GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor

The coastal area is highly considered as one of the most complex areas to be handled by the traditional planning system. In managing coastal areas, there must be integrated coastal management between various related agencies, technically and physically. The management of the coastal area depends on...

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Main Authors:	Paiman, Tuminah, Asmawi, M. Zainora
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Language:	English English
Published:	Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences
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spelling	iium-624712018-05-04T07:57:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62471/ GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor Paiman, Tuminah Asmawi, M. Zainora GE Environmental Sciences The coastal area is highly considered as one of the most complex areas to be handled by the traditional planning system. In managing coastal areas, there must be integrated coastal management between various related agencies, technically and physically. The management of the coastal area depends on the coastal manager's ability to recognize and comprehend the complexity of natural coastal processes. Thus, this paper addresses how GIS tool is embedded in the coastal management system from the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor. The objectives of this research are: to identify the present integration between coastal management and GIS at government agencies in Selangor coastal districts; and to study the application of GIS and related spatial information technologies to local government officials. Data were gathered through survey. The findings show positive relationship between coastal management and GIS in Selangor. Government agencies indeed has actively been using GIS as part of the management tool of the coastal area in Selangor This may eventually lead to GIS application being recognised as a significant tool to be used in coastal management. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017-10-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62471/1/tuminah-zainora%20GIS%202017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62471/7/62471_Gis%20application%20in%20coastal%20management_scopus.pdf Paiman, Tuminah and Asmawi, M. Zainora (2017) GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor. Planning Malaysia, 15 (3). pp. 159-170. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/306 10.21837/pmjournal.v15.i3.306
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description	The coastal area is highly considered as one of the most complex areas to be handled by the traditional planning system. In managing coastal areas, there must be integrated coastal management between various related agencies, technically and physically. The management of the coastal area depends on the coastal manager's ability to recognize and comprehend the complexity of natural coastal processes. Thus, this paper addresses how GIS tool is embedded in the coastal management system from the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor. The objectives of this research are: to identify the present integration between coastal management and GIS at government agencies in Selangor coastal districts; and to study the application of GIS and related spatial information technologies to local government officials. Data were gathered through survey. The findings show positive relationship between coastal management and GIS in Selangor. Government agencies indeed has actively been using GIS as part of the management tool of the coastal area in Selangor This may eventually lead to GIS application being recognised as a significant tool to be used in coastal management.
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author	Paiman, Tuminah Asmawi, M. Zainora
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title	GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor
title_short	GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor
title_full	GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor
title_fullStr	GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor
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publisher	Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate	2017
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GIS application in coastal management: the perspectives of government agencies in Selangor

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