Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang

The impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation on the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and t...

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Main Authors: Nadzir, Nadzhirah, Ibrahim, Mansor, Mansor, Mazlina
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Language:English
Published: e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. 2018
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spelling iium-618342018-02-02T09:18:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61834/ Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang Nadzir, Nadzhirah Ibrahim, Mansor Mansor, Mazlina HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities The impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation on the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the interview was content analyzed. The results show only three variable, influenced the quality of life the most. Flash flood and traffic congestion negatively correlated with quality of life while health positively correlated with quality of life. It recommended that the coastal reclamation process should consider any temporary and permanent negative impact on the community. e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. 2018-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61834/1/61834_Coastal%20Reclamation%20Impacts.pdf Nadzir, Nadzhirah and Ibrahim, Mansor and Mansor, Mazlina (2018) Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Asian Journal of Quality of Life (AjQoL), 3 (9 (Jan/Feb)). pp. 57-67. E-ISSN 2398-4279 https://ajqol.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajqol/article/view/77/pdf
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topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
HT51 Human settlements. Communities
spellingShingle HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Nadzir, Nadzhirah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Mansor, Mazlina
Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
description The impacts of coastal reclamation to the coastal community have usually been overlooked. This paper presents the impacts of coastal reclamation on the quality of life of Tanjung Tokong’s community. The questionnaire survey data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and the interview was content analyzed. The results show only three variable, influenced the quality of life the most. Flash flood and traffic congestion negatively correlated with quality of life while health positively correlated with quality of life. It recommended that the coastal reclamation process should consider any temporary and permanent negative impact on the community.
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author Nadzir, Nadzhirah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Mansor, Mazlina
author_facet Nadzir, Nadzhirah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Mansor, Mazlina
author_sort Nadzir, Nadzhirah
title Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
title_short Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
title_full Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
title_fullStr Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
title_full_unstemmed Coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: Tanjung Tokong, Penang
title_sort coastal reclamation impacts to the quality of life: tanjung tokong, penang
publisher e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/61834/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/61834/1/61834_Coastal%20Reclamation%20Impacts.pdf
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