Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia
Mangroves are important coastal resources that provide both tangible and intangible benefits to the locals as well as others. Rapid coastal development pressures the mangroves to decline continuously. The objective of the study was to comprehend the perception of the locals on mangrove change issue...
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| author | Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Sarmin, Noor Shaila Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad Rahman, Monjurur Awang, Khairil Wahidin Imran, Khalid |
| author_facet | Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Sarmin, Noor Shaila Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad Rahman, Monjurur Awang, Khairil Wahidin Imran, Khalid |
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| description | Mangroves are important coastal resources that provide both tangible and intangible benefits to the locals as well as others. Rapid coastal development pressures the mangroves to decline continuously. The objective of the study was to comprehend the perception of the locals on mangrove change issue and also to analyze the differences of perceptions among selected socioeconomic factors. Research conducted with a questionnaire survey with 5 point likert type answering options among 196 local respondents from three mukims namely Jelutong, Tanjung Kupang and Serkat. Mean perception score was 3.67 which indicated respondents agreement with the mangrove change issue. The Anova shows the perception score significantly differed among different age groups however there was no difference of perceptions among the rest variables such as race, marital status or education level. The findings of the study concluded that regardless of socioeconomic factors (except age) the respondents were concurred with the situation of mangrove loss in the studied mukims. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-734482021-01-26T19:47:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73448/ Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Sarmin, Noor Shaila Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad Rahman, Monjurur Awang, Khairil Wahidin Imran, Khalid Mangroves are important coastal resources that provide both tangible and intangible benefits to the locals as well as others. Rapid coastal development pressures the mangroves to decline continuously. The objective of the study was to comprehend the perception of the locals on mangrove change issue and also to analyze the differences of perceptions among selected socioeconomic factors. Research conducted with a questionnaire survey with 5 point likert type answering options among 196 local respondents from three mukims namely Jelutong, Tanjung Kupang and Serkat. Mean perception score was 3.67 which indicated respondents agreement with the mangrove change issue. The Anova shows the perception score significantly differed among different age groups however there was no difference of perceptions among the rest variables such as race, marital status or education level. The findings of the study concluded that regardless of socioeconomic factors (except age) the respondents were concurred with the situation of mangrove loss in the studied mukims. Science Publishing Corporation 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73448/1/MANGROVE.pdf Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi and Sarmin, Noor Shaila and Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad and Rahman, Monjurur and Awang, Khairil Wahidin and Imran, Khalid (2018) Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering and Technology (UAE), 7 (3.7). 171 - 173. ISSN 2227-524X https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/16265/6886 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16265 |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Sarmin, Noor Shaila Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad Rahman, Monjurur Awang, Khairil Wahidin Imran, Khalid Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title | Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title_full | Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title_short | Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia |
| title_sort | community perception on mangrove change issue in southwest johor malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73448/1/MANGROVE.pdf |
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