[HTML][HTML] Land reclamation and artificial islands: Walking the tightrope between development and conservation

SY Chee, AG Othman, YK Sim, ANM Adam… - Global ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coastal developments worldwide have put entire shoreline ecosystems at risk. Recently,
land reclamation has been extended to the construction of whole new islands; a …

Extreme heat vulnerability assessment in tropical region: A case study in Malaysia

NIA Kamal, ZH Ash'aari, AM Abdullah… - Climate and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the past decade, the inevitable increase in temperature has caused Malaysia to
experience more extreme heat events, and yet very little research has been dedicated in …

[PDF][PDF] Urban Expansion and its Impact on Local Communities: A Case Study of Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

N Samat, S Ghazali, R Hasni… - Pertanika Journal of …, 2014 - pertanika.upm.edu.my
Urbanization is a major planning and policy concerning all spatial scales. This is due to
more than half of the world's current population live in urban areas and overwhelming …

Impact assessment of rapid development on land use changes in coastal areas; case of Kuala Langat district, Malaysia

S Pourebrahim, M Hadipour, MB Mokhtar - Environment, development and …, 2015 - Springer
The first large urban conurbation in Malaysia stretching from the central mountain spine to
the west coast has expanded all rounds to emerge as a potential mega-urban region. It …

Pseudo-urbanization or real urbanization? urban China's mergence of administrative regions and its effects: A case study of Zhongshan city, Guangdong province

Y Liu, Z Li, J Jin - The China Review, 2014 - JSTOR
After the market reforms and opening up of China in the late 1970s, local governments
played a central role in the country's rapid urbanization, particularly through the mergence of …

[PDF][PDF] Urbanisasi di Malaysia: Mengaitkan kepelbagaian proses ke bentuk perbandaran

AS Hadi - Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 2010 - journalarticle.ukm.my
ABSTRAK Esensi pada tema Seminar Ekologi, Habitat Manusia dan Alam sekitar adalah
tentang keterkaitan dinamik antara manusia dengan alam sekitar, dan kesannya terserlah di …

Sustainable geological heritage development approach in Sarawak Delta, Sarawak, Malaysia

D Badang, CA Ali, I Komoo, MS Leman - Geoheritage, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Sarawak Delta is located in the Kuching and Bau Districts and comprises the
Bako, Santubong, Sarawak River Delta, Serapi and the Bau areas. The area is proposed as …

Going for green cities: the role of urban and peri-urban forestry in creating the ambiance of the liveable city in Malaysia

SM Ismail, S Idrus, AS Hadi, AA Rahman… - … of Sustainability Science …, 2018 - Springer
It is well acknowledged that the world's population is expanding and increasing. According
to the United Nations, more than seven billion people inhabited the earth in 2011, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Balik Kampong': Is Malaysia facing the trends of de-urbanization

NHM Hussain, H Byrd - International Journal of the Malay World …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Malaysia is a fast-grown developing country which took only 30 years to shift from
predominantly agriculturebased to manufactured-dependent society. This kampong to urban …

The Urban migrant future desire: a study of reverse migration in Malaysia/Nur Huzeima Mohd Hussain, Hugh Byrd and Nur Azfahani Ahmad

MH Nur Huzeima, H Byrd… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2017 - ir.uitm.edu.my
Globalisation combined with resources of oil and gas hasled to an industrial society in
Malaysia. For the past 30 years, rapid urban growth has shifted from 73% rural to 73% urban …