Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong community, Penang
It is believed that the impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social...
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| author | Mohd Nadzir, Nadzhirah Ibrahim, Mansor Mansor, Mazlina |
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| description | It is believed that the impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This
paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The
questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the interview was
content analyzed. The results show only three variable, influenced quality of life the most. Flash flood and traffic congestion negatively correlated with quality of life while health positively correlated with quality of life. It recommended that the coastal reclamation process should consider any temporary and permanent negative impact to the community. |
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| spelling | iium-393932021-07-17T16:21:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39393/ Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong community, Penang Mohd Nadzir, Nadzhirah Ibrahim, Mansor Mansor, Mazlina GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H10 Societies HT Communities. Classes. Races It is believed that the impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the interview was content analyzed. The results show only three variable, influenced quality of life the most. Flash flood and traffic congestion negatively correlated with quality of life while health positively correlated with quality of life. It recommended that the coastal reclamation process should consider any temporary and permanent negative impact to the community. Elsevier 2014-10-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39393/1/2014-Nadzhirah-Proceedia_KK.pdf Mohd Nadzir, Nadzhirah and Ibrahim, Mansor and Mansor, Mazlina (2014) Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong community, Penang. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 153 (1). pp. 159-168. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.050 |
| spellingShingle | GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H10 Societies HT Communities. Classes. Races Mohd Nadzir, Nadzhirah Ibrahim, Mansor Mansor, Mazlina Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title | Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title_full | Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title_short | Impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
Tanjung Tokong community, Penang |
| title_sort | impacts of coastal reclamation to the quality of life:
tanjung tokong community, penang |
| topic | GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H10 Societies HT Communities. Classes. Races |
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