Perubahan gunatanah dan tahap kualiti air sungai di bandaraya Ipoh, Perak
The background of this paper is based on the research conducted to investigate the landuse changes in Ipoh Metropolitant from the persepctive of time and spatial with the use of geographical information systems and other statistic softwares. The data used mainly secunder data called Ipoh landuse...
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Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2291/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2291/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2291/1/MJEM_2009_7_Nasir_ok_.pdf |
| Summary: | The background of this paper is based on the research conducted to investigate
the landuse changes in Ipoh Metropolitant from the persepctive of time and
spatial with the use of geographical information systems and other statistic
softwares. The data used mainly secunder data called Ipoh landuse originated
from Peninsular Malaysia Agriculture Depatment vary from the year of 1997,
2000, 2002 and 2004. At the same time other secunder data used is from Alam
Sekitar Malaysia Sdn Bhd company for the year 2006. The result showed the
changes are obvious for the urban and mining type of landuse for the eigth
periodical year’s. Urban type of landuse detected increased 2 percent with the
decresed of 3.75 percent of mining areas. The urban changes in this area
indirectly impacted to the lower down the water quality especially in Sungai
Kinta river basin. Based on the Water Quality Index’s, Sungai Kinta river basin
are found to be at the moderate level for the water pollution. Apparently, the
water quality level for parameter of BOD, COD, SS and NH3N showed the sign
of extreme density at the middle of the study area known as Metropolitant Center
of Ipoh. The changes of urbanization happend in outskirt of Ipoh has brough the
sedimentation particels into Ipoh center through the main river channel Kinta
River. The local authority especially Ipoh City Council will need to make more
effective precaution measures in order to monitor the landuse changes occured
in this area and the changes are not impacted the water quality supply in this
riverbasin and to assure the highest quality of life for the people lives in this
area. At the same time people also will need to play a role in order to lower
down any kind of water pollution especially by controlling the domestic waste |
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