The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia

This paper is based on a PhD research, which investigates values, beliefs and practices associated with two polluted rivers in urban settings – the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Torrens River, South Australia. However, this paper focuses on the findings from the Klang River ethnogra...

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Main Author:	Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography GN Anthropology HM1 Sociology (General and theoretical)
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spelling	iium-386912018-06-19T06:21:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38691/ The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia Tajuddin, Nor Azlin GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography GN Anthropology HM1 Sociology (General and theoretical) This paper is based on a PhD research, which investigates values, beliefs and practices associated with two polluted rivers in urban settings – the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Torrens River, South Australia. However, this paper focuses on the findings from the Klang River ethnographic data. Theoretically, the concept of place is central to this paper. Findings suggest that in the urban setting where rivers have increasingly been polluted and modified, and as a consequence whose water is not suitable for direct contact, the visual faculty plays a prominent role in determining the state of the river. From the perspective of everyday users, what constitutes pollution depends significantly on what can and what cannot be seen with naked eyes. In particular, the colour and texture of water, the decline or abundance of aquatic species in the river are some of the common visual experiences described by the locals indicative of pollution. In conclusion, the concept of place is a useful means to understand and analyse the manner in which people comprehend environmental degradation and more specifically river pollution. 2014-07-13 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38691/4/ISA_World_.pptx_%5BAutosaved%5D.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38691/5/ISA_Book_of_Abstract.pdf Tajuddin, Nor Azlin (2014) The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia. In: XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, 13-19 July, Pcifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2014/webprogram/start.html
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description	This paper is based on a PhD research, which investigates values, beliefs and practices associated with two polluted rivers in urban settings – the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Torrens River, South Australia. However, this paper focuses on the findings from the Klang River ethnographic data. Theoretically, the concept of place is central to this paper. Findings suggest that in the urban setting where rivers have increasingly been polluted and modified, and as a consequence whose water is not suitable for direct contact, the visual faculty plays a prominent role in determining the state of the river. From the perspective of everyday users, what constitutes pollution depends significantly on what can and what cannot be seen with naked eyes. In particular, the colour and texture of water, the decline or abundance of aquatic species in the river are some of the common visual experiences described by the locals indicative of pollution. In conclusion, the concept of place is a useful means to understand and analyse the manner in which people comprehend environmental degradation and more specifically river pollution.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
author_facet	Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
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title	The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia
title_short	The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia
title_full	The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia
title_fullStr	The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia
title_sort	meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of klang river, malaysia
publishDate	2014
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The meaning of urban river pollution and sense of place: an ethnographic study of Klang River, Malaysia

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