Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This...
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| author | Mundher, Riyadh Abu Bakar, Shamsul Maulan, Suhardi Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari Osman, Syuhaily Al-Sharaa, Ammar Gao, Hangyu |
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| description | Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This study aims to identify public perception and awareness regarding values and essential aspects that affect the preservation of permanent forest reserves (PFR) in Malaysia. In particular, this study investigated the values of visual aesthetics to promote the preservation of Malaysian PFR within the existing legal framework. Results from the survey revealed that the public strongly perceived ecology and research education as the two most important aspects of preserving Malaysian PFR. The study also confirmed that visual aesthetics are considered a crucial aspect of forest classification and preservation beyond people’s health, safety, recreational, and economy. Interm of PFR functions, aesthetic is aslo the third most important factors after protection and research/education. |
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| spelling | upm-1013802023-06-17T23:09:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101380/ Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia Mundher, Riyadh Abu Bakar, Shamsul Maulan, Suhardi Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari Osman, Syuhaily Al-Sharaa, Ammar Gao, Hangyu Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This study aims to identify public perception and awareness regarding values and essential aspects that affect the preservation of permanent forest reserves (PFR) in Malaysia. In particular, this study investigated the values of visual aesthetics to promote the preservation of Malaysian PFR within the existing legal framework. Results from the survey revealed that the public strongly perceived ecology and research education as the two most important aspects of preserving Malaysian PFR. The study also confirmed that visual aesthetics are considered a crucial aspect of forest classification and preservation beyond people’s health, safety, recreational, and economy. Interm of PFR functions, aesthetic is aslo the third most important factors after protection and research/education. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-08-10 Article PeerReviewed Mundher, Riyadh and Abu Bakar, Shamsul and Maulan, Suhardi and Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari and Osman, Syuhaily and Al-Sharaa, Ammar and Gao, Hangyu (2022) Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia. Land, 11 (8). art. no. 1280. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2073-445X https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1280 10.3390/land11081280 |
| spellingShingle | Mundher, Riyadh Abu Bakar, Shamsul Maulan, Suhardi Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari Osman, Syuhaily Al-Sharaa, Ammar Gao, Hangyu Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title | Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title_full | Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title_short | Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia |
| title_sort | exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of permanent forest reserve (pfr) in malaysia |
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