Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development
Many large rivers in developing countries have been well utilised as inland waterways as well as the source of many opportunities for sustainable livelihood. In Malaysia, there is a dire lack of inland waterway as a means of transportation and results in an opportunity cost to communities living alo...
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Centre for Extension, Entrepreneurship and Professional Advancement (APEEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia
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| author | Md Yassin, Sulaiman Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hassan, Md. Salleh Othman, Mohd Shahwahid Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman |
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| description | Many large rivers in developing countries have been well utilised as inland waterways as well as the source of many opportunities for sustainable livelihood. In Malaysia, there is a dire lack of inland waterway as a means of transportation and results in an opportunity cost to communities living along the rivers. This paper examines the feasibility of developing such an inland waterway linking Pahang River emptying into the South China Sea and the Muar River meeting the Straits of Malacca. Focussed Group Interviews amongst stakeholders and an initial survey of the communities living along the two rivers has been conducted. This paper discusses the findings of the initial study of a sample of the community members, which shall
explore the quality of life index, the income generating activities, the social and economic connections of respondents to the river, the media they use to seek the development information and their assessment and future outlook of such an inland waterway in their daily lives. A new model of riverside development focussing on sustainable livelihood shall be formulated. The emergent role of extension in such a new model of regional and riverside development shall be proposed and discussed. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-402452016-01-28T01:00:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40245/ Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development Md Yassin, Sulaiman Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hassan, Md. Salleh Othman, Mohd Shahwahid Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman Many large rivers in developing countries have been well utilised as inland waterways as well as the source of many opportunities for sustainable livelihood. In Malaysia, there is a dire lack of inland waterway as a means of transportation and results in an opportunity cost to communities living along the rivers. This paper examines the feasibility of developing such an inland waterway linking Pahang River emptying into the South China Sea and the Muar River meeting the Straits of Malacca. Focussed Group Interviews amongst stakeholders and an initial survey of the communities living along the two rivers has been conducted. This paper discusses the findings of the initial study of a sample of the community members, which shall explore the quality of life index, the income generating activities, the social and economic connections of respondents to the river, the media they use to seek the development information and their assessment and future outlook of such an inland waterway in their daily lives. A new model of riverside development focussing on sustainable livelihood shall be formulated. The emergent role of extension in such a new model of regional and riverside development shall be proposed and discussed. Centre for Extension, Entrepreneurship and Professional Advancement (APEEC), Universiti Putra Malaysia 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40245/1/40245.pdf Md Yassin, Sulaiman and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Othman, Mohd Shahwahid and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2010) Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development. In: International Conference on Agricultural Extension 2010 (AGREX’10): Empowering of Agri-Food Stakesholders in Facing Global Challenges Towards Sustainability, 26-28 Oct. 2010, Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 979-1006). |
| spellingShingle | Md Yassin, Sulaiman Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hassan, Md. Salleh Othman, Mohd Shahwahid Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title | Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title_full | Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title_short | Sustainable livelihood along major rivers: the need for new model and extension's response to riverside development |
| title_sort | sustainable livelihood along major rivers the need for new model and extension s response to riverside development |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40245/1/40245.pdf |
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