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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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Main Authors: Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi, Sarmin, Noor Shaila, Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad, Rahman, Monjurur, Awang, Khairil Wahidin, Imran, Khalid
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Published: Science Publishing Corporation 2018
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spelling my.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
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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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author Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Sarmin, Noor Shaila
Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad
Rahman, Monjurur
Awang, Khairil Wahidin
Imran, Khalid
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
author_facet Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Sarmin, Noor Shaila
Hassan Zaki, Pakhriazad
Rahman, Monjurur
Awang, Khairil Wahidin
Imran, Khalid
author_sort Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
title Community perception on mangrove change issue in Southwest Johor, Malaysia
title_short 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_sort community perception on mangrove change issue in southwest johor, malaysia
publisher Science Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73448/1/MANGROVE.pdf
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https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/16265/6886
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