Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat

Generally, forests are known to have a wider range of socio-cultural, economic and environmental values. Forests have important roles to play in sustaining many aspects of human dimensions. For instance, these include the use of forests as resources for education and recreation purposes, and also th...

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Main Authors: Asmawi, M. Zainora, Ibrahim, Ainaa Nawwarah
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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description Generally, forests are known to have a wider range of socio-cultural, economic and environmental values. Forests have important roles to play in sustaining many aspects of human dimensions. For instance, these include the use of forests as resources for education and recreation purposes, and also the role of forests in conservation of biological diversity as well as in maintaining global climate. In the latter, there has been much debate and even controversial views, although it is now accepted that forests are important as sinks and sources of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is important in combating global warming. More recently, urbanisation has been identified as environmental stressors (Nowak and Walton, 2005; Shortle J.S., et al. 2005). According to Jamaluddin Md. Jahi (2009) and Hirchman (2003), the exploitation of natural resources and other improperly planned and inadequately controlled development activities often lead to environmental degradation.
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spelling iium-108132021-07-16T22:31:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10813/ Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat Asmawi, M. Zainora Ibrahim, Ainaa Nawwarah G Geography (General) Generally, forests are known to have a wider range of socio-cultural, economic and environmental values. Forests have important roles to play in sustaining many aspects of human dimensions. For instance, these include the use of forests as resources for education and recreation purposes, and also the role of forests in conservation of biological diversity as well as in maintaining global climate. In the latter, there has been much debate and even controversial views, although it is now accepted that forests are important as sinks and sources of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is important in combating global warming. More recently, urbanisation has been identified as environmental stressors (Nowak and Walton, 2005; Shortle J.S., et al. 2005). According to Jamaluddin Md. Jahi (2009) and Hirchman (2003), the exploitation of natural resources and other improperly planned and inadequately controlled development activities often lead to environmental degradation. 2011-11-15 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10813/1/final_extended_abstract-zainora_%26_ainaa.pdf Asmawi, M. Zainora and Ibrahim, Ainaa Nawwarah (2011) Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat. In: International Symposium on Environment and Natural Resource 2011, 15-17 November 2011, Equatorial Hotel Bangi. Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://www.ukm.my/juneng/ISENAR2011/
spellingShingle G Geography (General)
Asmawi, M. Zainora
Ibrahim, Ainaa Nawwarah
Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title_full Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title_fullStr Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title_full_unstemmed Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title_short Environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in Hulu Langat
title_sort environmental impacts of urbanisation on forest reserved areas in hulu langat
topic G Geography (General)
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