joy Jacqueline Pereira
This article aims to present the current state of corporate managersâ€™ awareness and perception of climate change and to identify important motivational factors for company level climate change strategies and actions.
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Mapping Perception of Community Preparedness Towards Flood in Muar River, Johor Malaysia
(IOP Publishing, 2014) T A Tengku Asmara; A N Muhamad Ludin
This study aims to analyse the level of preparedness of community engagement towards flood disaster management. 100 households from Segamat District were randomly selected and interviewed. Assessment of their perception towards flood preparedness is explored by means of Likert scale analysis and GIS tools. This paper discusses the results of community preparedness towards flood disasters management.
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Flood Loss Assessment in the Kota Tinggi
(IOP Publishing, 2014) T H Tam; A L Ibrahim; M Z A Rahman; Z Mazura
The aim of this study is to estimate potential flood damage to physical elements in Kota Tinggi. The flood damage map contains both qualitative and quantitative information which corresponds to the consequences of flooding. This study only focuses on physical elements. Three different damage functions were adopted to calculate the potential flood damage and flood depth is considered as the main parameter. The adopted functions are United States, the Netherlands and Malaysia.
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Toward Malaysian Sustainable Agriculture in 21st Century
(IOP Publishing, 2014) K Khorramnia; A R M Shariff; A Abdul Rahim; S Mansor
Sustainable agriculture should be able to meet various social goals and objectives so that it can be maintained for an indefinite period without significant negative impacts on environment and natural resources. A wide variety of agricultural activities are running in Malaysia. Maintaining high quality of agricultural products with lower environmental impacts through a sustainable economic viability and life satisfaction of farmers and community are important factors helping to meet sustainable agriculture. Human resources are playing key role in directing the community toward sustainable development. The trend of improving the human development index in Malaysia is highest in the East Asia and the Pacific, high human development countries and the world, since 2000. Precision agriculture is providing strong tools to achieve sustainable agriculture. Different types of sensors, positioning and navigation systems, GIS, software and variable rate technology are well known components of precision agriculture. Drones and robots are promising tools that enabling farmers and managers to collect information or perform particular actions in remote areas or tough conditions. According to a survey, forestry and timber, rubber production and oil palm estates are three main agricultural divisions that precision agriculture may improve the productivity in respect to area of cropland/worker. Main factors affecting the adoption of precision agriculture in Malaysia are: a) Political and legal supports, b) Decision support systems and user interfaces c)Experienced research team works d) National educational policy e) Success incommercialization of precision agriculture system.
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The coastal community awareness towards the climate change in Malaysia
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2015) Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril,; Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva; Nurani Kamaruddin; Siti Zobidah Omar; Jusang Bolong
The present paper attempts to investigate the awareness of coastal community towards climate change in Malaysia and to explore the factors associated with their awareness toward the climate change.
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Estimating farmers' willingness to pay for climate change adaptation: the case of the Malaysian agricultural sector
(Springer, 2015) Muhammad Mehedi Masud; Ha Junsheng; Rulia Akhtar; Abul Quasem Al-Amin; Fatimah Binti Kari
This paper estimates Malaysian farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for a planned adaptation programme for addressing climate issues in the Malaysian agricultural sector. We used the contingent valuation method (CVM) for a monetary valuation of farmers' preferences for a planned adaptation programme by ascertaining the value attached to address climatic issues in the Malaysian agricultural sector. Structured questionnaires were distributed among the sampled farmers.
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Time Series Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations along the Watershed Gradient in Cameron Highlands: Geospatial Approaches
(IOP Publishing, 2016) S H Haron; B S Ismail; M R Mispan; N F Abd Rahman; K Khalid; M Z Abdul Rasid; L M Sidek
The objective of the study conducted was to determine the accumulation and distribution status of heavy metal cadmium (Cd) in the sediment of Bertam River from September 2014 to February 2015 in the agricultural areas of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.