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Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam

Environmental conditions have severe impact on the livelihood conditions, health and the security of the poor (Bo jo & Reddy, 2002). It is increasingly recognized that poverty and environment are correlated. Poverty affects environmental conditions and vice versa. It is because a degraded enviro...

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Main Authors: Moral, MJB, Rainis, Ruslan, Islam, Md. Aminul
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Environmental pollution
Environmental effects of industries and plants
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spelling my.uitm.ir.682242023-02-22T08:58:06Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68224/ Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam Moral, MJB Rainis, Ruslan Islam, Md. Aminul Environmental pollution Environmental effects of industries and plants Environmental conditions have severe impact on the livelihood conditions, health and the security of the poor (Bo jo & Reddy, 2002). It is increasingly recognized that poverty and environment are correlated. Poverty affects environmental conditions and vice versa. It is because a degraded environment will greatly affect the poor. The poor tends to become poorer as the environment conditions degrade. Owing to scarcity of job. hardcore poor households of both study communities migrated to the city and live in low-lying vulnerable and unhygienic spaces where inadequate services persist. Due to these conditions they stiffer during natural hazards such as flood. which expose them to health hazards that reduce their savings and productivity. Conversely because of insufficient services they pollute the neighborhood environment by illegal dumping of wastes and discharging of wastewater. The principal objective of this study was to identify the local environmental problems. The study was undertaken by acquiring primary data from the field survey by employing a structured questionnaire and gathered information with emphasis on poor and their local environment. The head of poor household or a member of each household was used as respondents. it was found that environmental problems such as improper solid waste management, drainage, housing and land title were the persistent problems in the communities. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68224/1/68224.PDF Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam. (2008) In: Proceedings STSS 2008 Broadening Horizons Through Research Social Sciences, 3 – 4 June 2008, M.S Garden Hotel Kuantan, Pahang.
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topic Environmental pollution
Environmental effects of industries and plants
spellingShingle Environmental pollution
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Moral, MJB
Rainis, Ruslan
Islam, Md. Aminul
Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
description Environmental conditions have severe impact on the livelihood conditions, health and the security of the poor (Bo jo & Reddy, 2002). It is increasingly recognized that poverty and environment are correlated. Poverty affects environmental conditions and vice versa. It is because a degraded environment will greatly affect the poor. The poor tends to become poorer as the environment conditions degrade. Owing to scarcity of job. hardcore poor households of both study communities migrated to the city and live in low-lying vulnerable and unhygienic spaces where inadequate services persist. Due to these conditions they stiffer during natural hazards such as flood. which expose them to health hazards that reduce their savings and productivity. Conversely because of insufficient services they pollute the neighborhood environment by illegal dumping of wastes and discharging of wastewater. The principal objective of this study was to identify the local environmental problems. The study was undertaken by acquiring primary data from the field survey by employing a structured questionnaire and gathered information with emphasis on poor and their local environment. The head of poor household or a member of each household was used as respondents. it was found that environmental problems such as improper solid waste management, drainage, housing and land title were the persistent problems in the communities.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Moral, MJB
Rainis, Ruslan
Islam, Md. Aminul
author_facet Moral, MJB
Rainis, Ruslan
Islam, Md. Aminul
author_sort Moral, MJB
title Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
title_short Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
title_full Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
title_fullStr Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
title_full_unstemmed Local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / MJB Moral, Ruslan Rainis and Md. Aminul Islam
title_sort local environmental problems of urban poor areas: a case study / mjb moral, ruslan rainis and md. aminul islam
publishDate 2008
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68224/1/68224.PDF
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